FRIDAY 12TH JUNE

Speak only when your words improve upon the silence. (Quaker Proverb)

seek silence
gladden silence
adore silence (Deng Ming-Dao)

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There's no music to this slide show - just 25 lovely photos to enjoy.



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A Zen Story

Anxious to learn more about Zen, a learned professor decided to consult the Zen master Nan-in.

As soon as he arrived, he was invited to sit down, and Nan-in poured out a cup of tea for him. The professor was astonished to see that Nan-in kept on pouring, and soon the tea was spilling all over the table.

“Stop, stop,” cried the professor, “It’s too full!”

Nan-in stopped pouring and said, “Yes, and you are too full of your own ideas. Empty your cup!”

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I give this poem 10 out of 10 -

I MEANT TO DO MY WORK TODAY - Richard LeGallienne (1866-1947)

I meant to do my work today -
But a brown bird sang in the apple tree,
And a butterfly flitted across the field,
And all the leaves were calling me.

And the wind went sighing over the land
Tossing the grasses to and fro,
And a rainbow held out its shining hand -
So what could I do but laugh and go?

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Ronald Binge (1910-1979) , originally a cinema organist, joined Mantovani in 1935 as arranger and musician. It was he who created the Mantovani string sound in such numbers as “Charmaine.”
Among his many compositions was this delightful piece “Elizabethan Serenade.”



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Today is my 55th Wedding Anniversary. I've posted some of our wedding photographs on the EIGHTY PLUS blog - http://80plus.blogspot.com/

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