I have had an on-off relationship with astrology for as long as I can remember. One of the best readings I ever had was with someone who assisted in the vetting of American troops. Every single thing he mentioned was spot-on including weaknesses and strengths of character. He had never met me, and the only thing he had was my birthday details. C G Jung on astrology "Understood in terms of his...
I have just had three hours of collective listening to three very good speakers and I have just left the afternoon session 60% of the way through because my head is bursting with ideas and the text for today's diary. Following on the statement made by Catherine of Genoa a few days ago I feel that I am a monist. Monism is a theory or doctrine that denies the existence of a distinction of...
[tta_listen_btn] This is what I was faced with when I returned from the church group. Francoise had been diligently collecting produce from the garden which includes grapes and we are going to have to use our juicer to extract the juice. They are small and who wants to spit out pips each time. I can honestly say that no two days are ever the same. Although I am under strict instructions not to...
I attended the morning service of the Vineyard group at the old Radstock Methodist Church. I never know what I'm going to meet or more importantly what is going to happen when I go in the door. There were about ten people when I arrived but as many again came in time for the morning service which started around 10:30 I started talking to someone about how they were, and after the usual...
Ominous Sky To me this is a reflection of our times. The sun is shining but there are dark clouds on the horizon. Possible lock downs to come. Not good. Caring Today I had a philosophical chat with my friend John. We were talking about understanding or should I say comprehension which is a slightly more sophisticated word but then we moved on to another topic - caring and love I joked with John...
A friend of mine recommended an outstanding daily reference book called My Utmost for His Highest. It is source to me for inspiration and orientation. The writer is Oswald Chambers (illus.). There are 365 days worth of short readings, about 300 words which require just a small amount of discipline to read. I find this one particularly inspiring. There is material for at least a dozen sermons...
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Inspired by Samuel Pepys’ Diary 1633-1703
