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GEIFN | MIXING | Media | March 2022

Best wishes for less Suffering, more Happiness with Good Health and Time to Enjoy it. Welcome to Byzantine Calendar year 7530–7531*.

Sharing a timely aspiration:
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
Attributed to Buddhism (since 483 BCE to present)

If having no reason to celebrate this month, here are 4 prepared earlier:

This edition we explore Re:serve.
From Middle English from Old French reserver = keep back; from Latin reservare:
re = again; express intense force; back
servare = keep, supply, hold

  • bring in. Ie, a fence was installed to protect the area from natural predators (ie, the nature reserve)
  • put aside. Ie, some was set aside for safe-keeping/later use (ie, reserve 2 seats at the theatre)
  • give out. Ie, some thing separated purposely and distributed/engaged when time arrives: the SES is for emergency relief
  • reflection. Ie, her manner appears quiet but it just that she thinks before she speaks. Ie, his manner radiates poise and reserve
  • unseeable but shared experience. Ie, due to her track record in a range of activities, she was trusted without reserve by a broad section of society
  • motivation, determination. Ie, your support overcame my natural reserves opposing the topic

According to Wikipedia, did you know that The Gregorian Calendar:

Remember, information may contain misunderstandings, deliberate omissions and complete fabrications. Accept nothing blindly. Test for usefulness, if useful keep, adapt for personal circumstances or if unuseful discard. Be your own guiding light.

The following monthly curation from publicly available information is offered below for consideration.


Topics

  • Guest Sings
  • Street Jives
  • Wisdom Reconciles
  • Media Writes
  • TED Talks
  • Music Challenges
  • Acknowledgments

Guest Sings

Approx 5 min presentation

Street Jives

Approx 2 min presentation 

Wisdom Reconciles


Media Writes

Approx 5 min reads
Intro
Helen Heath explores childhood, vocation and calling, recounting "How I set out to be a reverend and became a clown” via The Age

Benjamin Law explores dicey topics Money, Bodies and Death with "Eddie Perfect: ‘I’m a better writer than performer’” via The Sydney Morning Herald

Kylie Northover explores personal fortitude, entrenched racism and surviving, reasons how "Ronnie Gorrie grew up with a fear of the police. So she joined the force” via The Age


Intra
Benjamin Law explores dicey topics Death, Religion and Bodies with "Tennis commentator Casey Dellacqua: ‘It was difficult hearing comments that were so hurtful’” via The Sydney Morning Herald

Katharine Seelye salutes the life, times and trailblazing of "Australia’s singing nun, Sister Janet Mead, never wanted ‘Lord’s Prayer’ stardom” via WA Today

Konrad Marshall explores the value of grit, balance and joy in "The fast and the curious: how elite runner Peter Bol keeps his life on track” via The Age


Inter
Paul Byrnes explores overcoming violence and other obstacles to rebuild lives, reviewing reasons why "This inspiring true story swept Sundance. It deserves the hype” via WA Today

Chris Barrett updates on Myanmar crisis, citing testimony why "‘I have nowhere to run’: Children caught in the crossfire in Myanmar” via The Sydney Morning Herald

Sophie Aubrey explores conflict, fatigue and bearing witness recommending that "If you’re distressed about the news in Ukraine, follow these steps” via The Brisbane Times


Multi
Nick Galvin explores place, people and purpose when reviewing Khaled Sabsabi’s survey exhibition, revealing "Hope springs eternal in this mesmerising show” via The Sydney Morning Herald

Paul Byrnes explores multiculturalism, celebrating diversity and making visible representation, reviewing how "This brilliant comedy-drama breaks the ‘skip ceiling’ in 10 languages” via WA Today

Tim Elliott explores identity, opening up dialogue and hearing lived experience with "The new library movement: Instead of borrowing a book, you borrow a human” via The Sydney Morning Herald


All
Tony Wright explores war service, dutiful love and marking loss when "At 14, her family sheltered an Australian soldier. It changed their lives forever” via The Sydney Morning Herald

Natasha Sholl explores loss, absence and endearing love, recounting "How I found love again after a devastating loss” via WA Today

Benjamin Law explores dicey topics Politics, Money and Sex with "Hamilton’s Lyndon Watts: ‘There’s no right way to be sexual’” via The Age


Togather
Amanda Woods explores gathering with purpose, building relationships and staying for benefits beyond expectations, just some of the reasons why "Mina learnt to swim at 62 – now she’s in the ocean every day” via The Age

Nick Miller explores how passion and representation strikes a chord as "History made as Indigenous conductor takes the stage” via The Age

Jewel Topsfield explores different systemic approaches to personal mobility challenges and everyday navigating, reporting "How accessible is Melbourne for people with a disability?” via The Age


Nobly
Jack Latimore explores place, people and gathering with purpose, when in "Time to celebrate in Shepparton as Big Treaty Day Out draws a crowd” via The Age

Elli Jacobs explores self exploration, purposeful living and sacred vocation, reporting "Lonely and living under minimum wage, but Lila’s life as a nun is worth it” via The Age

Carolyn Webb and Ashleigh McMillan explores love, family and community when "‘It’s OK to be gay’: family supports 12-year-old in first Pride March” via The Sydney Morning Herald



Music Challenges

Approx 30 min presentation + reflection times

If 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 are beneficial qualities to experience every day?
  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
This challenge reflects on attributes of practice – experience, secular, sacred and relationship.

experience
[ex’perry’ense]
From late Middle English: via Old French from Latin experientia, from experiri = try. Compare with experiment and expert.
  1. practical contact with and observation of facts or events. Ie, they had learned their lesson by painful experience. Ie, the boss spoke from experience. 
  2. the knowledge or skill acquired by a period of practical experience of something, especially that gained in a particular profession. Ie, successful applicants should have necessary experience in health management. 
  3. an event or occurrence which leaves an impression on someone. Ie, audition day is an enjoyable experience for any seven-year old. 
  4. encounter or undergo (an event or occurrence). Ie, the company is experiencing difficulties. 
  5. feel (an emotion or sensation). Ie, an opportunity to experience marvellous Melbourne.

secular
[seck’u’lar]
From Middle English: secular from Old French seculer, from Latin saecularis, from saeculum = generation, age, in Christian Latin = the world (as opposed to Church); from Latin saecularis = relating to an age or period.
  1. not connected with religious or spiritual matters, contrasted with sacred. Ie, secular buildings. Ie, secular attitudes to death.
  2. (Christian Church) of clergy not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order. Contrasted with regular.
  3. (Astronomy) of or denoting slow changes in the motion of the sun or planets. 
  4. (Economics) of a fluctuation or trend, occurring or persisting over an indefinitely long period. Ie, there is evidence that the slump is not cyclical but secular. 
  5. (Ancient Rome) occurring once every century or similarly long period (used especially in reference to celebratory games).

sacred
[say’cred]
From late Middle English: past participle of archaic sacre = consecrate, from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacer, sacr- = holy.
  1. connected with God or a god or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration. Ie, sacred rites. Ie, the site at Eleusis is sacred to Demeter. 
  2. religious rather than secular. Ie, sacred music. 
  3. (of writing or text) embodying the laws or doctrines of a religion. Ie, the Pali Canon is a sacred Buddhist text. 
  4. regarded with great respect and reverence by a particular religion, group, or individual. Ie, cows are sacred and the eating of beef is taboo. 
  5. regarded as too valuable to be interfered with; sacrosanct. Ie, a profit-oriented public to whom nothing is sacred.

relationship
[re’lay’shon'ship]
From Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin relatio(n-), from referre = bring/carry back + Old English -scip (noun), late Old English -scipian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch -schip and German -schiff =  forming nouns denoting a quality or condition (ie companionship, friendship); forming nouns denoting status, office, or honour (ie, ambassadorship, citizenship); forming nouns denoting a tenure of office (ie, chairmanship); forming nouns denoting a skill in a certain capacity (ie, workmanship); forming nouns denoting the collective individuals of a group
  1. the way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected. Ie, the study will assess the relationship between unemployment and political attitudes. 
  2. the state of being connected by blood or marriage. Ie, they can trace their relationship to a common ancestor. 
  3. the way in which two or more people or groups regard and behave towards each other. Ie, the landlord–tenant relationship. Ie, the management were proud of their good relationship with the staff. 
  4. an emotional and sexual association between two people. Ie, my mother has a daughter from a previous relationship.
[Practice]

Optional
-- Chant Mantrastyle

If each individual strives to experience everyday life with a balance between secular and sacred, the relationship between self and others will benefit, growing in beneficiaries until including all.

Why? Why not?
Start today. 
As the case may be.
Or not.

Same Difference Equals


Acknowledgments

Reconciliation
Acknowledging traditional inhabitants of Cities of Port Phillip and Glen Eira are the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation. Respect is offered to past, present and future elders of all spiritual traditions. May we find together a generous way to accommodate those in need of refuge. Let us be cool, strive individually and together to overcome inequality, violence, disengagement, tragedy and injustice wherever it may be. Let us honour, savor and enjoy results of mindful effort so more thrive peacefully with less effort in our place called home.

Invitation to Support Content Creators
The music/stories/videos have been sourced from public domain. If you like any of the content, please consider buying directly from online marketplaces to support creators and truth telling in the public interest.

Caretaker Disclosure
Words and concepts are conditional things that point to a 'reflection of experience'. They are limited and do not adequately describe the 'full lived experience'. Like the moon's reflection on a lake's surface, it is not the moon, nor the experience of gazing up at the darkened sky transformed by the presence of a full moon. It is in the eyes/ears/nose/mouth/touch/cognisance of the beholder.

This curation is an interpretation of the universal basis of re:lig:ion (Latin = again:uniting:energy). This email invites a sharing of countless 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 the 3 times and 10 directions. As each case may be. Or not.

It is not personal, it just the way things are.


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