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CONTEMPLATIVE THOUGHTS

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It is sometimes said that we should 'take a chance' on, e.g., life, but of course here we have no choice but to take a chance on life, being alive. But we can sometimes take a chance on other things, such as having an occasional gamble on the lottery, or doing something which scares us or which we have never done or thought of doing before. When was the last time, e.g., you thought of asking the cashier or a stranger to pick your Euro or national lottery numbers for you? Yes, you never can tell sometimes, and it might, might just be your luck that that person picks the lucky numbers for you. There are other times when you might come up trumps - not Donald Trump, of course - by seeking the assistance of a relative, friend or stranger, with a problem you have been spending much time with, but has not been successful in resolving it. Such was the experience I have had recently, which had helped to bring an end to a couple of weeks of frustration my son has been

AMERICA' PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - FOR BERNIE SANDERS SUPPORTERS - HILLARY CLINTON IS THE ONLY TACTICAL CHOICE

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Conflicted and disingenuous Bernie Sanders' supporters can secure a Donald Trump presidency by either voting for him or not voting. The prudent and strategic option is to vote for Hillary Clinton. Probably the greatest threat to America's still unfulfilled promise of hope for millions of her citizens, and for people around the world, is the danger of disgruntled and disillusioned Bernie Sanders supporters opting out of voting in the Presidential election, or casting a vote for Donald Trump. Of course, it is really the case that, every Bernie Sanders supporter and anti-Clinton electorate who does not vote, will have actually voted for Donald Trump and despair. The analysis and conclusion which every Bernie Sanders supporter needs to take to heart - and intellect - is really simple. It is this; yes, you and others would dearly like for Bernie Sanders to have been the DNC's Presidential nominee. That would be fantastic and would have been a dream come true. 

A THOUGH FOR NOW - THE EXPECTATIONS PEOPLE HAVE OF YOU

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Sometimes people come to see what your are doing 'as your role' because it is something you 'always do it.' That, you might be able to live with or accept, but then, they begin to take you for granted, seeing what you do 'as no big thing' but what they expect of you. A son or daughter have things which they come to expect of their parents, because 'it is what parents do', and 'what is expected - especially by the children - of good parents.' It is, for the children, something their parents should not be expected to be thanked for, because, well, 'it is what they should do for their children, is it not? Well, the parents might rejoin, let us just say that so it is, at least in your eyes And so you can have infants growing up to become juniors and, at that age, probably, rightly having this now reinforced core belief that it is their parents role in life to clothes, feed, water and shelter them. And you as parents, might, almos

Being In Tune With Nature

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This short video of Canal Life gives an example of how the natural movements of flora and fauna can be examples of physical music, in their seemingly effortless interaction with their environment. Take a look and be contemplated.

LEWIS HAMILTON - ANOTHER RACE ANOTHER WIN

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We compete to meet our needs, in the case of these birds, the need for food, but it should be how we cooperate to meet the need and not the competition for food which defines us. Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes Team, for them having won the Hungary Grand Prix yesterday, which has resulted in Lewis notching up his precedent 5th win on that circuit. The race was an exciting one, with one of the notable achievements being Lewis having been able to capitalised on a good start to overtake his team mate, Nico Rosberg, and secure the lead in the race, which he was able to maintain until the end; notwithstanding there having been times when it seemed that he would have had to fight harder with Nico, in order to maintain it. I imagine that you could say, where fate and good fortune had intervened crucially for Lewis, was at the beginning of the race, when Nico was constrained with a not as good start and found himself being squeezed between Lewis and D

A THOUGHT FOR NOW - WHEN A FATHER GROSSLY DISRESPECTS HIS SON

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There is, in the Christian ethos, a saying that you, if you are a righteous person, should turn the other cheek, if another person does you wrong, instead of repaying wrong for wrong. Or, rather, that if someone harms you, it would be wrong for you to harm them in return.  Now, we do know that part of the traditions of many people who continue to maintain what many of us would consider to be outdated practices, is that of the 'eye for and eye ...' principle. Namely that if anybody does something to you harm you, you  or your family 'has the right' do a similar harm to that person,  or their family/tribe owes you or your family/tribe a debt. One can imagine that, from such basic and personal concept and practice of  justice, more enlightened societies have developed more complex and objective theories of justice, where we not only consider the action of the person being accused of doing the wrong, but also their motives, mental capacity and the likely impact of th

Hi, There! Just Having a Morning Feed! Care to Watch Me?

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Here is a short video of a Grey Squirrel having his/her morning feed, which it spent about 15 or 20 minutes acquiring from this bird feeder. You might have seen a previous similar video to this, but take a look and have some light contemplative moments.