My mother’s best friend recently emailed the draft introduction to a book which will be the completion of the work my mother had been busy with when she died: a book reflecting on nearly 15 years of coordinating a project aimed at understanding the relationship the millions of ordinary South African’s have to land, property … More Reflecting on a life
Dusk, and the full moon rising. Birdsong all around; traffic in the distance cicadas flexing their tymbals in between. Breathing in the soft breeze, grass-scented and subtle. Stillness, after a day of constant movement. Open-hearted, I am suffused with peace, gratitude, awe, joy. Perfectly content to breathe in this moment, each second flowing … More breathing in the fullness of the moon (the fullness of my heart)
I had the privilege, a year and a half ago, of becoming part of a truly remarkable community of caring, open-hearted people committed to keep learning from life – just as it is – in each new moment that unfolds. This is the joy of being involved with the More to Life programme. I spent the … More Mastery of Self in Service
(I wrote this yesterday but I ran out of time to post it) Today dawned with blue skies and sunshine, and proved to be full of smiles, joy, and only a few tears. Instead of being a day of mourning my mother’s death, it felt like a day full of celebrating life, and feeling extremely … More An Anniversary Transformed
I am fascinated by my ever-changing relationship with death. It is not something that greatly influenced my life prior to my mother’s death nearly ten months ago, but it has been evolving into a more ingrained aspect of my consciousness, and quite simply an increasingly solid concept. I know now, in a way I never … More Thoughts from a funeral
My gift to my mother on her 50th birthday was a fountain pen, and shortly after her death her partner Dirk returned it to me, saying that it seemed appropriate for me to have it. I was deeply grateful for this thoughtful gesture, as I had not yet thought of the pen myself, and it … More The Dance of Life and Death
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