A kind of liberation ensues when you accept the situation, displeasing as it may be, that you find yourself in at this moment. For example insomnia & remembrance of past mistakes—to name but one. For me, they are synonymous. Liberation is an art, the act of turning something round the other way. To embrace the… Continue reading While Unsleeping
They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths:… Continue reading They that go down to the sea in ships
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVrZZymiGPI Video is a clip from "The Doctor", a 1991 film starring William Hurt and Elizabeth Perkins. Background music is from a song by Laurie Anderson. Strange angels - / Singing just for me / Old stories - / They’re haunting me / This is nothing like I thought it would be ¶ Well I… Continue reading Strange Angels
A blogging friend has lobbed a brickbat at the ecodoomsters. In a sardonic post, he links approvingly to a short talk on YouTube in which Michelle Stirling asks What if journalists and activists were literally driving people to despair, even suicide, on climate change? And what if they're wrong about the end of the world… Continue reading The End of the World is Nigh
also on Wayfarer's Notes I'm planning a post on "Ecodoom"*, then another on "My Journey"*. In each case, the quote marks are part of the title. After falling out with Google for upgoogling* one of my sites, I searched today for an alternative search engine and discovered Ecosia. I tested it out with a phrase… Continue reading Ecosia
