From John O’Donohue’s Benedictus:
Blessed be the longing that brought you here
And quickens your soul with wonder.
May you have the courage to listen to the voice of desire
That disturbs you when you have settled for something safe.
May you have the wisdom to enter generously into your own unease
To discover the new direction your longing wants you [...]
Some lyrics from Gronlandic Edit by Of Montreal:
Guess it would be nice to give my heart to a god
But which one which one do I choose?
All the churches fill with losers, psycho or confused
I just want to hold the divine in mine
And forget all of the beauty’s wasted
Last night I had the joy of helping out at a benefit event for Bletchley Park - dreamt up and written by James Cary - who also writes Hut 33 on radio 4.
It was actually a pretty fun day. I’d been working with the director for a few days putting together graphics and cleaning up [...]
I’ve mentioned This American Life a couple of times before on my blog. I’ve even bought the t-shirt. No, really.
Anyway - I’m a little behind listening to the podcasts and finally go around to listening to one called Bad Bank from February this year. I’m constantly amazed at the clear, jargon busting, explanations and this [...]
There are simply too many things to talk about. In the last month or so I’ve been involved in a hack day at work, been to a U2 concert, spent a week hanging out with monks at worth abbey and been at and involved in the greenbelt festival.
All of these experiences have left me feeling [...]