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  Steeds Losknoop Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek Musiek Net om vir jouself te sê, of om die stelling te maak, "Iets gaan verander" is alreeds 'n groot tree vorentoe. Dit gebeur nie aldag dat ons twee opnames van dieselfde stuk musiek deur  dieselfde kunstenaar plaas nie.  Charles Yang is egter so veelsydg en talentvol dat ons dit graag doen. Ons hoop jy kan aanvoel hoe ernstig ons jou aanmoedig! Met ons liefde. George & Matilda

Buttoning and Unbuttoning (2/2) “..I do not judge as people judge.  They look at the outward appearance,  but I look at the heart.” ‭‭ ‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭16‬:‭7‬ ‭GNT‬‬                                           The Conversation Elements From The Conversation Music May you find safe spaces, and be one. With our love. George & Matilda  

  Knoop en Losknoop (2/2) “Die mens kyk na wat hy sien, maar die Here kyk na die hart.” ‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭16‬:‭7‬ ‭AFR20‬‬                       Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek Musiek Mag jy veilige plekke vind, en self een wees. Met ons liefde. George & Matilda

  Buttoning and Unbuttoning (1/2) The "smallness" of life can sometimes feel heavier than its great tragedies. A life needn't be "full" of tragedy. If it's "empty" of meaning, that emptiness can eventually become a crushing weight bearing down on the one living that life.  The Conversation Elements From The Conversation In contemplative spirituality, the "buttoning and unbuttoning" is resolved not by ignoring or sidestepping the task, but by changing the nature of the button. Instead of an obstacle to be overcome so that life can "begin," the act becomes life itself. Music ABBA's song  describes a life where the "buttons" are done perfectly, but the person inside is sleepwalking. Lord, We are not blind to the burden of the repetitive . The same plate, the same path to work, the same buttons, the same masks we put on. Please help us with the discouragement for “the next thing.” We know deep down that a task that is ...

  Knoop en Losknoop (1/2) Die "kleinheid" van die lewe kan soms swaarder voel as sy groot tragedies. 'n Lewe hoef nie "vol" tragedie te wees nie. As dit "leeg" van betekenis is, kan daardie leegheid uiteindelik 'n verpletterende las word wat neerdruk op die een wat daardie lewe leef. Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek In kontemplatiewe spiritualiteit word die "knoop en losknoop" nie opgelos deur die taak te ignoreer of te systap nie, maar deur die aard van die knoop te verander. In plaas van 'n hindernis wat oorkom moet word sodat die lewe kan "begin", word die daad die lewe self. Musiek ABBA sing hier van 'n lewe waar al die knope perfek vas is, maar die persoon daarbinne is 'n slaapwandelaar. Here, Ons is nie blind vir die las van die aanhoudende nie. Dieselfde bord, dieselfde pad werk toe, dieselfde knope, dieselfde maskers wat ons opsit. Help ons asseblief met die moedeloosheid vir “die volgende”. Ons weet ten ...

Incalculably Diffuse   The Conversation Elements From The Conversation The ending of Middlemarch is densely woven with layers of meaning that one can dwell on for a long time. The following authors are good guides that help us make it even fuller and deeper: Where Eliot speaks of “unhistoric acts”, Robinson in her book Gilead points to meaning that often falls outside the sphere of historians and is not proclaimed in news headlines - meaning that continues to reside precisely in the ordinary everyday. One of the inconvenient truths of Eliot's quote is this: the people who contribute the most often have no idea they are doing it. There is no strategy, or self-knowledge, or moral achievement in them. Only availability. Our influence is not always the result of what we do, but of who we are. The last line in Middlemarch remains shockingly honest: “rest in unvisited tombs.” No plaque or statue. Just a trail that continues in other people’s lives. Communities are not built by exception...