Dream Rangers - what do we live for

Just wonderful ... life inspiring.

Entelechy Arts 21st Century Tea Dance Project

I really love the work of Entelechy Arts; integrity, heart and vision.

Over the years I have had several connections with them, having taken part in workshops (Multi sensory work and movement) also worked with Rebecca Swift, (who did some wonderful mentoring and documenting of a movement and music project which I did with Dance Artist Rebecca Skelton, working with Adults with Learning disabilities) both of these experiences were significant influences in my MovingSound work

MUSIC PAINTING - Glocal Sound - Matteo Negrin

what a lovely idea. heart touching. tender and poignant message about climate change.

The Burns Unit Send Them Kids To War Jools Holland Later May 2011

power, passion, meaning and message . WOW


I HEAR THE WHISPER ON THE TELEVISION
LISTENING TO MEN WITH IDEAS BUT NO
VISION,SO I'M TELLING YOU TO STOP, SIT
BACK AND LISTEN,IF YOU DON'T YOU WON'T
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISSING

IS THERE ANYTHING THE SMALL CAN DO
ABOUT WAR? NO TOWERS OF WEALTH BUT A
MARCH FOR FREEDOM CALL, WHEN WILL WE
SEE THESE EMPIRES FALL, LET IT HURT LIKE A
KICK IN THE BALLS

NOW THE MASKED MEN MARCHING, THE
QUESTION IS WHEN? A BILLION BROTHERS
MULTIPLIED BY TEN, SUCKING VAMPIRES OF
YOUR MENTE, WHAT ABOUT THE ONES SO
POOR THAT THEY BEG FOR THE END TO COME
BUT THERE'S NO WHERE TO GO TO BE SENT,
WALKING FOR MILES AND THE SAME ROAD
BENDS, IN TO A CITY OWNED BY THE SAME
MEN,WHO OWN THE STREETS, MEDIA, LIVES
AND RENT

WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN YOUR ARMS
UNFOLD BUSY STANDING LISTENING AND
DOING WHAT YOU'RE TOLD WHEN YOUR MIND
AWAKE AND YOUR HEART LYING COLD WHAT
YOU GONNA DO WHEN ALONE

SEND THEM KIDS TO WAR,TO GET A BULLET
IN THE HEAD AND TELL THEM WHAT THEY'RE
LIVING FOR JUST SEND THEM KIDS TO WAR
AND TELL THEY PARENTS THAT THEY DIED
FOR A WORTHY CAUSE WHAT ARE YOU
FIGHTING FOR? THINK YOU'RE FIGHTIN FOR A
REASON NOT A KICK IN THE BALLS AND THEY
GO AND SEND THEM KIDS TO WAR...

SO WHY YOU WANNA TURN A BLIND
EYE, WHEN YOU HEAR IT AND SEE DUMB
POLITICIANS LIE,
BUT YOU TURN THE OTHER WAY AND IGNORE
LIVES, TAKEN BY THE ONES YOU PAY YOUR
TAX TO ABIDE, SEND YOUR SONS AND
DAUGHTERS AWAY TO DIE,PAID FOR BY
YOURSELVES AND WAVE GOODBYE, THEY
CONTROL EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE, SO
GET YOUR ASSETS ON THE FLOOR AND DON'T
ASK WHY

PLAY BY THE RULES THEY NEVER MAKE SENSE,
YOU PAY YOUR ROAD TAX, VAT AND PAY
AGAIN, BIG BROTHER HAS TRAPPED YOU BUT
YOU WANNA ASK WHEN ARE WE GONNA WAKE
UP SEE AND FIND ZEN? BUT YOU NEVER
REALLY PUT THE EFFORT IN, IGNORANCE IS
BLISS SO YOU LET THESE KIDS FEND FOR
THEMSELVES LIKE THEY'VE GOT NO FRIENDS,
WHO GIVE A SHIT THAT THEY LIFE IS COMING
TO AN END

AND FOR WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU DYING FOR?
THE GOVERNMENT SENDING YOU TO FIGHT
THEIR WARS, YOU BREAK THIS DOWN AND
THEY BRIDGE THOSE WALLS, WHAT ARE YOU
DYING FOR?

Leonard Cohen - Sound of Silence (tribute to Paul Simon)

wooo .. the resonance of his voice.. and
that Sax . . .
tears ... flowing
touched deeply

get a new perspective

Scale of Universe - Interactive Scale of the Universe Tool

how do we sit in the universe, take a new perspective on life... one of the best re frames I've seen!!

get a new perspective when life seems too small or too big

Homemade Vegetation Root Killer

Homemade Vegetation Root Killer | eHow.com

does the job, without lots of polluting chemicals.

'Iona' the story behind the recording

During a night in meditation in Iona Abbey, a journey into the deep heart of Iona, hearing and playing the song from that place. The result a 50 min piece of music on solo Viola.



In 1999 I did a (self made) retreat on Iona. walking on the land; sitting, gazing, lying on the ground, watching the waves, writing poetry. Several times I walked past the Abbey, it kept calling me. I went and sat in it; it was good. The call and the song of the stones of the Abbey walls got louder. I went and asked someone if I could spend the night there on my own - someone asked someone else.

Later that evening I arrived back at the Abbey, and was locked in for the night. I sat an meditated until the early hours of the morning. Then, just before dawn, I started playing. Sound emerged as a prayer and meditation out of the depth, beauty and stillness, which touched me deeply in Iona.

My hope is that it also touches you

The photo on the Album cover is taken just after I finished playing and as the first rays of the sun scattered into the Abbey.



Here is a link where you can CLICK HERE to download a free intro track

Gabrielle Roth: The Spiritual Power of Dance

Gabrielle Roth: The Spiritual Power of Dance

inspiring. work... and writing. !!

Kiva - Loans that change lives

Kiva - Loans that change lives

What an inspiring project,real effect meaningful respectful ways of helping people in less well off countries build their lives.

The World According to Monsanto

ohhh my, food control in a big way. important to be aware of what they have done and are doing. Canada documentary on this chemical company - remember Agent Orange and PCB's and a whole range over other pollution they have caused

the importance of something else happening instead

Learnings and importance of our falability!!
1,200 years before "I think before I am" Fallor Ergo Sum... (I errr, therefore I am) - LOVE it!

yet another surprising and inspiring TED talk. how very very creative it is .. and what courage it take to explore and live in that reality. now... what IS it that I think its going to happen today . . .!!?


I find this talk and these ideas very interesting, not only for and in my own life, but also in terms of the coaching work I do.

Sir Ken Robinson: Life Isn't 'A Production Line'

as ever, inspiring words from Ken Robinson on learning and creativity

Dying for a new phone

BBC iPlayer - Four Thought: Series 2: Dying for a new phone

ahhh the call of gadgets... and ... what they can do and how to balance that with what's happening in the environment and society and to people .. 'in the ordinary' I hear their call too!! I post this here now on my laptop to listen. and to share and 'do some good# what IS in the best and highest good

vision and dream say YES

Creativity & Wisdom: How Curiosity + Focus on the Craft + Steady Action Override Doubt & Anxiety | A Hut Of Questions

Saying YES when something comes up was one of the key learnings form my Churchill Fellowship. This is a great reminder, and such an inspiring project

Plastic Bottle Homes and Greenhouses

Plastic Bottle Homes and Greenhouses

a VERY good use for plastic bottles. how very inspiring!!

Dali Lama - Secular Ethics, Human Values and Society

So often I find HH Dali Lama's talks so inspiring , clarifying, uplifting

Another side of Japan

and .. another view of Japan.... not quite the stereotype I usually think of.

suncrean and sun protection 2011

This summer, 2011, due to changes in regulations in Europe, consumers will have a more difficult time finding natural sunscreen protection since most manufacturers of natural sunscreen have left the market. The new European regulations for sunscreens now require certain levels of UVA protection that are challenging to achieve with all natural ingredients

here are some links I've found to some of the facts

http://www.foe.org/healthy-people/nanosunscreens

http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/blogs/organic-parenting/safe-sunscreen-47051804

http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/FreeBuyersGuides/healthbeauty/sunscreen.aspx


more facts form some companies offering non nano products


http://www.ulula.co.uk/blog/where-are-the-weleda-edelweiss-suncream-and-sun-protection-products/
http://www.truenatural.com/education/item/181-new-european-spf-requirements-force-many-natural-brands-to-pull-sunscreen-off-shelves.html

Holi video with cello

I love how many different ways in different cultures there are of celebrating!! -- like the looped layered string music too!