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29
Dec
2011
the real spirit of Christmas

45 days ago by teddybearswednesday

please click image to get a larger image to read. you won't be sorry

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14
Dec
2011
The Great Aussie Philosopher

60 days ago by eveyoga

For inspiration, I have a copy of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra by Chip Hartranft in the stack of books by the side of my bed. We all need a slug of encouragement from the written word from time to time. That’s why svadhyaya -self-study – is one of the indispensable niyama. There have been philosophers fro ...

Yoga Suits Her - eveyoga.com · 2 references

19
Nov
2011
Leunig (& RS Thomas) on ANZUS

85 days ago by Jason Goroncy

… or we might also recall those insightful words of RS Thomas‘: ‘We talked peace, and brought our arms up to date’. Filed under: Australia, Michael Leunig, Politics, US Foreign Policy

Per∙Crucem∙ad∙Lucem - cruciality.wordpress.com · Rank: 10,390 · 243 references

09
Nov
2011
The effect of the carbon tax on your sausage

95 days ago by Jason Goroncy

While Aussies discuss the new carbon tax, Michael Leunig provides his own take: Filed under: Australia, Environment, Michael Leunig, Politics

Per∙Crucem∙ad∙Lucem - cruciality.wordpress.com · Rank: 10,390 · 243 references

15
Sep
2011
On blood and guts, violence and death

149 days ago by Jason Goroncy

I’ve been enjoying this delightful collection of short essays by the Melbourne-born poet, artist and cultural commentator Michael Leunig. Here’s a snippet from his essay ‘Blood and Guts, Violence and Death’: “No nation can go to war without a sufficient reserve of hatred, cruelty and bloodlust polit ...

Per∙Crucem∙ad∙Lucem - cruciality.wordpress.com · Rank: 10,390 · 243 references

12
Sep
2011
Review: Look Right Through Me

152 days ago by Alison Croggon

For four decades, Michael Leunig's savage and wistful universe has been one of the constants of Australian popular culture. His cartoons were a ubiquitous part of my childhood. Back in the 1970s he was still working for the lamented Nation Review, and I saw many of his cartoons for the first time in ...

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11
Sep
2011
commemoration 2011

154 days ago by Dr Marcus Bunyan

. . Michael Leunig Commemoration 2011 . . “It begins with ideas. Something like September 11 demands a narrative to explain it. But narratives are tricky, and frequently self-serving. They can obscure as much as they explain. And so it was. For Western political elites, September 11 quickly became a ...

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08
Sep
2011
9/11 – Ten Years Later

156 days ago by Christine Sine

Stained glass - love not hate - From Sojourners Commemoration Pledge Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11. It is a day to look back and mourn the loss of life, the horror of aggression and the agony that all of us experienced in the aftermath of this terrible event. Bu ...

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16
Aug
2011
the big picture

179 days ago by spunkykitty

I am always told I should focus more on the BIG picture and not on the little details. That’s what the majority of people focus on, or so they like to claim, and so they aspire to do. But so much of life is in the small details. So much of what’s important is there. So much of what matters to me lie ...

spunkykitty - spunkykitty.wordpress.com · 2 references

01
Aug
2011
dear, dear heart

195 days ago by miriam louisa

. Asking contracted energy what it needs is a lovely way of acknowledging its presence and becoming intimate with it. Everything that is not at rest wants to be acknowledged, to be received and bathed in gentleness and benevolence. ~ Mags Deane If you haven’t read Mags’ last blog post yet, please do ...

this unlit light - thisunlitlight.com · 3 references

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