The Restory Retreat Centre

Rus en Werk   Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek "Onafgebroke besig-wees is die ondergang van die wêreld." Dendermonde pleit vir  ’n lewe van "gepaste luiheid en beskeie ywer"  in plaas van vernietigende gejaagdheid. Musiek Eddie Dalton klink soos 'n ou rivier op pad see toe. Soos altyd, met ons liefde. George & Matilda

  Spiritual Direction  “ What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.  “Teacher,” the blind man answered, “I want to see again.” ‭‭                                                                                             Mark‬ ‭10:51‬ ‭(GNB) The Conversation  Elements From The Conversation "The assumption of spirituality is that always God is doing something before I know it. So the task is not to get God to do something I think needs to be done, but to become aware of what God is doing so that I can respond to it and participate and take delight in it."                                                   ...

Photograph by George Angus Very early morning. I’m sitting in my chair in front of our bedroom window, my journal in my lap. We’ve opened the windows during the night, but the curtains are still drawn. I’m listening to the dawn, letting the sounds bring the day into view. I can hear that it’s overcast. It is quieter than a sunny morning when the sounds are filled with energy and activity. On such days the opening notes are an octave higher, there are more and they are louder. Impatient, it has no consideration for those still in bed.  But this morning is more tolerant, subdued. It has time. It is the type of dawn that will write a note to the rest of the day, asking it to take it a little slower. It is just here, on the other side of the curtains, quietly waiting. I would have seen the daybreak filled with mist that has descended from the mountains around the house and has moved up the river to fill our yard and stand amongst the trees, by the absence of sound. ...

Suppose you were driving to Cape Town and you saw this sign or Not so bad that you would need to stop the car, back up and read again, but you have to agree, something is just not right. But suppose you saw this sign Much better, isn’t it? And for good reason. The font initially used in Britain and later adapted in many countries on road signs was developed by South African born typographer and graphic designer Margaret Calvert and her colleague Jock Kinneir. It was a process starting in 1957 and after many trials, errors and experimenting ended in the 1960’s. A new font was born in the process – Transport font. They also invented and designed Transport’s related family of road signs commonly seen on road sides: You haven’t thought “Nice font!” after finding the O.R.Tambo Airport off ramp sign with great relief, did you? Well, next time you use this one-of-the-most-read-and-directional fonts in the world, lift your cap for those in...