Welcome
May this find you well and kindly treated.Another special edition Grabs for challenging times.
Adopting, Holding and Embodying the view that this is universal year of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Topics
- Guest Sings
- Street Jives
- Wisdom Reconciles
- Media Writes
- Music Challenges
- TED Talks
- Caretaker Disclosure
- Acknowledgment
Guest Sings
Approx 5 min presentationPatrick Mau, Christine Anu and Friends - My Island Home
Sesame Street: Whoopi's Skin and Elmo's Fur
Natalie Reilly explores 3 time-tested qualities required for sustaining intimate relationships in "How do you know you've met your soulmate?” via The Brisbane Times
Alan Attwood explores labour of love, acts of devotion and passing test of time when responding to requests of "Play us a song? I'm not a piano man – yet” via WA Today
Richard Glover explores childhood experiences of family time, remote learning and social distancing, recounting “My family were early pioneers of lockdown life” via The Brisbane Times
Braden Bell explores deep listening and respectfulness as doorways to better understanding, sharing "What a veteran teacher and father of five knows about teens” via The Age
Tim Elliott explores benefits of combining enthusiasm, skilfulness and team work, resourcing "The 12-year-old and his mate battling chuck-out culture, one repair at a time” via The Sydney Morning Herald
Helen Vnuk explores how creativity can overcome boredom and extended stays, citing among others' "Dinner in 'Europe' and a new puppy: finding joy in cancelled plans” via The Sydney Morning Herald
Adam Carey explores valuing further education to address skillset shortages, rebuild livelihoods and sustain societies as "10,000 new free TAFE places funded as part of COVID-19 recovery plan” via The Age
Talib Haider explores a kitchen collaboration sustaining disadvantaged families when "Muslim women serving free food during COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne" via SBS Urdu
Samantha Selinger-Morris explores isolation, comparing cultural attitudes and team work, citing "Drive-ins, painting and choir singalongs: how to be social in a pandemic” via WA Today
Zach Hope explores the past, pandemics and public responses as "Masks, lockdowns and a second wave: a century on, history repeats itself” via The Age
David Estcourt explores stimulating sustainable energy production and jobs creation for brighter futures as "Victorian government to introduce interest free loans for new rooftop solar panels” via The Age
Jamila Rizvi explores an ideal location for neighbourliness and long-term living in "Street dreams: a shout-out to suburbia” via The Age
Clare Rigden explores realisation of an everyday hero, reviewing an episode in which "Anh Do paints a portrait of bravery in new Anh's Brush With Fame” via The Sydney Morning Herald
Carolyn Webb explores overcoming obstacles, community service and skilful caring "From Parliament with love: state kitchens make 300,000 meals for poor” via The Age
Street Jives
Approx 2 min presentationSesame Street: Whoopi's Skin and Elmo's Fur
Wisdom Reconciles
- What its like: To Be Adopted (8 mins)
- What its like: Being Aboriginal (12 mins)
- What its like: Being Muslim (12 mins)
- What its like: To Have A Brother Or Sister With A Disability (8 mins)
- What its like: To Have Separated Parents (9 mins)
- What its like: To Be Transgender (11 mins)
Media Writes
Approx 5 min readsIntro
Melissa Singer explores the value in setting intention, purposeful activity and tailored solutions, sharing reasons for "The simple ritual of putting on shoes during turbulent times” via The Sydney Morning HeraldNatalie Reilly explores 3 time-tested qualities required for sustaining intimate relationships in "How do you know you've met your soulmate?” via The Brisbane Times
Alan Attwood explores labour of love, acts of devotion and passing test of time when responding to requests of "Play us a song? I'm not a piano man – yet” via WA Today
Intra
Linda Blair explores different strategies to develop emotional wisdom, revealing "How to home-school your children in social skills” via WA TodayRichard Glover explores childhood experiences of family time, remote learning and social distancing, recounting “My family were early pioneers of lockdown life” via The Brisbane Times
Braden Bell explores deep listening and respectfulness as doorways to better understanding, sharing "What a veteran teacher and father of five knows about teens” via The Age
Inter
Karl Quinn explores initiative, resourcefulness and cheekily placing "Sign of the times: nine-year-old Charlie's pop-up ELWOOD proves a hit” via The AgeTim Elliott explores benefits of combining enthusiasm, skilfulness and team work, resourcing "The 12-year-old and his mate battling chuck-out culture, one repair at a time” via The Sydney Morning Herald
Helen Vnuk explores how creativity can overcome boredom and extended stays, citing among others' "Dinner in 'Europe' and a new puppy: finding joy in cancelled plans” via The Sydney Morning Herald
Multi
Garry Maddox explores an example of how humans are only limited by their imagination, reviewing reasons why "Do-it-yourself Swan Lake in a bathtub becomes a viral hit” via The AgeAdam Carey explores valuing further education to address skillset shortages, rebuild livelihoods and sustain societies as "10,000 new free TAFE places funded as part of COVID-19 recovery plan” via The Age
Talib Haider explores a kitchen collaboration sustaining disadvantaged families when "Muslim women serving free food during COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne" via SBS Urdu
All
Sophie Aubrey explores self-isolation, family time and developing deeper understanding, reporting ”’Really special': More Australians say relationships have improved” via WA TodaySamantha Selinger-Morris explores isolation, comparing cultural attitudes and team work, citing "Drive-ins, painting and choir singalongs: how to be social in a pandemic” via WA Today
Zach Hope explores the past, pandemics and public responses as "Masks, lockdowns and a second wave: a century on, history repeats itself” via The Age
Togather
Tammy Mills explores explores collected wisdom from elders of our community during difficult times, reasons to “Get cooking, get nude: Aged care residents' advice on lockdown, life and love” via The Sydney Morning HeraldDavid Estcourt explores stimulating sustainable energy production and jobs creation for brighter futures as "Victorian government to introduce interest free loans for new rooftop solar panels” via The Age
Jamila Rizvi explores an ideal location for neighbourliness and long-term living in "Street dreams: a shout-out to suburbia” via The Age
Nobly
Stuart Layt explores how ancient wisdom and improved technology advances measured theories, reasons behind why "Scientists say native stingless bee honey hits the sweet spot” via The Sydney Morning HeraldClare Rigden explores realisation of an everyday hero, reviewing an episode in which "Anh Do paints a portrait of bravery in new Anh's Brush With Fame” via The Sydney Morning Herald
Carolyn Webb explores overcoming obstacles, community service and skilful caring "From Parliament with love: state kitchens make 300,000 meals for poor” via The Age
Music Challenges
Approx 30 min presentation + reflection timesIf desired, a short selection of publicly available material on a chosen theme for personal reflection.
For best results, sit comfortably with a straight back, have headphones in a shared space, after each clicked link, allow a little reflection with your personally-held view before clicking on the next link.
Get ready to Reflect!
Choose your playing level:
Be introduced at 1.
Be soothed at 2-4.
Be shocked at 5.
Be inspired at 6.
Fuller illumination 1-6.
You be the judge. Or not.
Cryptic Clue:
What is conditional, a place, an endless craving or a realised state of mind?
1. Inspire
2. Perspire
3. Collaborate
4. Engage: Test for personal circumstances, if useful keep, if unuseful discard, if exceeds needs, share mindfully
5. Endure: Adapt for present times without sacrificing intent
6. Endear: (Inspiring Others To Tend the Flame) live/ demonstrate/ inspire/ teach experience with others
prophecy
[prof’ih'see]
From Middle English: from Old French profecie, via late Latin from Greek prophēteia, from prophētēs = spokesperson, from pro = before’ + phētēs = speaker (from phēnai = speak).
1. a prediction of what will happen in the future. Ie, a mother’s advice to a child that “everything usually looks better in the morning".
2. the faculty or practice of prophesying. Ie, the gift of prophecy.
destiny
[des’tih’nee]
From Middle English: from Old French destinee, from Latin destinata, feminine past participle of destinare = make firm, establish.
1. the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future. Ie, she was unable to control her own destiny.
2. the hidden power believed to control future events; fate. Ie, he believed in destiny.
fate
[fayt]
From late Middle English: from Italian fato or (later) from its source, Latin fatum = that which has been spoken, from fari = speak.
1. the development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power. Ie, fate decided the journey's outcome. Ie, this injury is a cruel twist of fate.
2. the course of someone's life, or the outcome of a situation for someone or something, seen as outside their control. he stared at the faces of the committee, trying to guess his fate.
3. the inescapable death of a person. Ie, the deathrow prisoner was led to their fate.
4. (Greek & Roman Mythology) the Moirae are three goddesses Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos who preside over the birth, life and death of humans. Each person was thought of as a spindle, around which the Fates would spin the thread of human destiny.
[Practice]
Optional
-- Chant Mantrastyle
If Life is a journey: with agreeable company, the longest of journeys seems brief; while with disagreeable company, even the shortest of journeys seems to take an eternity. Prophecy, Destiny, or Fate is one explanation. Free Will is another. Ability to move and assemble freely is another. Motion or direction is important but influenced by potential of, having presence of or reaching freedom. Does Absolute Freedom exist or is that just a misdirection. Is Freedom relative and impermanent, subject to conditions like every other thing?
Why? Why not?
Start today.
As the case may be.
Or not.
TED Talks
5-20 min presentations- Areesha Razi: The Perspective We Never See (9 mins)
- Jochen Wegner: What happened when we paired up thousands of strangers to talk politics (14 mins)
- Abria Joseph: Removing Negative Self Talk (18 mins)
- Bella DePaulo: What no one ever told you about people who are single (18 mins)
- Connie Schultz: A Woman Over 50: A Life Unleashed (21 mins)
Caretaker Disclosure
This curation is an interpretation of the universal basis of re:lig:ion (Latin = again:uniting:energy). This email invites a shared hearing as countless sounds: of thoughts, words and actions wishing, causing and receiving less Suffering and more Happiness. For benefit initially of the individual increasing in beneficiaries until it includes all across all times and directions. Or not. As each case may be.It is not personal, it just the way things are.