September the 29th

Both these Saints are associated with Divine protection, honour and courage and, of course, the elimination of evil forces, which is why they resonate with me.

contemplationBecky JamesSeptember 29, 2023Becky James, Falun Dafa, Falun Gong, evil, St Michael, St GeorgeComment

Conflict - 5 : Loss of Memories of Loved Ones

Loss of Memories of Loved Ones

contemplationMr Damian RobinSeptember 23, 2023Mr D Robin, poetry, classical poetsComment

My Time by Anthony Langstone

My Time - A poem by Anthony Langstone

contemplationGuest ArticlesJune 28, 2023meditation, anthony Langstone, poetry, contemplation, peace, tranquilityComment

Conflict - 4 : Teaching : Diligence and Contemplation

For Margaret Trey. To accommodate her school and the pupils there, Dr Trey took on a larger workload than was normal for a teacher.

contemplationMr Damian RobinJune 20, 2023Mr D Robin, poetry, classical poetsComment

Conflict - 3 : Legacy : Good Numbers or Good Works

To Ethan Gutmann who was musing on Facebook, from his isolated grandparents’ home in Vermont during lockdown, that having published two books in his life was not enough.

contemplationMr Damian RobinMay 24, 2023Mr D Robin, poetryComment

Daffodils by Susan Holmes

Poetry inspired by William Wordsworth

contemplation, arts and craftsSusan HolmesFebruary 16, 2023daffodils, susan holmes, poetry, sonnet, paintingComment

Conflict - 2 : Bad, or, Good Enough

For Joanne Robson who was going through big life changes and feeling the gods would pity her for her inadequate way of dealing with them.

contemplationMr Damian RobinFebruary 15, 2023Mr D Robin, poetryComment

Conflict - 1 : Work or Sleep

To Zhou Yan, also called Angel, after a very short audio message conversation

contemplationMr Damian RobinNovember 14, 2022peotry, damian robinComment

FALL

Leaves in Fall

contemplationMr Damian RobinOctober 10, 2022Mr D Robin, leaves, autumnComment

Glimpse of Creativity

by Girts

contemplationGirtsJune 25, 2022creativity, photographyComment

Old/New Year’s Time Nosh by Ann Onymous

Happy New Year!

contemplationMr Damian RobinJanuary 3, 2022Comment

The Raven and ‘Filial Piety’ by Becky

Ravens - a force of good or evil?

contemplation, arts and craftsBecky JamesNovember 27, 2021raven, Becky JamesComment

An Autumnal lie-in

by Matsuo Basho

contemplationGirtsNovember 21, 2021autumn, girtsComment

Artist Regina Linke, author of 'The Oxherd Boy' by Becky

‘I created this to share my love for Chinese culture and share the wisdom of its masters with you.’ - Regina Linke

arts and crafts, contemplationBecky JamesOctober 5, 2021Regina Linke, Oxherd BOy, Traditional Chinese paintingComment

I know who I am by Becky

I’m part of nature. I see it in the vast sky,

I see it in the blackbird, hear it in his song

contemplation, a story unfoldsBecky JamesJuly 11, 2021Becky James, cultivation, Falun Dafa, virtue, love, loss, family, nature, courage, human rightsComment

The bold little Stonechat by Becky

The poem ‘Stonechat on Cul Beg’ was written by Norman MacCaig who was born in Edinburgh in 1910. He often wrote about nature, people, animals and places and often during his visits to his spiritual home of Assynt, Scotland, in the northwest Highlands. He is said to be one of Scotland’s best loved poets.