Author Archives: rdavies

Who alluded to it first in literature? Aldous Huxley in Point Counter Point (1928) with a focus on the 3rd movement in the climax.Before T.S, Eliot’s Four Quartets (1st one published in 1936).

(The author has long pursued and desired reflection, meditation, awareness, and self-actualization) Awareness has often been viewed as a higher good in all religions and I certainly believe in the centrality of awareness in the life of individuals. One cannot … Continue reading →

of rude comedians like Don Rickles and later tv shows like The Simpsons and South Park. Thereafter, emerged a colder, nastier lack of common courtesy and an omnipresent age of insults. People these days, especially political leaders like Trump, Kenney, … Continue reading →

Quit grousing and complaining that nothing will satisfy you.Quit expecting free billions to be automatically given out every which way.This is supposed to be about the spirit and healing, not about merely hitting up decent, kind, generous, compassionate, soulful leaders … Continue reading →

“fretful porpentine”. (Hamlet, Act 1, scene 5, line 20) It was believed in his time that porcupines in bad moods ‘threw’ their quills.

–George Eliot

Simply one of the great movie comedies of all time. ‘Twas funny back then and still is thanks to an Academy-Award-winning Best Actor performance by Richard Dreyfuss at, arguably, the peak of his fame. He plays Elliot Garfield, an up … Continue reading →

won the big Evian tournament, her second major, which moves her further into the ranks of top golfers. At 24, there are more big wins to come. Kudos and congrats!

(Joni in peak form, 1998, 4 years after she appeared here at the Edmonton Folk Festival)) Performing at 78 for the first time since the early 2000s at Newport’s folk festival. This, also, being her first full set since her … Continue reading →