Category Archives: Musings from Here and Now

I flew home from my trip to Berlin on October 4th. Right now it is just after 6 am on my birthday, October 6th. I have been awake for some time now, as jet lag is being adjusted to. I … Continue reading →

The dictionary definitions are from here: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/presence World English Dictionary presence  (ˈprɛzəns)  — n 1. the state or fact of being present 2. the immediate proximity of a person or thing 3. personal appearance or bearing, esp of a dignified nature 4. an imposing or dignified personality 5. an invisible spirit felt to be nearby 6. electronics  a recording control that boosts mid-rangefrequencies 7. (of a recording) a quality that gives the impression that thelistener is in the presence of the original source of the sound 8. obsolete  assembly or company 9. obsolete  short for presence chamber [C14: via Old French from Latin praesentia  a being before, frompraeesse  to be before, from prae  before + esse  to be] Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition 2009 © … Continue reading →

There follows an article which I was heavily influenced by from first reading it in November of 1997. It appeared in an osteopathic online journal titled “The Inner Physician”. In order to read the articles therein (the journal unfortunately is … Continue reading →

As some of you may know, my brother-in-law, Daryl Snell is from Christchurch, NZ, where the recent earthquake devastation has occurred. Daryl and my sister Alvina now live in Kamloops. All of Daryl’s family live in New Zealand, most of … Continue reading →

This blog entry has been in gestation for many days now – which in itself is relevant to the content. How is one to deal with procrastination and resistance to change? I recently read another wonderful book which I highly … Continue reading →

The last while has been a difficult time for me. Recently, my home was burgled and both of my computers were taken. The only other thing that was removed was a piece of musical hardware that was attached to my … Continue reading →

The following is an example of my mindstream in recent days. The first video clip below is poignant, clever and a shocking testament to the insanity of excesses popping up in most parts of our lives on this planet. [Added … Continue reading →

Rod Punnett and I are asking interested people to join us in reading this life-changing book and then to engage in inquiry, and the suggested practices, to transform the world as we know and experience it.
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I am now back in Victoria, and have had a busy practice day, followed by a two meetings. The first meeting was with other practitioner members of the Victoria Community Health Co-operative, and the latter was with an osteopathic practitioner colleague, … Continue reading →

I began reading a wonderful book today: The Power of COLLECTIVE WISDOM and the trap of collective folly – by Briskin, Erikson, Ott and Callanan. My dear friend, Rod Punnett, has been urging me to read this book for several … Continue reading →