Threateningly beautiful sky
Fantasy marble?
At first glance this amazing image conjured up a fantasy teal blue marble with sparse golden streaks. It is in fact the Crab Nebula.
Don’t let it’s cool blue colour fool you, the filaments in this behemoth of a nebula are estimated to be between a scorching 11,000 and 18,000 K (19,341 – 31,941 deg Fahrenheit). The image was created using 2 narrow band filters (F502N – blue, F673 – Red, added together to make a computer generated green layer) and 1 medium band filter (F547M – Cyan) obtained from the Hubble ESO/ST-ECF Archive. All data was processed using the Fits Liberator’s Linear stretch function.
Credit: Danny LaCrue & the ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator.
Balance
For no apparent reason other than I was trying to work out how to weigh up the different aspects of my existence, I realised that achieving balance is essential for peace of mind.
In everyday life we are told that we should:
– Enjoy all things in moderation
– Get sufficient sleep and exercise
– Have a balanced diet
– Achieve a healthy work, life balance
Librans are often described as being the balanced sign of the zodiac. I can happily report the complete opposite is true. As the scale pans of life seesaw up and down I have found that awareness of the present moment is the only way to deal with the seemingly constant momentum.
I am naturally drawn to the elements of air, earth and water, as a large proportion of my existence is spent in grounded thought and feeling. Thankfully, fire seems to pop in when I need a boost of energy, passion and perseverance.
As with most things in my life this post is evolving into something I did not foresee when I started writing.
In the physical world reality is limited to this moment. The wonderful thing about life is that this moment is as vast at the Universe itself and everything is connected by this moment.
I experience a feeling of ecstasy at the moment when on a swing, the seat is at its highest, just before it begins its descent. I am reminded of this feeling in dreams while soaring above the ground. In waking moments I experience it when I have helped someone else, enjoyed a moment of connection with another or experienced something wondrous. To me this is the moment of balance. Is this the point of balance between the physical and the spiritual worlds?
References:
http://webelieveinlight.org/2013/03/07/just-keep-swimming-swimming-swimming/
http://elfkat.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/e-is-for-what-is-your-elemental-affinity/
In mood for Tori gate Japan
I have a passion for orange
Police brutality in the land of the free
The first verse of the Australian national anthem at times does not reflect the state of being:
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil,
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in Nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia fair!
In joyful strains then let us sing,
“Advance Australia fair!”
A recent spate of violent incidents at the Sydney Mardi Gras has highlighted the use of excessive force by police.
Sydney teen in Mardi Gras ‘brutality’ video speaks out
In recent months, we’ve seen numerous cases of New South Wales (NSW) police misusing violent force, stifling investigation, and colluding to cover up their actions.
Here’s a sampling of recent events:
“NSW coroner calls police thuggish over Taser death”
“Lawyer slams police who tasered 14yo boy”
“Closing Ranks” An episode of 4 Corners: “The story of Adam Salter raises many questions, including the issue of how lethal force is used by police. But perhaps the most profound question it raises is: can the police be trusted to investigate themselves?”
NSW coroner calls police thuggish over Taser death NSW Coroner compared the police who tasered a Brazilian student 14 times to the schoolboy savages in Lord of the Flies but found no grounds for action against them.
The Invisible War
We live in a civilised society?
A war is raging in every country on earth. The battles of this war spill out into our churches, our schools, and our homes. This war has been going on since the beginning of history as we know it. Although I was born onto the winning side and have enjoyed the spoils of this war, I have seen too much atrocity and injustice to sit idly on the sidelines. I can’t bear to watch my foes suffer death, defeat, mutilation, abuse, and injustice any longer. Like Braveheart, Dances with Wolves, and Luke Skywalker, I am ready to fight for the losing side to bring peace to our Universe–yet even these examples are tainted with the history written by the victors.
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March peace post – forgiveness
A simple effective message
Unseen images
When I close my eyes I see flashes of golden yellow, patches of clouding, plus, red and green against a background of the darkest shade of khaki. Part of this is due to afterimage, there is lots of retinal noise that appears as dots and dashes. Occasionally I see swirls, squiggles, zigzags and groups of lines. This usually occurs when I close my eyes, I’m ready to drift off to sleep and the bedroom lights are still on. The above is a representation of what I see.
Get Your Rain On
This is a great post on rain
Raining All Over The World (via www.jonathanhilton.com)
by Jonathan Hilton Rain is an inevitable part of your life, it doesn’t matter where you live. If you live in a tropical climate then you probably experience a rainy season and devise ways to deal with it. If you live in a desert then you probably dream about it. It doesn’t matter where you…
Acropolis, Athens
The day we went to see the Parthenon it was 35oC at 9:00 am and blowing a gale. Wondering what it would look like in the moon light I used a photograph from July 2012 and little jiggery-pokery in Art Studio for iPad to create the above.
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