This lunar cycle marks another point in the rhythm of the music of this vast planet. O wonder! This is the same moon that Beethoven looked at! What a thought!
In my brief mortal life, this cycle has seen a few conferences and gatherings, large and small in number of participants.
The below diagram shows my reflections after one such conference, organised by IPOS (Intellectual Property Office of Singapore). I categorised it into Fun, Done and Learnt.
Yesterday I caught a theatre show that featured practitioners of puppet theatre. It is a form that is practised in rural areas of Tokushima, Japan.
I met someone who runs workshops on Guided Journalling. She shared a prompt with me: “What would be the sweetest and kindest thing that someone can say to you?”
Uh... I have to admit I have to think a bit, for that one.
I know! Why don't I look up what others have already said about me?
I feel shy though.
Here's something from J, a poet:
Thank you for your gentle, kindly presence and the warmth you bring to every space you enter.
I saw a few fascinating birds. Words cannot do them justice. Neither can photos nor videos, for that matter; the form is not the same as the substance. But, oh, what wonder!
And, on a more than one occasion, a butterfly has floated past me, like a visitor from a far-away planet. I recall a humorous quip: “Life is like being stuck in a traffic jam, and moments of beauty are like the butterfly that floats past your windscreen as you stew inside your car: rare but much-needed.”
new-to-me stuff
the Bhairav scale, in an Indian raga. What is a raga?
I have provided some hospitality to visitors from southern Germany, as best as my weak mind and feeble body could.
With the help of a few wonderful and illustrious women, I managed to serve them with salad, and lentil soup, and pizza, all of which were vegan or at least vegetarian.
