Winter Cold, Warmth of Heart
In the depth of winter with icy winds blowing, when clear blue skies and frosted grass, turn to dark wild clouds and dripping leaves, and back again, and back again, never the same ... then we can turn inwards to our heart warmth and spirit fire. We look to the newly pruned trees, freshly made compost and imagine the activity within and underground, actively preparing for the Spring to come.
And as we sit in our warmed homes, let us find within us the place to think, feel and act, always with consideration for others.
I heard a story the other day:
A father and his daughter were walking down the road and saw in an opening they were passing, a fair with food and jolly music. The daughter tugged at her father's arm, pulling him to go into the fairgrounds. But the father resisted, saying, 'You know we don't have money for such frivolities'. She pulled even harder saying, 'We can just look, father!' So he gave in and they went in, hand-in-hand. Of course it was not long before she saw a very enticing stall with beautiful big red apples, and she said to her father, 'Please, please can I have one?'. The apples did look very good, and feeling somewhat hungry himself, he sighed and said, 'I will see what I can find in my pocket'. He scratched around and gave her what money he could find, saying 'See what you can buy with that.' She spent a long time at the stall, picking and choosing and finally she found two shiney big crisp red fruits. She bit hungrily into the one, smacking her lips, chewing slowly, tasting carefully. And then to her father's surprise, she bit into the other one too! He was rather hoping that she would give him one of the apples... and in the same way she chewed slowly, tasting carefully. And then another surprise... she held out the first apple to her father saying, 'This is the best one father, you must have this one.'
Do click on our 'Galary' and 'Responses' tabs to see what we have been up to this year, and then on our 'Courses this Year' tab, to see what is still ahead.
We wish you a cosy rest of the winter and a joyful Spring. We hope to have our 2020 programme ready by the end of November. In the meantime we will continue updating our 'Courses this Year', 'Galary' and 'Responses' pages.
And as we sit in our warmed homes, let us find within us the place to think, feel and act, always with consideration for others.
I heard a story the other day:
A father and his daughter were walking down the road and saw in an opening they were passing, a fair with food and jolly music. The daughter tugged at her father's arm, pulling him to go into the fairgrounds. But the father resisted, saying, 'You know we don't have money for such frivolities'. She pulled even harder saying, 'We can just look, father!' So he gave in and they went in, hand-in-hand. Of course it was not long before she saw a very enticing stall with beautiful big red apples, and she said to her father, 'Please, please can I have one?'. The apples did look very good, and feeling somewhat hungry himself, he sighed and said, 'I will see what I can find in my pocket'. He scratched around and gave her what money he could find, saying 'See what you can buy with that.' She spent a long time at the stall, picking and choosing and finally she found two shiney big crisp red fruits. She bit hungrily into the one, smacking her lips, chewing slowly, tasting carefully. And then to her father's surprise, she bit into the other one too! He was rather hoping that she would give him one of the apples... and in the same way she chewed slowly, tasting carefully. And then another surprise... she held out the first apple to her father saying, 'This is the best one father, you must have this one.'
Do click on our 'Galary' and 'Responses' tabs to see what we have been up to this year, and then on our 'Courses this Year' tab, to see what is still ahead.
We wish you a cosy rest of the winter and a joyful Spring. We hope to have our 2020 programme ready by the end of November. In the meantime we will continue updating our 'Courses this Year', 'Galary' and 'Responses' pages.
