Archives for March 2011

Change in One Way Affects us in Unseen Ways

The mind is an amzing tool but it is limited in its scope of seeing. There are always many sides to a situation. If we focus our consciousness on one aspect something else is neglected and or affected quite often unnoticed.  Everything is interconnected in a way that we do not see at times.  We [...]

March Mountain Trek

March Mountain Trek, originally uploaded by gord clements.

Canadian Wolf

Leaping Wolf, originally uploaded by gord clements. Something that I painted many years ago.

So It Seems

It seems to me that from a place of vulnerability we can see life with less confusion. There is more space for passion and love of life and all that is part of it.  It is not a comfortable place for us. We dont want to be in this place. Our first reaction is to [...]

A Simpler Way of Life and Spirit

Photo by Iris Rye and Limbu Women Celebrate, originally uploaded by gord clements. Nepal is quite an inefficient country. Talking with friends there they are experiencing larger than ever electricity cuts and energy and employment problems. Wate availability at times is becoming more of a problem but there is something about the spirit that thrives [...]

Germany Compared to Nepal in Efficiency

Germany isf the most efficient country that I have ever encountered. Quite a dramatic change from Nepal that is likely at the very bottom of the list in terms of efficiency. But it seems that people go through their day just as insecure and very much more guarded and armoured than the Nepalese. the fact [...]

The Words the Bring a Tear

In the past people have referred to my writing as being philosophical and intelectual in  the interest and focus. This has always come as a surprise to me for the reason that I do not feel that I am this way. These may be aspects of my life but I do not see them as being [...]

Clifftop Cafe Collage

IMG_0728, originally uploaded by gord clements.

Still life

  IMG_0722, originally uploaded by gord clements. Playing with colour and objects and their relation to each other.

Unfolding Out of the Stillness

The mind can only know that which is in itself. It can only know within its own boundaries and perceptions and limitations.What it is beyond it it can not know. In what it does not know all that it can do is understand that it can’t decide. When it understands that it cannot find the [...]