Kindly Yours

  Renewal is the key word, no matter what day or date it is. Renewed energy, renewed love, renewed purpose.  Reinvigorated faith in what works.  No need to tweak or experiment again.  Restored belief in the healing that comes after an unexpected rupture.  Renewed health, repairs and dreams. Rationalisation in a cause, no matter how hidden, for a symptom - and it does also cover positive energy outcomes. Readiness to conquer an ever changing world, as we can still rely on consistent practices and attitudes even if we renew. Reciprocation of give and take is part of the renewal process - and feeds into the practice of consideration, healing and regrowth. Regrowth is necessary to discard the debris of what life can throw at us, some unimportant and others teaching us valued lessons. Revocation and rejection are necessary steps when we let go of emotions, priorities and matters that no longer matter.  Allow space for our inner joy and journey ahead. Re...

  Europeans are often viewed as originating in the north west corner of the Northern Hemisphere.  This misperception of the term "European" can downplay the extensive presence of Slavic demographics in Russia, south eastern Europe and the eastern Slav nations. Russia has lands extend from eastern Europe to the coasts above Japan, Korea and China - 77 per cent of Russian territory is in Asia, although most Russians live in Europe. Russia can be said to be straddling both Europe and Asia. It really depends on a point of view. The European continent as such can be seen as layers of differing historical, religious and cultural implications.  The Vikings were focused on colder climes, as opposed to the Mediterranean nations that were the locations of the Greek, Roman and Ottoman traditions. In between are the core of what is perhaps to be central European -  Latin influenced territories meeting up with Germanic homelands and spreading into the Balkans. The impact Euro...

Elevated official superiority of one specific race  - Apartheid. NAZI GERMANY Extensive corruption extra ordainare -  Extreme Financial Greed. DICTATORS AND KLEPTOCRATS Discrimination even in small matters increasing to Utter Intolerance - History Repeats Itself and Lessons Never Learnt. 1980s SOUTH AFRICA. Blindness to not developing society by education, merit and open values - Self Impediment and Destruction. OPPOSITE OF INDEPENDENT SINGAPORE. Divide and Rule learnt from colonisers followed by an Independent Country - Socio-political disintegration. MYANMAR Loss of inherent culture by push to strongly implement practices borrowed from another country - Significant loss of one's own heritage. RISKS FACING SOME EMIGRANTS Numbers of specific demographics dwindling, increasing emigration, export of human talent and tightening of blatant intolerance - Huge social change happening for years already. 21st Century VENEZUELA. Fissures embedded already in a specific rac...

  So the Calendar marks another close of year.  For me, my posts here have reached their sweet seventeenth year. I appreciate the contribution of friends and family around the world who have directly shared various valuable links and posts with me - theirs is such a rich tapestry of what concerns and inspires them.   Their taking time and effort to reach out to me is never to be underestimated.  At times we may have nothing to say, but such links and posts are just a valued way to keep in touch. At the same time, have I sent to many Whats App messages, posted unnecessary photos or videos and spent more time on screen instead of doing other things? It can be disappointing and sad that on the other hand, despite more effective ways of communicating in this technologically more advanced world, the world can witness less hellos, less reaching out, more scamming and more silence in varying levels of personal interaction. Only messaging text adds more burden to the...

  The wheels of change keep on turning, even for simple routines in daily life. There is no longer the past pleasure of visiting newsagents in Australia.  The quality and variety of print has reduced, with persistant rise in prices.  Such outlets still arw shelves for stationary - although they still sell greeting cards, that again is a shrinking industry.  Many newsagents now serve Australia Post functions in banking services.  Many customers tend to be older and visit the newsagent for lotto purchases and claims. Newsagents can now be flooded with souvenirs and be collecting centres for dry cleaning. Supermarkets sell insurance on site or online.   Their aisles are domimated by processed food with a common emphasis on high sugar, salt and preservative levels - and there are those confusing stickers on prices.  They are coralling us to self checkouts while not fully believing our integrity to do the right thing to properly pay.  We provid...