One of the big advantages of the internet is exposure to new information. Something presents itself that might never have crossed your path but opens up a whole new world when it does. This morning I had a pleasant surprise when I opened the Google page. I had to explore it further and in doing so was introduced to someone I immediately recognized as a soul friend. It so happens that today is her 366th birthday. I quote from the Google page. "Maria Sibylla Merian's 366th birthday is being marked by a Google doodle. Merian is best known for her detailed observations and documentation of the metamorphosis of the butterfly and other contributions to the field of entomology. Maria Sibylla Merian was born on 2 April 1647 in Frankfurt. Her father died three years after her birth, and in 1651 her mother married Jacob Marrel, a still life painter. Marre...
The Restory is a Retreat Centre nestled against Tafelkop, a singular mountain head near Wakkerstroom, South Africa. Here we live a simple life as contemplatives. It is a place of re-connection: with ourselves, people, Nature, Silence and Creativity. Our retreats are aimed at this. Our conversations, writing and art centre around the univocity of life. We need a place that reminds us that we are all one. The Restory hopes to be such a place and space.