Welcome
Best wishes for less Suffering, more Happiness with Good Health and Time to Enjoy it. Welcome to Tibetan calendar 阴土猪年 (female Earth-Pig) to 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat); 2146-2147 or 1765-1766 or 993-994
Reminding all of
Reminding all of
- 8 March: International Women's Day (International)
- 16-24 March: Cultural Diversity Week (Victoria)
- 21 March: UN Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (International)
- 21 March: National Harmony Day (Australia)
Let’s begin by sharing a timely aspiration:
"And when you’re truly seen and truly heard and truly cared for, that’s sort of when people feel at home." Laura Linney
Discuss with sincerity. Deny untruth. Dismiss unuseful. Accept useful. Adapt to change. Adopt least effort most benefit. Adept with sharing. Enjoy throughout. As each case may be. Round. And again. Or not.
"And when you’re truly seen and truly heard and truly cared for, that’s sort of when people feel at home." Laura Linney
Discuss with sincerity. Deny untruth. Dismiss unuseful. Accept useful. Adapt to change. Adopt least effort most benefit. Adept with sharing. Enjoy throughout. As each case may be. Round. And again. Or not.
Topics
- TED Talks
- Guest Sings
- Street Jives
- Wisdom Reconciles
- Media Words
- Challenge Reflects
TED Talks
10-20min presentations- Lisa Godwin: How teachers can help students navigate trauma (16 mins)
- Victoria Gill: What a nun can teach a scientist about ecology (14 mins)
- Eve Ensler: The profound power of an authentic apology (8 mins)
- Candis Watts Smith: Three Myths about Racism (11 mins)
- Boy Abunda: Why can't we have a gay president? (18 mins)
Guest Sings
Approx 5 min presentationThe Tufts University Beelzebubs - Resolution
Street Jives
Approx 2 min presentationSesame Street: Whoopi's Skin and Elmo's Fur
Wisdom Reconciles
Hey Stranger: Episode 4 Molly Hunt and Hanada Ghazala on Dating Culture (12 mins)Radio presenter Molly Hunt and embryologist Hanada Ghazala spend an afternoon together in Darwin. They talk dating and the challenges that can come from dating within and beyond their Indigenous and Egyptian Muslim cultures.
Women's Work: Katrina Myers (6 mins)
The avocado farmer planting seeds of positivity to beat suicide. Two decades after her father took his life, rural businesswoman and mother of four, Katrina Myers, is sharing her own story of depression & how to tame it.
Psych2Go: 8 Common Characteristics of a Dysfunctional Family (5 mins)
Media Words
Approx 5 min readsIntro
Karl Quinn explores a personal journey of finding a public voice is a long and dusty ride when “The self-taught painter putting joy on people's walls – and their backs” via The Age
Jacinta Tynan explores Interconnectedness of self knowledge, acceptance, and nourishing connection in “'A deepening love story': Elizabeth Gilbert on love, loss and her most important relationship” via The Brisbane Times
Julietta Jameson explores broadening horizons, understanding boundaries and valuing incidental discovery, writing of “The four things travel taught me: Peter Holmes a Court, businessman” via Traveller.com.au
Intra
Barney Zwartz explores music as the mediator between the spiritual and sensual life, revealing reasons behind why some think “Beethoven is 'one of the great life-givers'” via The Sydney Morning Herald
Jake Wilson explores, history, white-washing and insight into differences that unite with “Life between cultures through a child's eyes” via The Age
Michael Koziol explores growing celebration of diversity within personal, familial, sexual, societal and presenting identity, citing “The fluid evolution of Mardi Gras co-host Courtney Act” via The Age
Inter
Jim Bright explores the role of fairness, evidence and reliability of information to make informed decision making, calling out “Want to save the world? Try science” via The Sydney Morning Herald
Nick Miller explores Interconnectedness of nature, environment and time-proven sustainable living, reasoning why “Old wisdom can help us understand water, as well as save us from fire” via The Sydney Morning Herald
Nicole Precel explores how old age is no barrier to sharing quality of life, where “'It's never too late': How Sam and Gloria found new love in aged care” via The Age
Multi
Louise Southerden explores challenges facing refugees from war, revealing how in “Turkey, Istanbul: Meet Syrian refugees on the Turkey Women's Expedition” via Traveller.com.au
Stephanie Bunbury explores a new Australian movie receiving overseas acclaim when "'People weren’t ready': Australian massacre aired at Berlin festival” via The Brisbane Times
Melissa Coburn explores life, living and impermanence with “Faith: Looking toward the great beyond” via The Age
https://www.theage.com.au/national/faith-looking-toward-the-great-beyond-20200206-p53yes.html
All
Cara Waters explores artificial intelligence learning to earlier diagnose and improving patient prognosis, writing “CSIRO innovation fund backs AI startup aiming to speed up hep C, cancer treatment” via The Brisbane Times
Cameron Woodhead explores collaboration, blurring boundaries and mindful expression, reviewing why “Asian arts extravaganza challenges our Anglocentric status quo” via The Age
Cat Woods explores in-built fragility, preciousness and impermanence of existence, reviewing a book “Telling the truth about pain, love and loss” via The Brisbane Times
Togather
Kerry van der Jagt explores ancient Songlines, Sightlines, Splendour, Spiritual Significance and Spontaneity on the laughter track of “Magnificent Gallery: Where to see some of Australia's best preserved Aboriginal rock paintings” via Traveller.com.au
Nick Miller explores spiritual, performance and embodiment, reviewing “The musical, ecstatic devotion of 'Sufi queen' Abida Parveen” via The Brisbane Times
Nobly
Andrew Bock explores a project rediscovering asleep languages stitched into fragmented streamings, discover unlimited reach when “Children and elders go digital to tell ancient Indigenous stories” via WA Today
Miki Perkins explores an innovative approach behind providing disadvantaged individuals with “'Someone who believes in you': The national push to get care leavers into higher ed” via The Sydney Morning Herald
Rachel Clun and Eryk Bagshaw explores Interconnectedness, global efforts working separately but in a united cause as “NSW researchers grow new coronavirus from patient samples” via WA Today
Challenge Reflects
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 the best advice for someone feeling neglected, overlooked or abandoned?
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
press
[press]
Middle English: from Old French presse (noun), presser (verb), from Latin pressare = keep pressing, frequentative of premere.
late 16th century; alteration of obsolete prest = pay given on enlistment, enlistment by such payment, from Old French prest = loan, advance pay, based on Latin praestare = provide.
Verb
1. move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force, Ie, the children pressed their face to the glass of the lolly shop.
2. [with object] apply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it. Ie, by ironing.
3. [with object] forcefully put forward (an opinion, claim, or course of action): Rose did not press the point.
4. in Weightlifting, raise (a specified weight) by lifting it to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head.
5. in Golf, try too hard to achieve distance with a shot, at the risk of inaccuracy.
Noun
1. a device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil. Ie, a flower press, a wine press.
2. a machine that applies pressure to a workpiece by means of a tool, in order to punch shapes.
3. a printing press.
4. in business, an organisation that prints or publishes books. Ie, the Clarendon Press.
5. newspapers or journalists viewed collectively. Ie, the incident was not reported in the press. Ie, coverage of the trial.
6. quantity or type of coverage in newspapers and magazines. Ie, there's no point in demonstrating if you don't get any press. Ie, the government has had a bad press for years.
7. an act of pressing something. Ie, the system summons medical help at the press of a button. Ie, these clothes could do with a press.
8. a closely packed crowd or mass of people or things. Ie, among the press of cars the theatre goer saw a taxi. Ie, in Basketball any of various forms of close guarding by the defending team.
9. in Weightlifting, an act of raising a weight to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upwards above the head.
10. in Irish & Scottish, a large cupboard.
ion
[i’on]
mid 19th century; via French from Latin -ion- from Greek, neuter present participle of ienai = go.
1. as a scientific noun, a changing of and compound in energy; specifically an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.
2. as a suffix, forming nouns denoting purposeful activity (ie, communion, rebellion) or denoting a resulting state or product (ie, oblivion, opinion)
impression
[im’pres’shon’]
late Middle English via Old French from Latin impressio(n-), from impress- = pressed in, from the verb imprimere
1. an idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone, especially one formed without conscious thought or on the basis of little evidence. Ie, the Tourist's first impressions of the town were very positive. Ie, I got the impression that the Guest was disappointed.
2. an effect produced on someone. Ie, the student's courtesy had made a good impression.
3. a difference made by the action or presence of someone or something. Ie, the floor was too dirty for the mop to make much impression.
4. an imitation of a person or thing, done to entertain. Ie, the singer did an impression of Shirley Bassey.
5. a graphic or pictorial representation of someone or something. Ie, the police issued an artist's impression of the attacker.
6. a mark impressed on a surface. Ie, the impression left after lying down on the leaves.
7. in dentistry, a negative copy of the teeth or mouth made by pressing them into a soft substance.
8. in publishing, the printing of a number of copies of a book, periodical, or picture for issue at one time.
9. in British publishing, a particular printed version of a book, especially one reprinted from existing type, plates, or film with no or only minor alteration. Ie, a copy of the first impression.
10. a print taken from an engraving.
11. an instance of a pop-up or other online advertisement being seen on an Internet user's monitor.
[Practice]
Optional
-- Chant Mantrastyle
Out of despair exists a way to press on, overcoming disconnection to be a living impression. Repeat as often as required. Being alive means every moment is precious and easily lost.
Why? Why not?
Start today. Or not.
As the case may be.
This is universal basis of re:lig:ion (again:uniting:energy). Here in this email, we'll hear it 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.
It is not personal, it just the way things are.
