how the spiritual folk do condemn
& they blame (or they think it’s a shame)
when my love doesn’t fit in their boxes
and though it may seem such a shame
all the same, it’s a game
i have chosen to play
and my heart’s at the stake
so i’d better keep straight
on the path, on my path
through the trees & the dark
but the dark is my friend
that i want to embrace
and the more i explore
i discover the face of my
Love is the dark as well as the
light is the non-path
as well as the path that delights you
so my path may not look
like the path that you know
it may even be so that it looks
not at all like a path, not to you
but i promise you, darling,
i stick to my path through
& through, true & true
and perhaps even truer

today i discovered - experienced- what meditation is

meditation is making love with God

a poem, another poem and an affirmation…

pain befriends me
pain says, ‘listen,
I am here to help you
say goodbye to the past
and welcome the future’

—

.

The pain of goodbye is good and right and proper
I honour what has been with my pain

A sudden insight
A reflection
of the macrocosm in the microcosm
Our smaller units dividing

We knew it would happen
But when & how -
well, that time is now

But no worries - it’s only a ride after all
So hold on tight as we approach the big one
And don’t look down!

Fairtrade Fortnight has been and gone, as has the all-night vigil outside 10 Downing Street for trade justice, which happened last Friday the 15th of April. Fairtrade is an important step in moving towards a just society - which, in today’s world of corrupt, exploitative capitalist businesses seems a long way off.

One of the current problems with Fairtrade is the lack of products on offer - if you look on the Fairtrade website you’ll find these listed - mainly luxuries like chocolate, coffee, etc

However, if you really want to take fairtrade to the next level, I’ve discovered a great site which sells (amongst other apparel)… fairtrade sneakers! And again… fairtrade sneakers! Read more…