Tag: existence
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Sunny This Position 200322
An image from today: This rose bush with its beautiful pink blooms lives in the front garden belonging to the neighbours next door to a friend’s house. Like the rose bush, we don’t always look our spectacular, blooming best. Those who catch us at the optimal time might remember us as radiant, gorgeous and joyful;…
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Sunny This Position 200321
Saturday 21st March 2020 Most people have their existence theories. Most of these theories have been based on ideas written down by some people and interpreted by other people, invariably with a bias. How can we rely on such sources for answers about our own existence? We are alive. We have consciousness. Why does our…
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Sunny This Position 200320
Friday 20th March Why do people feel drawn to religion? Is it because that’s what they perceive as giving them a sense of purpose in their life and reassurance about their inevitable death, motivating them to adhere to a set of moral principles that they perceive as important, reasonable and irrefutable? It seems that the…
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Sunny This Position 200319
An image from this day: Taken in Bali on this day in 2019 on a visit to a waterfall, the surrounding area being occupied by some residential guides who were welcoming and friendly with a little edge of humour that kept things entertaining, which is pretty much standard among the Balinese. Agung showed the way…
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Sunny This Position 200318
An image from this day: Dogs of Bali is a commonly used expression to refer collectively to all the dogs that live on the island. The frequent and playful deployment of the expression is testament to the popularity of the dogs among the tourists, who can often be seen contributing to their welfare in partnership…
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Sunny This Position 200317
An image for this day: It was so rare to see such cloud in Bali but, when it arrived, it was usually extremely impressive! Tuesday 17th March 2020 Struggling to convince oneself to let go requires a lot of energy. We don’t need to direct that energy to that purpose so methodically. The way we…
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Sunny This Position 200316
An image for today: This shot was taken on the way back from the trip during which the image for yesterday was taken. The cold temperatures and the relatively short daylight hours of British winter was, as it tends to at this time of year, just beginning to show signs of making way for more…
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Sunny This Position 200315
An image from this day: This shot was taken in a pub garden in rural Northamptonshire, during a visit to a good friend who lived in that area. The little shell is became something of a talisman during the time in Bali before returning to the UK. We intend to manifest abundance by giving thanks…
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Sunny This Position 200314
An image from today: That old expression about the grass always seeming greener on the other side has recently been countered by the suggestion that it only looks greener because it’s an artificial lawn. The skies in Bali are not synthetic, they are authentic and generally bluer than the skies we tend to see in…
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Sunny This Position 200313
An image from this day: The lamp belongs to a very dear friend, with whom a lot of time was being spent during the time of writing. It brought to mind not only the vastness of the universe in a general sense and all that comes with such pondering, but also the Exposure to the…
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