by Frances Hamilton | Apr 17, 2018 | Uncategorised
What, I wonder do you consider to be your most fundamental human right? Some might say, to be loved; to feel love; to be cared for; to be treated with kindness. In other words, to have one’s emotional needs and desires honored. Need as a basic... by Frances Hamilton | Mar 25, 2018 | Uncategorised
​James Hillman in his book on ‘Suicide and the Soul’ (1997) says ‘Hoping is not hoping for what one hopes for; one hopes not for that which is already known. Such hope is hope for the wrong thing. It is illusion. He quotes... by Frances Hamilton | Feb 27, 2018 | Uncategorised
The best, like water, Benefit all and do not compete. They dwell in lowly spots that everyone else scorns. Putting others before themselves, They find themselves in the foremost place And come very near to the Tao. In their dwelling, they... by Frances Hamilton | Feb 11, 2018 | Uncategorised
With pale pink unruly flowers And scent of heavenYou riot into blousinessAnd showers of defeat.The more we sternly cut you downThe more you eagerly return To share our lifelong summers And our disorderedness. You’ll carry on when we are... by Frances Hamilton | Feb 4, 2018 | Uncategorised
“The Tao is the breath that never dies. It is a Mother to all Creation.It is the root and ground of every soul – the fountain of Heaven and Earth laid open.Endless source, endless riverRiver of no shape, river of no waterDrifting invisibly from...