tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.comments2023-04-16T09:55:22.208+01:00Healing This Wounded EarthEleanor Stonehamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06388151576836128132noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-45942576298508807992013-09-17T15:52:59.712+01:002013-09-17T15:52:59.712+01:00This is SO true and well said. The essence of &quo...This is SO true and well said. The essence of "religion" (binding together again) is that we are all connected and we need to realize and live this reality. Only that can bring peace - internal and external.http://solowomenathomeandabroad.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/00116246897231606697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-6902267531812612792013-09-03T12:02:15.529+01:002013-09-03T12:02:15.529+01:00oh so so true! How's the book going?oh so so true! How's the book going?Eleanor Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388151576836128132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-9981510389964399722013-09-02T22:34:02.348+01:002013-09-02T22:34:02.348+01:00What's amazing to me is the perennial myth tha...What's amazing to me is the perennial myth that women are irrational, whereas most of the world's violence is perpetrated by men.http://solowomenathomeandabroad.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/00116246897231606697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-52699791124276281732013-02-19T18:50:32.876+00:002013-02-19T18:50:32.876+00:00Eleanor, I am with you in your advocacy towards he...Eleanor, I am with you in your advocacy towards healing our wounded earth. I admire you for caring so much about the poor and impoverished citizens of the world. I thought you might find it good to know that there are actually investment organizations geared towards socially responsible investing. Their clients are involved in projects addressing global issues such as food shortage and relieving poverty.Sabrina Garzahttp://www.emeraldknightconsultants.com/investment-information/green-and-bamboo-investmentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-4232877549845817302013-02-14T18:15:46.920+00:002013-02-14T18:15:46.920+00:00Wow, Eleanor, the link you gave (to the Daily Mail...Wow, Eleanor, the link you gave (to the Daily Mail article) was frightening! It offers a glimpse into what might happen in the U.S. if we ever have a National Health Service (which I support, in principle). A friend once remarked that American hospitals were like Turkish prisons - you needed someone watching out for you at all times or you might die. It looks like even the concern and pleas of loved ones didn't help improve the care at Staffordshire!http://solowomenathomeandabroad.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/00116246897231606697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-61105900343058558322013-02-14T18:13:03.041+00:002013-02-14T18:13:03.041+00:00Wow, Eleanor, the link you gave (to the Daily Mail...Wow, Eleanor, the link you gave (to the Daily Mail article) was frightening! It offers a glimpse into what might happen in the U.S. if we ever have a National Health Service (which I support, in principle). A friend once remarked that American hospitals were like Turkish prisons - you needed someone watching out for you at all times or you might die. It looks like even the concern and pleas of loved ones didn't help improve the care at Staffordshire!http://solowomenathomeandabroad.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/00116246897231606697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-59551678597226980892013-02-14T13:01:09.235+00:002013-02-14T13:01:09.235+00:00Dear Eleanor,
Thank you for your thoughtful
word...Dear Eleanor, <br />Thank you for your thoughtful <br />words. <br /><br />I myself have suffered very poor treatment in hospital in the past, in order for the hospital to protect themselves from having caused my condition to decline - interestingly M.E. as with the late Michael Mayne.<br /><br />I personally think the question "How are you?" is unlikely to be asked with meaning in a busy hospital environment. <br />But I do believe that hospitals could realistically remember that the patients are PEOPLE not just a job to be done or a statistic.<br /><br />"Do as you would be done by" is perhaps the simplest tag with which we can remind ourselves to show compassion whilst retaining the reserve perhaps necessary in jobs where one faces so much pain and grief. <br /><br />Katherinea-spiritual-journey-of-healinghttp://www.a-spiritual-journey-of-healing.com/me-cfs.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-86412755670837492102013-02-09T09:32:30.430+00:002013-02-09T09:32:30.430+00:00PS JAVS - I hope you enjoy the book - do let me kn...PS JAVS - I hope you enjoy the book - do let me know what you think in due course.Eleanor Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388151576836128132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-17806256423127645882013-02-09T09:31:20.168+00:002013-02-09T09:31:20.168+00:00I'm sorry JAVS I should have expanded on that!...I'm sorry JAVS I should have expanded on that! The hospital suffered a higher mortality rate than might be expected and appalling stories have been gathered of patient neglect - not having even their most basic needs attended to - culminating in the Francis Report - here is a good link that summarizes it - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2274296/Mid-Staffs-report-Families-head-NHS-resign-damning-scandal.html#axzz2KOP1foxK - I agree I think this problem is the same basically that you have in North America - too much technology and targets and not enough basic compassion? Eleanor Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388151576836128132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-45944280768036277922013-02-08T22:04:48.064+00:002013-02-08T22:04:48.064+00:00Sorry, as a North-American, I don't know what ...Sorry, as a North-American, I don't know what happened at "the dreadful events at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust." Can you say more about that? I do know that, in the U.S., time constraints on physicians and the evolving culture of technology-driven medical practice leaves less and less time for physician-patient interaction. <br />btw, I'm looking forward to reading your most recent book.http://solowomenathomeandabroad.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/00116246897231606697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-41317770190149922122013-02-08T22:03:45.475+00:002013-02-08T22:03:45.475+00:00Sorry, as a North-American, I don't know what ...Sorry, as a North-American, I don't know what happened at "the dreadful events at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust." Can you say more about that? I do know that, in the U.S., time constraints on physicians and the evolving culture of technology-driven medical practice leaves less and less time for physician-patient interaction. <br />btw, I'm looking forward to reading your most recent book.http://solowomenathomeandabroad.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/00116246897231606697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-14499190593077216912012-10-10T17:48:47.167+01:002012-10-10T17:48:47.167+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-42370789361269900522012-09-29T18:01:35.062+01:002012-09-29T18:01:35.062+01:00sadly Becca I'm not sure how on earth we stop ...sadly Becca I'm not sure how on earth we stop them?Eleanor Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388151576836128132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-50646374497462302472012-09-28T23:24:14.360+01:002012-09-28T23:24:14.360+01:00I feel I'll need to be hot on my toes with thi...I feel I'll need to be hot on my toes with this one and hope that none of the children I'm coming into contact with are caught up in reading it! Most certainly not something children need to be reading!Beccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-63286270464261498682012-04-17T09:31:18.086+01:002012-04-17T09:31:18.086+01:00This is great - adds much to my own blog on forgiv...This is great - adds much to my own blog on forgiveness and thankfulness.<br />I'm planning on getting a copy of your book.<br />This is so much what people need to hear - and put into practice!sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01199793972179600939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-50008184856919730092012-04-17T08:12:41.818+01:002012-04-17T08:12:41.818+01:00a very interesting post!a very interesting post!eleanornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-6011315899923819602012-03-25T17:56:43.226+01:002012-03-25T17:56:43.226+01:00Hi Dan good to hear fro you - great isn't it!Hi Dan good to hear fro you - great isn't it!eleanornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-2852288367889770932012-03-23T11:04:57.770+00:002012-03-23T11:04:57.770+00:00What a beautiful view. I need to get out more!What a beautiful view. I need to get out more!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17683809990540740131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-46976769376174800062012-03-23T11:04:32.194+00:002012-03-23T11:04:32.194+00:00I need to get out more! What a view!I need to get out more! What a view!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17683809990540740131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-26488637073871259982012-03-13T07:16:10.947+00:002012-03-13T07:16:10.947+00:00In this hotly controversial book, author Sam Harri...In this hotly controversial book, author Sam Harris faults religion for being illogical, for inciting societies to violence and for not reconciling faith and reason. Many classic thinkers and theologians struggled with this question, including Maimonides and Aquinas, who are absent from the index. Such omissions lead one to acknowledge the author¿s passionate writing perhaps more than his scholarship, which is also open to some challenge as he explains the tenets of various faiths. Harris, who has a compelling narrative style, provokes readers to confront their own philosophies as he asks another ancient question: why does a good God permit evil? Harris¿s anti-religious discourse promotes reason as a panacea and asserts that spiritual living does not require religious practice. He particularly examines the role of extremist religious belief in its most violent manifestations, such as Jihad. He asks why polite society cannot criticize religion if it motivates suicide bombers and terrorist attacks. Unfortunately, however, Harris follows the Pied Piper of rationalism off the cliff by articulating a dispiriting, dangerous message against tolerating religious tolerance itself. If you want to provoke some spirited conversations, or reconsider venerable philosophical issues in the light of difficult modern times, we believe this may intrigue you.Ceskahttp://safetyprecautionkids.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-58167593930874740732011-12-17T20:42:22.647+00:002011-12-17T20:42:22.647+00:00Yes thank you Camilla - scouring certainly sounds ...Yes thank you Camilla - scouring certainly sounds the most likely meaning. I like the image you conjure up of greasy old Joan!!Eleanor Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388151576836128132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-77594331732988264982011-12-17T19:38:01.987+00:002011-12-17T19:38:01.987+00:00I was always told it mean 'scour' but some...I was always told it mean 'scour' but some say it's to do with brewing and cooling a boiling pot by adding cold water to stop it boiling over.. Seems less likely in the circumstances and much more likely it's the chapped and blistered hands of greasy old Joan scrubbing out the pans with no hot water, no marigolds and no washing up liquid. Perhaps the greasy isn't Joan but the horrid job she's doing!camillanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-30478832613600213752011-12-14T15:40:36.871+00:002011-12-14T15:40:36.871+00:00Thank you very much for that Leo - am very interes...Thank you very much for that Leo - am very interested in your comment. Like you I absolutely love La Gomera - I think I have been there 13 or more times - the Canaries' best kept secret! Have just come back after waving goodbye to the intrepid Atlantic rowers in the talisker whisky atlantic challenge. I WAS pleased to see that Cesar Manrique's mirador has reopened on the road down to Valle Gran Rey and is a fine view and coffee shop/restaurant.Eleanor Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388151576836128132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-2735736460887850822011-12-14T15:28:05.124+00:002011-12-14T15:28:05.124+00:00Here is a link to a webpage about the Castillo del...Here is a link to a webpage about the Castillo del Mar which is the place you refer to in your blog. It sort of explains why it is currently closed. I have been visiting La Gomera for over 20 years and love it but the story of this place seems sadly typical of many ventures on the island. Things open then they close - even when they seem to be very succesful. I have no explanation. red tape? island rivalries? xenophobia? - I don't know but it is sad.<br /><br />http://www.castillo-del-mar.com/pages/en/home.phpLeo Lyonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333865574684977472.post-62928579891810504072011-11-28T19:54:52.778+00:002011-11-28T19:54:52.778+00:00thank you for that Ron!thank you for that Ron!Eleanor Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388151576836128132noreply@blogger.com