Peace is Our True Nature

I wonder how many families had conflict at Christmas? My friend who is a telephone Counsellor had many full on calls after Christmas of domestic violence. The stress around Christmas is very intense and for women, it can be an extremely stressful time of year. We spoke about the emotional stress of women and the… Continue reading →

What I love about my life is that I meet people very easily, all walks of life. I find I just have conversations with people and it feels like I’ve always known them.

Today I am housesitting and decided to go to the coffee strip for a cuppa and walk. I was feeling quite tired… Continue reading →

I noticed on my blog Occupy Capitalism received a lot of hits.  This was an article by Naomi Wolf.    I have been surprised that so many people have looked.  It reveals to me a discontent in the public with governments.  The article depicts injustice against the Occupy movement.… Continue reading →

Serotonin makes you feel happy.  Many put off happiness until this or that happens.  Imagine being happy for no reason.  That is the life I live and I can’t tell you the beauty of it.  I am living alone, I have no paid job, my family have broken up.  Yet… Continue reading →

Gore Vidal died today.  He was a great American intellectual and ethical commentator on American politics.  Here is an article praising Gore Vidal by Australia’s Foreign Minister Senator Bob Carr.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8509269

The death of US writer Gore Vidal is a loss to his country, literature and history, Foreign Minister Bob Carr says.… Continue reading →

I am feeling a strong resonance with indigenous issues lately.   This article below highlights the rebalancing of power relationships between indigenous people and in this case the Government of Ecuador in respect of oil exploration.

When you hear of other stories of indigenous heritage, sacred sites and lands you immediately think of your… Continue reading →