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Somewhere over the rainbow
What are the most important things needed to live a good life?
Maybe turning this around will give some clarity….
Trafficked, poverty, poor mental health, homelessness, starvation, displacement, conflict zones, genocide, heartbreak, loss, extreme disabilities, abandonment, grief, sickness, loneliness, estrangement, physical/mental abuse, lack of clean water, incarceration..broken.
Take these and all other hurting and damaging factors out of the equation, and particles of a good life should appear?
The heartbeat at my feet
Who do you spend the most time with?
My boy
Absolutely Divine
Describe your dream chocolate bar.
The one I favour the most is already in existence. 70% Smooth Dark Chocolate made by Divine.
And what’s not to love about it? The company is co-owned by a Ghanian farmers cooperative and German family business, a Fair trade product, the ingredients are ethically sourced, without palm oil or soya, it’s good for you ( yes, in moderation, of course!) with antioxidants and minerals found purely in the cocoa bean, it has less sugar than milk chocolate, is naturally dairy free…..And it tastes great!
Word on the street is the Divine 70% Dark Chocolate with Mint Crisp is lush, but I’ve not tried it yet
‘Time keeps on slipping into the future … ‘ 🎵
Do you remember your favorite book from childhood?
A favourite series of books of mine were The Famous Five by English writer Enid Blyton ( 1897-1968) Her books were best sellers around the world since the 1930’s.
Leisure
What is this life if, full of care
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs,
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can,
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this, if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
By W.H. Davies, pub 1911.
‘ Time keeps on slipping into the future’ is taken from the album Fly Like an Eagle by the Steve Miller Band. Released in 1976.
Desert Island Library
List three books that have had an impact on you. Why?
These three books have stayed with me since first reading them a lifetime ago. They would make perfect companions to be reread, should the stranded on a desert island scenario ever occur.
The Prophet by Kalil Gibran ( 1883-1931) This Lebanese/American poet and writer had this work published in 1923. The twenty six philosophical essay/prose poems over twenty eight chapters tell of sprawling topics including life, love, freedom, humanity, pain and passion. A truly spiritual and inspirational read.
Experiments with the Truth, is the autobiography penned by the Indian and London educated lawyer known as Mahatma Gandhi ( 1869-1948). He writes of the successes and failures of non-violent resistance. Suffering hardships and imprisonment for his beliefs. Mr Gandhi who was assassinated in 1948. He never forgot the principles of truth.
A Thousand Years of Solitude was penned by Colombian writer and journalist Gabriel Garcia. Martinez ( (1927-2014). His book covers seven generations of a family as they wade through the inevitable repetition of history in Latin America. The magical realism woven in here with experiences of being a journalist makes this an ideal Tome to have with you on a desert island, as each page is crammed full of detail to absorb and think about for a long time to come afterwards. You may even feel the need to read it over and over to truly capture its essence.
Arachnophobia
What fears have you overcome and how?
Many many moons ago I visited Bhaktivedanta Manor, the Hare Krishna temple in Watford. On one wall was a black and white drawing of a person out in the natural world accompanied by various animals..creatures. At the heart of each inclusion in the picture was a small white light. I got it. I understood.
‘ Spiders – so needed and yet so misunderstood ‘~Donna Lynn Hope
Simple as
How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen?
I’m lucky to have instinct and intuition playing my hand here. It just happens..bam!..unplugged!
Loyalty
What quality do you value most in a friend?
‘ Faithless is he who says farewell when the road darkens’
~ J.R.R. Tolkien 1892-1973
The Tide Rises the Tide Falls
What jobs have you had?…… and when the work is over
The tide rises, the tide falls,
The twilight darkness, the curlew calls;
Along the sea-sands damp and brown
The traveller hastens towards the town,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
Darkness settles on roofs and walls,
But the sea, the sea in darkness calls;
The little waves, with their soft, white hands,
Efface the footprints in the sand,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
The morning breaks; the steed in their stalls,
Stamp and neigh, as the holster calls,
The day returns, but never more
Returns the traveller to the shore,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ~ 1807-1882
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