Groundhog Day is celebrated on 2nd February in the USA. It’s supposedly the day that groundhogs come out of hibernation and peek out to see if it’s Spring yet. If it’s not, they return to their burrow for another six weeks or so of slumber….. In the 1993 movie Bill Murray relives the same day … Read more
This Week………. Lao-Tzu once wrote….. We shape clay to make a pot. But without the emptiness inside what use would it be? We create doors and windows to make a room. But only the space inside makes it useful. Living beings create many things – jobs, houses, cars, furniture, nations, gardens, clubs, songs, books, plays, … Read more
Dear Friends, Do you think that the humble caterpillar ever sees itself as a butterfly? (There it is wandering along the branch of a shrub singing to itself “Me oh my! Soon I’ll be a butterfly!”……). No. It simply focuses on being what it is right now. And that is a caterpillar. Not a caterpillar … Read more
Dear Friends, Exactly 100 years ago AA Milne wrote his famous children’s book. In it Piglet asks Winnie : “How do you spell L-O-V-E?” And Pooh replies: “You don’t spell it – you feel it!” Ah!! There’s the problem, eh?! Most of us know how to spell it – our problems often arise because we … Read more
Dear Friends, Below is the declaration a group of spiritual teachers (myself included) propose for the Peoples of Planet Earth at this tumultuous time….. We call upon all people of conscience, across every culture, faith and nation, to unite for the common good so that we may ensure a sustainable, flourishing future for all. If … Read more
Dear Friends, I have written a regular self-realisation column for over 33 years now; and have been publicly “connected” to a non-human “guide” (called Mordechai) for well over 40 years. In that time I have constantly harped-on about us “being Love”. Indeed, my favourite saying (which I have on my t-shirts) is : Love is … Read more
We all know that solitude and introspection is a highly sought after state of being. We undertake silent retreats, ‘go within’ to access deep levels of emotional peace and use alone-time to mentally resolve many troubling aspects of our busy and often confusing lives….. One-ness is always easier when we are alone and quiet and … Read more
A Christmas Tale….. Is the child in you still alive? Do you have (or know) children or grandchildren for whom the magic of Christmas still shines brightly? Below is the story I wrote and Trudi illustrated for every Aussie adult and child at Christmas. It’s pure Australiana. It’s in big print so you can read … Read more
I am incredibly grateful for Spirit guiding and supporting me when I was just a child and, in many ways, unaware, feeling unwanted and alone. I am equally grateful for Spirit then loudly advising me it intended to partner with me in the creative experience I call ‘my life’. Since then it has made itself … Read more
Dear Friends, Chuck Feeney was the founder of the Duty Free Shoppers company in the United States. During his lifetime he gave away all the excess money he made – over US$8 billion. That’s around $12.5billion in Australian dollars. (He gave over half a billion dollars to Australian medical researchers). His last years were spent … Read more