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GEIFN | MIXING | Media | October 2022

Best wishes for less Suffering, more Happiness with Good Health and Time to Enjoy it. Welcome to Gregorian Calendar Year 2022.

Sharing a timely aspiration:
"Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind before you reach eighteen.”
Albert Einstein, German-born theoretical physicist (1879-1955 CE)

If having no reason to celebrate this month, here are 3 prepared earlier:


Here we explore the concept of Impermanence, otherwise known as Change.

When European explorers first came across 'the other' in far away places, they returned home to report:

  • There are some funny looking people over the horizon
  • They talk funny
  • For a people facing adversity, they seem to be curiously happy.
  • The people experience all sorts of trials and deprivations in daily life with a patience that defies belief.


If time is short, save this for later. Come back when there is time.

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

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


Topics

  1. Guest Sings
  2. Stream Jives
  3. Wisdom Reconciles
  4. Media Writes
  5. TED Talks
  6. Music Challenges
  7. Acknowledgments

    1. Guest Sings

    Approx 5 min presentation
       

      2. Street Jives

      Approx 2 min presentation 

      3. Wisdom Reconciles


      4. Media Writes

      Approx 5 min reads

      Intro
      Lisa Pryor explores gaining perspective, changing careers and letting go of certainty recounting "How a night in the emergency ward made me trade journalism for medicine” via The Brisbane Times

      Dugald Jellie explores identity, circumstances and team spirit when overcoming "‘I’m too old for this. But…’: The joys of working as a 50-something dish hand” via The Age

      Sarah Abo and Natalie Clancy explores gender identity, workplace and transitioning now that "‘I’m in a great place’: Dani Laidley tells how she finally found peace” via The Age


      Intra
      Adam Carey explores student centred learning, engaging subjects and challenging courses are some reasons making "Schools that Excel: How Victoria’s most improved schools found an edge” via The Age

      Megan Backhouse explores vision, backbone and patience when appreciating "The staying power of 1970s-style natural landscaping” via The Age

      Mitchell Adams explores identity, authentic representation and visibility declaring "Heartbreak High has the best representation of autism I’ve ever seen” via The Brisbane Times


      Inter
      Kerrie O’Brien explores the personal, political and playing for laughs with Hannah Gadsby who recounts how "Sadly, my work has to sit with overpaid transphobic crap” via The Age

      Damien Woolnough explores identity, social change and positive role modelling when "‘I was gobsmacked’: Indigenous model Nathan McGuire on racism at home” via The Sydney Morning Herald

      Doug Hendrie explores parenting, role modelling and cutting feedback when "I wish you were like Bluey’s dad. He’s much funnier than you’” via The Brisbane Times


      Multi
      Jewel Topsfield explores identity, lived experience, respectful dialogue and other reasons how "Do I refer to you as a dwarf?: The Awkward Conversations tackling hard-to-talk-about subjects” via The Age

      Kerrie O’Brien explores ability, talent and creativity when hitting the high notes, when "‘Who cares what gender I am?’ Inside the extravagant world of a rare male soprano” via WA Today

      Caitlin Fitzsimmons explores gender, accessibility and nurturing when "Craig Foster’s children are amused he’s won Father of the Year” via WA Today


      All
      Paola Totaro explores the role of smell in learning, loving and living reporting "One upside of COVID: New research into our startling olfactory capacities” via WA Today

      Michael Pascoe explores gender, parenting and loving recounting how "After my father’s death, a simple act reminded me of his devotion” via The Sydney Morning Herald

      Brigid Delaney explores insight, circumstances and attitude when "Feeling anxious? The Greco-Roman philosophers have some advice for you” via The Brisbane Times


      Togather
      Tiarney Miekus explores gender, art and influence when reviewing a new book showcasing "Famous in their day: The pioneering artists you should know, but don’t” via The Age

      Melinda Houston explores identity, retelling old story, sharing truth and other reasons "Why making The Australian Wars was deeply personal for Rachel Perkins” via The Sydney Morning Herald

      Jennifer Johnston explores homegrown ingenuity, supportive agriculture techniques producing buzzing success even though "‘I don’t feel like a millionaire’: A father-son duo’s secret to success” via The Sydney Morning Herald


      Nobly
      David Crowe explores identity, community and collaboration with "The dress that spoke louder than words” via The Sydney Morning Herald

      Catherine Naylor explores refuge, welcome and settling overcoming "‘Something so simple, but I had to figure it out on my own’: new program embraces Biloela spirit” via The Brisbane Times

      Susan Horsburgh explores identity, authentic expression and collaborative visibility contribute to ”The little Geelong theatre company smashing it on the international stage” via The Age



      6. 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:
      Who wants to rule the world?
      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 explores a rationale to propel, repel or compel.

      propel
      [pro’pell]
      From late Middle English: from Latin propellere, from pro- = forward + pellere = to drive.
      • drive or push something forwards. Ie, the boat is propelled by using a very long paddle. Ie, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. 

      repel
      [reh’pell]
      From late Middle English: from Latin repellere, from re- = back + pellere = to drive.
      1. drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away. Ie, they sought to repel the enemy with their machine guns. 
      2. (of a magnetic pole or electric field) force (something similarly magnetized or charged) away from itself. Ie, electrically charged objects attract or repel one another. Ie, like poles repel and unlike poles attract. 
      3. resist mixing with or be impervious to (another substance). Ie, boots with good-quality leather uppers to repel moisture. 
      4. be repulsive or distasteful to. Ie, she was repelled by the permanent smell of drink on his breath. 
      5. formally refuse to accept (something, especially an argument or theory). Ie, the alleged right of lien led by the bankrupt's solicitor was repelled.

      compel
      [com’pell]
      From late Middle English: from Latin compellere, from com- = together + pellere = drive.
      1. force or oblige (someone) to do something. Ie, a sense of duty compelled the boss to answer the worker's questions. 
      2. [with object] bring about (something) by the use of force or pressure. Ie, they may compel a witness's attendance at court by issue of a summons. Ie, their striking appearance compelled attention. 
      3. [with object and adverbial of direction] literary force to come or go in a particular direction. Ie, by heaven's high will was the boat compelled from shore to shore.
      [Practice]

      Optional
      -- Chant Mantrastyle

      Change is all around us. Personal motivation, goals, means and prevailing wisdom determines what to keep, adapt or propel, repel and compel. Our reaction (and non-reaction is still an action) is a matter of choice, circumstance and consequences.

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



      7. Acknowledgments

      Reconciliation
      Acknowledging traditional inhabitants of Cities of Port Phillip and Glen Eira are the Boon Wurrung, Bunurong 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.