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By Jordan Trethewey
[Seven Questions About Process:
An Interview With Lorette C. Luzajic]
In January 2020, Toronto painter, poet, and patron of the arts, Lorette C. Luzajic, released her second collection of ekphrastic poems, Pretty Time Machine. This Athena-ean effort is based on over 100 pieces of visual art, which act as prompts for her original insights into what it means to be alive, and human.
While it is traditionally considered faux pas to assume the poet and poetic narrator are one and the same, the characters encountered in Luzajic's pieces are so vivid and honest, the reader cannot help but look up from the page and feel they know the poet. This is when you know you are dealing with a master—you finish reading, and feel you've been through emotional battle with them—the experience of reading helps put a finger on things previously left unspoken. Luzajic helps us understand that personal experiences are the building blocks of poetry and prose that connect with readers on a deeper level.
A good poem should have strong, meaty legs to stand on. Luzajic does not use her visual-art inspirations as a crutch. Each tale is its own solid structure, for which Luzajic provides all of the mental imagery required. By all means, seek out the inspiring sources before, or after, reading Pretty Time Machine, to enhance your enjoyment. The narratives, however, are what is important.
"We only see what we want to see," Luzajic writes in her poem "Anthropology." If that is the case, praise the gods we have Luzajic to spot, and contemplate, the things we miss due to willful blindness, ignorance, and despair.
I recently had the privilege to pin down the whirling artistic dervish and pose seven questions to her about her process on behalf of MacQueen's Quinterly. Her answers are definitely worth the scroll.
Jordan Trethewey: What goes through your mind when you are initially struck by a piece of visual art?
Lorette C. Luzajic: The first glance is usually visceral—or neutral. A love or loathing response is immediate, and other strong emotions follow. I've learned to get out of the way of my own emotions after the initial encounter, to allow more subtle observations and communication. I'll come back to them, of course—the audience is an important part of the art. But I try to understand or experience something about the artist or the art itself first.
JT: How do you avoid the trap of merely describing what you see when writing ekphrastic poetry?
LCL: I'm not sure describing what you see in a painting is a trap. It's a really important aspect of experiencing art and looking closer. But art has a way of thrusting memories at you that the artist didn't intend. We are all drawn to, or repelled by, art because of emotions and connections it conjures in each individual.
There are many ways to enter a painting, and ekphrastic writing lets us explore so many of them. One way is to follow what you see. Another is to enter the artist's world. The historical context, details of the era, biographical information, legends and mysteries about the art are resources that can be used to create killer poems. Comparing and contrasting to other work yields more. Delving into your own response and the emotions that surface is yet another avenue. Ekphrastic writing takes the old adage "a picture is worth a thousand words" to the next level. A picture is worth a thousand poems. There are unlimited ways to approach the intersection between art and the writer.
JT: Some of the artwork catalysts in Pretty Time Machine seem to have allowed you to express deeply profound, and personal, experiences. I am thinking specifically of "Love, God, Murder," and "Fade to Black." What was it about these works of art that created these connections?
LCL: In the case of "Fade to Black," it's the phrase that came to mind immediately when looking at Rauschenberg's four black panels. Abstract art can be more difficult to find a story in than, say, an illustrated scene from a historical battle or mythology, or a portrait of someone. But it can also be more liberating and unlimited.
In the same way I work to create titles or collage pieces for my visual artwork, song lyrics or snippets of dialogue can become elements of my poetry. In this case, the cinematic ideal of turning the lights out fused with what I thought was a Rolling Stones' song title. (It was actually Metallica.) Both of those associations brought me immediately to my recent experience of my father's illness and death. It was both painful and a privilege to be able to share the denouement of his life, spending precious weeks, days, and hours as he faded away. All the anger and love was there in that memory, and the emptiness of it, too. The black meant emptiness, but also a peace and quiet and calm. Inside Rauschenberg's black boxes was nothing, and everything, and I just let that move me to write the way a Rorschach ink blot might.
"Love, God, Murder" is another poem on the same subject. My father's life and death are recurring themes in the book. In this case, the painting is a pop surrealist artwork by an artist I admire, and an old friend, Iaian Greenson. It's of Johnny Cash giving the world the bird. Johnny Cash is also a constant symbol for me of my Dad. They looked alike, for one thing, but more importantly, there was the element of Johnny being a minister even though he was an entertainer and a complicated person. They shared a passion for God and the Bible that transcended the platitudes of the religious. Johnny Cash is a recurring symbol in all of my poetry, writing, and artwork. He can represent my father, but he is also like a raven or crow—when you see him, death is nearby. He is a portent. This poem is about being pissed off by how often I encountered this bird. I was always a very sensitive person and I was deeply wounded by losses I couldn't control. In the end, I have come to terms with the fact that death is part of life. I want to face life with the defiance and irreverence of the Cash archetype.
Both of these images are examples of how ekphrastic writing works. It just takes one visual connection to cue a million dominos.
JT: I am enamoured with your numbered stanza narrative style of poetic storytelling. How did you develop this unique approach, and do you mind if I ape it sometime?
LCL: I am an obsessive list maker. It's one way that I manage my A.D.D, and corral my scattered mind, all the things I have to keep track of. Long before I started using the list form to write poems, I noticed that the lists sometimes read like poems.
I enjoy reading list poems—there are many kinds, many ways to experiment with lists in poetry or storytelling. Alexis Rhone Fancher, one of my very favourite poets, has used the list format to great effect. She sometimes writes prose poems or list poems or a combination of the two, like me. Other poets like Thomas O'Grady, Jane Yeh, Gary Hyland, and Molly Peacock used numbered stanzas or lists in their poetry. They all influenced me to explore the style. It appeals to me because my thoughts can be very disjointed and surreal. They are like pieces in a scrapbook. They don't necessarily have a smooth sequence or bond, yet as a whole, tell a story regardless.
Perhaps the most important factor in this style for me is the fact that I am a collage artist. In my visual art, collage is the main element, the constant throughout my varied explorations. Bringing together diverse, unrelated imagery and text, and juxtaposing them to create a visceral storyboard is what I do in art. It makes sense that I use that effect in a different way, in my poetry.
Of course you can make your own list poems. I didn't invent them or patent them. All poetry and art is inspired and borrowed from each other.
JT: A number of your prose poems take the form of first-person letters to very personal recipients. What appeals to you about this letter form?
LCL: Our personal experiences are the backbone of poetry. While part of poetry is imaginary, and another part is witness of someone else's experience, our own lives make our work rich and unique. Those experiences are also bridges to other people. Love and loss are universal, for example, so we are moved to read another person's insights and anecdotes on familiar, shared themes.
I understand that we are never supposed to assume the narrator in a poem or artwork or song is actually the poet or artist. Of course we write many pieces that are imagined, or put ourselves into another narrator's shoes. But it's also true that poetry is often personal, and my poems are no exception.
Of course a poem is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth. It is a fragment or vignette. The context is often open, to allow a reader their own interpretation. We embellish and subtract, or create composite characters or composite experiences. We even call these snippets of fiction interwoven into our own narrative "poetic license."
I've never believed in the concept of objectivity in writing or art. I champion ideas of rationality, reason, and evidence, in their place. Poetry is not that place. Poetry is not technical writing or a court report. It is, yes, a place for imagination and invention. It's also the place to tell our own stories.
JT: I've been criticized for using favourite, and pertinent, quotations to introduce my work. The reasoning of the critics: "The piece should be strong enough to speak for itself." I argue that there is absolutely nothing wrong with acknowledging your inspiration; that is what I love about ekphrastic writing. It is not only acceptable to acknowledge your source of inspiration, it is essential. But enough about me, why do you persist in using other writers' words to introduce your work?
LCL: I unabashedly share beautiful, insightful words from other writers and artists that enhance or illuminate or resonate with my themes and ideas.
I take immense pleasure from the quotes that writers include in their books. It gives more background, and adds an element of contemplation.
I don't think adding inspiration from our muses means a poem doesn't speak for itself. It shows the connections behind our ideas and experiences. It asks us to think about a piece in light of another added concept or insight.
While not every creation requires the presentation of another's ideas, the smorgasbord of art and literature has always appealed to me. It drives me as a collage artist—I compile bits and pieces of imagery, text, and concepts from other creators and juxtapose them to form something new. This habit spills over into my writing, too.
JT: You titled this collection Pretty Time Machine, I presume as a nod to your pen—the filter through which a writer views and writes about the past (and a nod to NIN, perhaps). I think it could easily have been called, A Nightmare of Spies and Hospitals (from the poem "Clean"). How has your experience with physical and mental illness affected the way you interpret visual art?
LCL: The concept of Pretty Time Machine is not about my pen, it is about a small child in my life who has moved me. Watching her learn and grow and evolve has shown me that new life reflects history and potential. It doesn't matter if we have our own children or not. A baby is a universal symbol. In the most essential way, it is the meaning of life.
Life continues despite the terrible things, and death gives new life the space it needs. It is a miracle, and loving life, with all of its heartbreak, is the way out of the spiral of pain, the way to stop being consumed by bitterness. Looking at and making art (that includes writing, music, performing, etc.) is just a ritual of life, a way into our own story, and a way into others' lives.
It was important for me to write about some of my experiences from this new perspective. I don't like to dwell constantly on the negative or to give centre stage to past struggles that don't define me now. But nor is ignoring reality or painful aspects of a life the best way through. Our lives are extraordinarily complex and diverse, made up of beauty and sorrow.
In a way, I was turning the idea of Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine on its head. It was a brilliant album, one that resonated in a much darker time of my life. Addiction was a natural outcome of my childhood experiences and inability to bear reality. I wanted to acknowledge all of that darkness, how it can consume a person and eat you alive. But the story is different now. It required a different way of thinking, a return to God, and coming to terms with painful truths and personal responsibility.
Experiences of pain, trauma, heartache, struggle, loss, or just labour, anything that's tough, can deceive us easily into the belief that life has no purpose, or that it isn't sacred. That it is ours to throw away. The meaning of life is in coming to terms with how sacred it is. Nihilism, hedonism, cruelty to others are all outcomes of that deception. The idea that life has no value until it is painless or perfect is part of that deception. When you see the magic and miracle and worth of each life, you start to value your own and others, too. That's when things begin opening up and changing inside, when healing begins. It's not about the delusion that people are really good at heart or that everything is going to be fine. It's about the fact that life is a miracle and a sacred gift despite the ways we mess it up and hurt each other.
Another big enemy in depression, abuse, and the quagmire of human darkness is the idea that we are mere victims of it, that we are entirely helpless inside of it. It is empowering to understand that nobody owes you anything, that you must create what you want to be. It's not easy, but if you believe the lie that life has ever been easy for anyone, you aren't looking carefully enough.
Photographs of Lorette C. Luzajic by Moshe Sakal
Jordan Trethewey's
new, frightening book of verse, Spirits for Sale, is now available on Amazon from Pskis Porch Publishing. His poetry appears in publications such as Burning House Press, CarpeArte Journal, Fishbowl Press, Spillwords, The Blue Nib, and Visual Verse, and has also been translated into Vietnamese and Farsi. Jordan lives in New Brunswick, Canada, and is an editor at Red Fez and a regular guest editor at The Ekphrastic Review.
See more of his work at his website:
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Colorado Teachers Allegedly Force Kids To Tape Masks To Their Faces, School District Launches Investigation
October 21st, 2021 Wake Up Fools
A Colorado school district says it has launched an investigation after Michelle Malkin shared the story of a 6th-grade student in Colorado Springs who says students are punished by being forced to tape face masks to their face if they are caught letting it drift below their nose.
According to Malkin, the student's mother "rushed to Chinook Trail Middle School" after receiving a text message from her daughter about being given "blue painter's tape to seal the mask to her face."
In text messages shared by Malkin, the mother confronts her child, Rylee, over the blue tape and demands to know why it is on her face. The 6th-grade student replied, "It's a new thing, if we can't keep our mask on our nose, we get taped!" The student added, "I open my mouth and then the mask goes."
The mother, identified as Stephanie M. by Malkin, asked who is instructing them to use this tape. "All teachers," replied her daughter.
Stephanie rushed to Chinook Trail Middle School after her daughter texted her that a teacher gave her a warning and handed her blue painter's tape to seal the mask to her face. Rylee told her that at least 1 other student was also directed to do the same. /2 pic.twitter.com/SDigSaKqi1
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 18, 2021
In an audio conversation about the school's mask mandate shared to social media, the child explained, "First we get a warning and then like they give us a tape, and we do it our selves so we can like learn." An adult questioned, "What happens after the warning?"
The 6th-grade student replied, "You get tape." When an adult asked what happens if students refuse the tape, and whether any students have refused, the student replied, "No."
On October 18, Malkin reported that she contacted the Chinook Trail Middle School principal and District 20 superintendent Thomas Gregory. "No response," wrote Malkin. "Parents and 1 state rep. have pressed for a public parents' meeting on the mask mandate since late September. No response."
Malkin reports that Rylee, the student, has been pulled from the school effective last Friday. "It's wrong. It's child abuse," Stephanie M. told Malkin. "And it was a horrible decision to implement the mask mandate."
Local media later reported that the district had opened an investigation into the reports that children are given blue painter's tape and must adhere masks to their faces with the adhesive.
"With the mask mandates and everything… she likes them because they hide her face 'cause of acne or whatnot. What really made me sad was that she didn't see what was wrong," Stephanie told Fox 21 News. "It's a type of a restraint to me," she added.
"It's developing some sort of mentality in our children," she told the news outlet. "Your face is you, that is how people know you. They are just doubling down on hiding you and not letting you breathe and… it's conformity to the extreme."
Despite photos and statements made public by the student's mother, the school district claims they "do not have concrete findings." Describing the reports as "serious allegations" in an email to parents, the district then thanked parents for their "patience and support" while they "take the appropriate steps."
"We've heard rumors that students did it on their own; we've heard rumors that teachers handed out the tape; we've heard rumors that teachers joked about it, but the students got the tape," D-20 Chief Communications Officer Allison Cortez told the local television station. "There are so many versions of this story. That is why we need to actually talk with every single student and find out what really happened."
Meanwhile, regardless of the exact scenario that led to children placing tape on their faces, the El Paso County Health Department advises against taping masks. In a statement obtained by Malkin, the agency explained that it "is not involved" in the allegations against the school, but at the same time, "EPCPH would not recommend taping masks."
Source: NationalFile
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Andre Dubus III "Writing and Publishing a Memoir" Wins a Pushcart
Congratulations to Andre Dubus III, whose piece, "Writing and Publishing a Memoir," published in River Teeth Volume 14, Number 1, has won a Pushcart Prize and will be reprinted in Pushcart Prize XXXVIII: Best of the Small Presses.
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Andre Dubus III is the author of a collection of short fiction, The Cage Keeper and Other Stories, and the novels Bluesman, House of Sand and Fog and The Garden of Last Days, a New York Times bestseller. Dirty Love (a collection of linked novellas), is due out in October 2013 with W.W. Norton. His memoir, Townie, was published in February 2011 with W.W. Norton & Co. His work has been included in The Best American Essays of 1994, The Best Spiritual Writing of 1999, and The Best of Hope Magazine. He has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, The National Magazine Award for fiction, The Pushcart Prize, and was a Finalist for the Rome Prize Fellowship from the Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Australian Tamil Congress (ATC) sent a request to President of Indonesia requesting is for clemency for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. As an Australian organisation and priding on upholding human rights, we have lobbied in Australia against death penalty for these two young men.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the two men and we hope they are granted a second chance to life.
On behalf of Australian Tamils who appreciate the social cohesion of our society, ATC made a submission in relation to the exposure draft Bill on proposed changes to the racial hatred provisions of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.
The Australian Tamil Congress believes it should be unlawful to offend, insult or humiliate based on race, and we unreservedly oppose the proposed changes, in the interest of all Australians to keep Australia free from any form of racism and bigotry.
On behalf of concerned Tamil Australians, ATC wrote to Foreign Minister Hon Julie Bishop to bring to her attention the serious threat that the Commonwealth's inaction on Sri Lanka and the consequent damage this could do to the Commonwealth's reputation and good standing in the international community. Given that threat, we urged Foreign Minister to take steps to have the situation in Sri Lanka placed on the agenda of the meeting of Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) this week in New York.
We do not routinely send out such emails. However, we received a request from a very hard working member of the ATC who has dedicated themself to the Tamil cause. Their request was to help publicise the below message in an attempt to help save the life of someone they knew. Given the opportunity to help save a life, we felt we could assist with the request.
I received this email from a friend. I was wondering if you could help spread the word about it through informing your members. The volunteers of ATC work so hard to save and protect the lives of our Tamil brethren. Here is an opportunity to help save the life of another human, who is also from the same island. Humanity sees no colour or race. Thank you.
Shehan is a friend of our family who has been diagnosed with ALL-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Shehan is just 33 years and has a 3 month old baby. He is in urgent need of a peripheral blood stem cell transplant. He is Sri Lankan by nationality and due to his ethnicity finding a donor from the National Donor registry for Shehan has posed a problem. Both his brothers were tested and proved to be no match.
His family and friends are looking for young people, of Sri-Lankan background, between the ages of 18 and 40 who would be compassionate and kind enough to find the time to help Shehan by donating 20 ml of your blood to test for compatibility (similar to a routine blood test).
Saturday the 4th of June from 3 pm to 5 pm Annes Parish Hall, Strathfield (Corner of Beresford Road and Homebush Road) Entrance is on Beresford Road, Strathfield.
You will be informed if you are a suitable donor in 4-6 weeks. If you are identified as a suitable donor (the chances are 1 in 1000) all it will take is 3-4 hours of your time in having your blood circulated via a cell separator machine and returned back to you immediately. After the procedure you could leave. There is no risk to the donor.
Please forward to those you think may be able to help.
The Australian Tamil Congress is proud to co-present The Sound of Silence, a Charity Photo Exhibition which will take you on a journey into the lives of the people of North Sri Lanka. It shares the stories of individuals who despite absolute hopelessness are striving to rebuild and highlights the opposition and struggle they are faced with to do this. The exhibition will be accompanied by a public art project, welcoming all patrons to leave their own impression on a mixed media wall mural hosted by the Mori Gallery.
In late 2010, Shelley Morris, a Melbourne based documentary photographer had the privilege of visiting the northern parts of Sri Lanka, an area that has seen decades of a brutal civil war. Shelley was able to attain unprecedented access to the region, to areas that are usually restricted to foreigners and the media. She was both deeply shocked and saddened by what she saw and the stories she heard. Upon returning, Shelley felt compelled to share her experiences documented via her photographs, raising awareness for the needs of these people amongst the Australian public and advocating dialogue. This body of work, which she exhibited in Melbourne last year is confronting yet thought provoking and evokes in the audience the hope for change.
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Her Revenge on Life
Posted on January 18, 2017 January 18, 2017 by heyitszel
First off, I want to thank everyone for all the great and positive feedback that I got for introducing WCW. I've mentioned this in a few comments, but I may have set the bar too high with using Utena Tenjou as the first girl. I'm not sure if ALL the women I choose can be as thought-provoking and deeply complex, but I'll try my best. I'm really humbled by all the great feedback guys! I love you all!
I had started another post last night that ended up being another intense philosophical character; but I couldn't bring myself to publish it. I still need some time with her; so I'm pushing her to next week. I'm totally doing today's post on the fly, so I'm going to pick someone that might be less intense. But looking over this post, I think it's still just as intense. But I won't diverge from the fact that these women are a force to be reckoned with!
But anyways, this week's character is from Attack on Titan. I plan on featuring a lot of the characters from this series because they're all vital to the story. I want to try to be spoiler free, but for the most part if you don't want to know what happens to these girls I advise a lot of you to skip it because I can't help not be talk about them beyond season 1 of the anime. So, let's talk about Ymir.
Ymir is a supporting character in Attack on Titan. There's not much to Ymir in the first season of Attack on Titan. But I'll try to be spoiler free in this section at least. Ymir is uncooperative, cold and confrontational. She likes to exploit those that could be of use to her or owe her a debt that needs to be paid back. Ymir has a general distrust for people for the most part but with good reason too. She's a mysteriously complex character as we don't know her reasonings for wanting to join the cadets or joining the survey corps. After the break I'll talk about her backstory and her vow to live for herself; her revenge on life.
She's a bit of a lone wolf in Season 1, until she meets Christa (whom I also intend to write about at some point too!). These two are actually foils of one another. Christa's friendly façade is really Ymir's true personality, and Christa's nature is actually the cold loner that Ymir pretends to be. Christa brings out Ymir's warmer personality, and Ymir has such strong feelings towards Christa that she'll risk whatever it takes to ensure her safety. The relationship between these two is more than friendship; I would actually go as far as saying they're soulmates. However, it's probably best to characterize them as star-crossed lovers. I really enjoy the dynamic of Christa and Ymir; their understanding of one another, their trust in one another and the bond they shared added another layer of complexity to the world of Attack on Titan. Their story is on the verge of tragic, but that's for another time! More about Ymir after the break! STOP HERE TO AVOID MAJOR SPOILERS.
I won't give away too many of the plot points of Attack on Titan so I'll leave out some details. If you have any questions/clarifications leave a comment below and I'll try to answer them!
When Ymir was a young child, she had no idea who she was. She was a nameless beggar on the street. Till one day a stranger came to her and called her "Ymir", after an ancient being. The stranger that took her in turned out to be a fanatic in the cult that worshipped Ymir. She had been brought in because she happened to look like their goddess, and was pushed to fulfill this role. Many people worshipped her like a goddess, so she accepted the role willingly as it brought so many people joy. Since she had come from nothing to begin with, she believed this was her purpose in life, and revelled in her role.
Till one day authorities came down on the cult and the man that had brought her in claimed he had been tricked by Ymir into believing she was the real deal. She decides to stick to her given name of Ymir and was arrested with the rest of the cultists. They were paraded around town and had rocks thrown at them. When they reached the edge of town her and the cultists were injected with a serum that turned them into "mindless titans" and were thrown to the wilderness.
Ymir wandered around for 60 years and ended up in front of Wall Maria. In the year 845, she encounters Bertholdt and Reiner and a third person named Marcel who are trying to infiltrate Wall Maria. She attacks them, almost getting Reiner, till Marcel pushes Reiner out of the way effectively sacrificing his own life for his. Marcel owned a special titan power that then allowed Ymir to shift back into her human form. By that time Wall Maria had been destroyed, and she was able to sneak in all the way to Wall Sina where she learned of this new world she was in. She observed and lived by begging and stealing till one day she learned about someone by the name of Historia. Her interest in Historia led her to the enlist in the army in hopes to get her to pardon her of the crimes she committed in the town she previously came from.
During her time in the cadets she met Christa. She saw right through Christa's fake facade and saw her true nature. When she called out Christa on her fake persona, Ymir told her she understood where Christa came from and that they were alike. However, there was one major difference; Ymir was given a second chance at life and made a fresh start (referring to her time as a mindless titan) but even though she started over, she never once thought about changing her name, and she continues to live on with her given name as a revenge to those that had used her in the past as some object to worship and threw away at their own convenience. She says if she were to give up on the name she was given, to reject the person she was born as was already admitting defeat. She continues to live in order to prove that her fate wasn't sealed the moment she was born under the name Ymir. She lectures Christa telling her that it's possible to change your fate, but you have to really want it.
Being given that second chance Ymir realized that she was wrong to think she could live for other people's sakes. She was deceived into thinking that their happiness equated to her own happiness. When she woke up from her 'endless nightmare' as a mindless titan, she vowed to herself that this time around she would live for herself and only herself. This was the only way to live and no one could be trusted. Due to her misforture her past gave her this twisted vision of the world. It's like that saying goes "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned". Although Ymir has no intentions to get revenge on the cultists that turned their back on her, she decides that her revenge will be her living on in her own way.
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6 thoughts on "Her Revenge on Life"
Ymir's letter in the latest chapter struck me as one of the most powerful moments in Attack on Titan, which is really saying something considering the nature of that story. She's not and will never be my favorite character but she is someone I greatly admire.
I'm looking forward to your post on Historia as well as the two of them together. Star crossed lovers indeed.
Right? Ymir isn't my favorite either but she is a great character and ahh the letter! I know, it was so good! Thanks for reading and commenting!
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Elisabeth O'Neill says:
It's so cool that Ymir is determined to live her life differently to the tool for others' happiness she was forced to be. It would be easy to carry that with her for the rest of her life, and yet she makes a life of meaning for herself, and builds a relationship where she can really have a positive impact on someone's life.
This was another great piece, I'd say it was just as thought provoking as last week's on Utena. That's the good thing about a feature like this, each character will be inspiring in their own way to different people.
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Whitethorn Woods
By: Maeve Binchy
Narrated by: various
Categories: Literature & Fiction
Minding Frankie
Narrated by: Sile Bermingham
When Noel learns that his terminally ill former flame is pregnant with his child, he agrees to take guardianship of the baby girl once she's born. But as a single father battling demons of his own, Noel can't do it alone.
Top Notch Binchy
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Nights of the Rain and Stars
Narrated by: Terry Donnelly
In a small Greek island village, a group of travelers from around the world and the local residents they encounter are brought together in unexpected ways when sudden tragedy strikes. In her inimitable style, Maeve Binchy shares with readers the lives of these strangers, learning their hopes, dreams, and fears as they move forward, forever changed by their experience.
I did not want it to end!
Tara Road
Narrated by: Katherine Borowitz
Ria lived on Tara Road in Dublin with her dashing husband, Danny, and their two children. She fully believed she was happily married, right up until the day Danny told her he was leaving her to be with his young, pregnant girlfriend. By a chance phone call, Ria meets Marilyn, a woman from New England unable to come to terms with her only son's death and now separated from her husband. The two women exchange houses for the summer with extraordinary consequences, each learning that the other has a deep secret that can never be revealed.
Material good - quality, not-so-much
By B. W. on 09-05-08
Scarlet Feather
Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
New York Times best-selling author Maeve Binchy has a way of making everyday experiences extraordinary. Scarlet Feather introduces budding entrepreneurs Cathy and Tom who, along with their extended families, meet the trials and rewards of life head on. Scarlet Feather is a new catering company formed by two friends from cooking school, Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather. Their dream is to have the best business in Dublin.
Another Hit on My List
By JPisme on 08-25-11
With the insight, humor, and compassion we have come to expect from her, Maeve Binchy tells a story of family, friends, patients, and staff who are part of a heart clinic in a community caught between the old and the new Ireland. Dr. Clara Casey has been offered the thankless job of establishing the underfunded clinic and agrees to take it on for a year. She has plenty on her plate already - two difficult adult daughters and the unwanted attentions of her ex-husband - but she assembles a wonderfully diverse staff devoted to helping their demanding, often difficult patients.
Sorry Meave
By Redbrenda on 08-12-09
A Week in Winter
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Stoneybridge is a small town on the west coast of Ireland where all the families know one another. When Chicky Starr decides to take an old, decaying mansion set high on the cliffs overlooking the windswept Atlantic Ocean and turn it into a restful place for a holiday by the sea, everyone thinks she is crazy. Helped by Rigger (a bad boy turned good who is handy around the house) and Orla, her niece (a whiz at business), Chicky is finally ready to welcome the first guests to Stone House's big warm kitchen, log fires, and understated elegant bedrooms.
Didn't want it to end.....
By Vicki Unger on 02-26-13
A Few of the Girls
Narrated by: Sile Bermingham, Jayne Entwistle, John Lee, and others
A Few of the Girls is a glorious collection of the very best of her short story writing, stories that were written over the decades - some published in magazines, others for friends as gifts, many for charity benefits. The stories are all filled with the signature warmth and humor that have always been an essential part of Maeve's appeal.
Narrated with a lisp?
By denise on 05-05-16
Chestnut Street
Maeve Binchy imagined a street in Dublin with many characters coming and going, and every once in a while she would write about one of these people. She would then put it in a drawer; "for the future," she would say. The future is now. Across town from St. Jarlath's Crescent, featured in Minding Frankie, is Chestnut Street, where neighbors come and go. Behind their closed doors we encounter very different people with different life circumstances, occupations, and sensibilities.
A great collection of short stories
By Jean on 05-26-14
Evening Class
Narrated by: Kate Binchy
The Mountainview School in working-class Dublin boasts a brightly festooned room brimming with paper flowers and Renaissance posters. There, in an evening class, "An Introduction to Italian," come Aiden Dunne, the supervisor, Signora, the professoressa, and 30 or so students, whose hopes and dreams are bound up in the Tuesday and Thursday lessons.
Why an abridgment?
By I'm all ears on 05-17-15
Maeve Binchy Value Collection
The Copper Beach, Circle of Friends, The Glass Lake
Narrated by: Fionnula Flanagan
At the heart of every Irish family, the hopes of the future are tied deeply to the dreams of the past. And at the heart of every Maeve Binchy novel, the lives and loves of vividly drawn characters are deftly woven into unforgettable, beautifully realized tales. Now, in this charming audio set, three of Maeve Binchy's classic coming-of-age tales are collected together. These wonderful audio presentations represent the very best work of one of the world's most celebrated authors. And listening to her comforting stories feels just like coming home.
By tdh on 09-15-20
The Glass Lake
Lough Glass is at the heart and soul of the namesake town clinging to its shore. They say that if you go out on St. Agnes' Eve and look into the lake at sunset you can see your future. But beneath its serene surface, the lake harbors secrets as dark and unfathomable as the beautiful woman who walks beside its waters.
Great book, bad recording
By Amy on 06-08-05
Maeve's Times
From the royal wedding to boring airplane companions, Samuel Beckett to Margaret Thatcher, "senior moments" to life as a waitress, Maeve's Times gives us wonderful insight into a changing Ireland as it celebrates the work of one of our best-loved writers in all its diversity - revealing her characteristic directness, laugh-out-loud humor, and unswerving gaze into the true heart of a matter.
A GLIMPSE THROUGH MAEVE'S LOOKING GLASS
By jstrfic on 08-08-17
A Week in Summer
A Short Story
Narrated by: Maeve Binchy
After many happy years of marriage and raising a family, Brian and Kathleen suddenly find themselves a bit lost in life. Midwesterners who've never traveled, Kathleen decides that what she and Brian need is a vacation, and she plans a trip to Ireland in search of her roots. In beautiful, quaint Lisdoonvarna, to the couple's surprise, they find themselves in the midst of a joyous yearly gathering, and they rediscover something much more important than evidence of long-dead ancestors: their love for each other and for life itself.
In her own voice
The Homecoming and Other Stories
Narrated by: Kate Binchy, Sean Campion, Joanna Myers, and others
In 'Homecoming', read by Sean Campion, the Brennans run Quentin's restaurant in Dublin for the owner, who lives abroad. But what will happen when he suddenly pays a visit? 'Telling Stories', read by Joanna Myers, sees Irene's fiancé turning up the night before the wedding with a face as white as the dress that is to be worn the next day. Then trouble starts....
A great listen for a short ride
By Jan B. Cruz on 08-11-18
Narrated by: Jim Dale
Orphaned as an infant, young Harry Potter has been living a less-than-fortunate life. Belittled by his pompous uncle and sniveling aunt (not to mention his absolute terror of a cousin, Dudley), Harry has resigned himself to a mediocre existence in the cupboard under the stairs. But then the letters start dropping on the doormat at Number Four, Privet Drive....
Narrator is GREAT!
By: Rosamunde Pilcher
A place you will never forget. Rosamunde Pilcher's Scotland...where the fields flourish with greenery, the bills bloom with purple, and the lochs glitter with the bright blue of the sky. A time you will never forget. September...when the heather is in full flower, the first chill of autumn cools the air, and the countryside stirs with the hunt, balls, dinner parties, and dance. Rosamunde Pilcher's September...a story of homecomings and heartbreaks, friendships, betrayals, forgiveness, and love.
An old and much loved favorite
By Jeanette Finan on 12-31-17
Elfrida Phipps, once of London's stage, moved to the English village of Dibton in hopes of making a new life for herself. Gradually she settled into the comfortable familiarity of village life - shopkeepers knowing her tastes, neighbors calling her by name - still she finds herself lonely.
An absolute joy!
The Final Empire
Mistborn Book 1
By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Michael Kramer
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison.
Prepare for sleepless nights
By tercia on 10-21-18
"Whitethorn Woods is Binchy's best read in a decade...Few contemporary novelists match Binchy's gift for giving us the world through her characters' eyes." (The Globe and Mail, Toronto)
Maeve Binchy once again brings us an enchanting book full of the wit, warmth, and wisdom that have made her one of the most beloved and widely read writers at work today.
When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, everyone has a passionate opinion about whether the town will benefit or suffer. But young Father Flynn is most concerned with the fate of St. Ann's Well, which is set at the edge of the woods and slated for destruction. People have been coming to St. Ann's for generations to share their dreams and fears, and to speak their prayers. Some believe it to be a place of true spiritual power, demanding protection; others think it's a mere magnet for superstitions, easily sacrificed.
Not knowing which faction to favor, Father Flynn listens to all those caught up in the conflict, and these are the voices we hear in the stories of Whitethorn Woods - men and women deciding between the traditions of the past and the promises of the future, ordinary people brought vividly to life by Binchy's generosity and empathy, and in the vivacity and surprise of her storytelling.
Maeve Binchy is at the very top of her form in this irresistible tale.
©2006 Maeve Binchy (P)2007 Books on Tape
"Binchy deliver[s] a panoply of richly drawn first-person characters....[She] takes it all in and orchestrates the whole masterfully." (Publishers Weekly)
"Binchy has an accessible, comfortable writing style and fine storytelling ability...[Her] stories of an Ireland in transition have pleased readers for years." (Joan Hinkemeyer, Rocky Mountain News)
"Maeve Binchy is a benevolent god of a novelist...Whitethorn Woods draws on her strengths: She can channel Irish voices with the best of them, and each of those voices has its own twisting story to tell...often with verve and humor." (Margaret Quamme, Columbus Dispatch)
"Binchy focuses her prodigious talent on a robust assemblage of characters....Inventively and intricately weaving a series of linked vignettes, [she] astounds with the versatility of the supplicants' voices....Binchy is at her best in this tender yet potent tale." (Booklist)
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What listeners say about Whitethorn Woods
Not up to par for Binchy
Although Binchy delivers lots of engaging characters in this book, it's really more of a collection of short stories than a novel. Obviously, the well in Whitethorn woods is the thread that loosely binds the characters together. She presents the stories in a chain -- one character's story leads to the next character's story, but often, those characters are not brought together. We see the link between the characters because we saw it from each character's perspective, but we didn't see them together. (This is hard to explain!) An interesting way to develop characters, but I would have loved it had she integrated the characters at some point in the story.
Not a Favorite
I have read two other books by this author and liked both. I wish I could say the same about this one. It was somewhat interesting which was why I gave it 3 stars but I have to say that most of the time I didn't care much about these people. I would have rather had more main story and less individual character development/personal stories. The only reason I stuck this one out to the end was because I had paid for it.
This was wonderful. I found myself watching how much time was left because I hated for it to end. I love Binchy, have read all of her books. I wasn't sure I would like this because of the format but it was delightful.
This book felt like some short stories very loosely pulled together. This NOT Ms. Binchey's best work.
Love the narrators!
As some other reviewers have indicated, this is a very different style for Binchy, which makes it a little more difficult to follow, but the accent of the narrators really brings the characters to life!
Not typical Binchy
I didn't finish listening to this boring book, only about half. Characters and their backgrounds were still being introduced and they weren't very interesting or compelling. I'm a huge Binchy fan. Sadly this is no Tara Road or Circle of Friends. Maybe next time.
Fabulous book
This is a wonerful book--rich, diverse character portraits delicately interwoven. It reads almost like a collection of short stories. I have listened to most of it several times, catching nuances I missed the first time around. The narration is also well done. Don't pass this one up!
Maeve Binchy always delivers
I always enjoy Maeve Binchy's poignant, intimate portrayal of the lives of her characters. This book is very entertaining and well read. I will listen again.
mary j aboughadareh
I admit I did start it over after the 1st hour or so just to get a fix on the characters. I really enjoyed it. It was a lot of stories rolled into one. It was funny, sometimes sad and even thought provoking at times.
Rio Delta Wild
keep writing, Maeve, please!
I'm already on my 3rd listen to this interwoven delightful telling of people's lives and desires. Maeve Binchy is up there with my all-time favorite writers, and I'm always sad to reach the end of her novels, though they always hold heart-warming content and marvelous vignettes. I can't recommend a better peek into conditions in today's Ireland. I was well ready for last summer's visit to London and Dublin after listening to Maeve's recorded pieces of contemporary fiction. Excellent narration does justice to her work in this high-quality recording.


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Archive | May 4, 2016
#AleppoIsBurning Campaign Created By U.S. and NATO to Facilitate a "No Bomb Zone"*
"I would like to point out something, if you open the trending section in Facebook you will see that Aleppo, Syria is trending. They say the Syrian government is continuing air-strikes on Aleppo. The funny thing is we dont see or hear any planes." ~ Marianne R Bedoun, Aleppo
By Vanessa Beeley
A Syrian man holds a sign during a protest in front of the United Nations headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, May 1, 2016, against Syrian President Bashar Assad's military operations in areas held by insurgents around the country, mostly in the northern city of Aleppo.
The following photo was taken from Soros funded ANA Press director, Deiaa Dughmoch'sFacebook page. Translated as Aleppo citizens searching the skies for war-planes. According to Marianne Bedoun, they might be there some time.
Marianne was immediately targeted by hate speech from the followers of mainstream media and the U.S. NATO governed propaganda outlets who are controlling the Aleppo narrative. This from one U.K. based Facebook responder:
"It's about hiding the truth that Assad is massacring the Syrian people to keep himself in power and the US and NATO are backing him up rather than engaging in any Wahhabi terrorist support operation. Its really quite racist to call those defending their homes and lives NATO backed terrorists but I guess you are so deep in this shit you cant see." ~ Dick Gregory. [Juggler, also available for childrens parties]
Marianne responded from inside Aleppo:
You are right I am so deep in this I cant exit because I am a Syrian living in Aleppo. And please tell me where did you get your facts? Your brain-washing western media? I am telling you what I see every minute. Racist? We are the ones defending our homes against their brutal ways…hell cannons, hand-made missiles etc every day since day one"
Professor Tim Anderson
This social media exchange exemplifies the ever widening chasm between the reports from the Syrian people living in areas under siege or occupied by U.S. NATO backed terrorists and the blatant bias from western and gulf funded journalists.
"The Pentagon has now designated "information operations" as its fifth "core competency" alongside land, sea, air and special forces. Since October 2006, every brigade, division and corps in the US military has had its own "psyop" element producing output for local media.
This military activity is linked to the State Department's campaign of "public diplomacy" which includes funding radio stations and news websites. In Britain, the Directorate of Targeting and Information Operations in the Ministry of Defence works with specialists from 15 UK psyops, based at the Defence Intelligence and Security School at Chicksands in Bedfordshire.
In the case of British intelligence, you can see this combination of reckless propaganda and failure of oversight at work in the case of Operation Mass Appeal.
This was exposed by the former U.N. arms inspector Scott Ritter, who describes in his book, Iraq Confidential, how, in London in June 1998, he was introduced to two "black propaganda specialists" from MI6 who wanted him to give them material which they could spread through "editors and writers who work with us from time to time". ~ US Government has Long used Propaganda against the American People
The Aleppo Spin
A very quick look at who has rapidly generated the #AleppoIsBurning campaign that has made red the new black on Facebook and Twitter brings us rapidly to the Purpose Manhattan PR company and their Syria cohorts. Syria Campaign, the White Helmets are implicated and the actual event has been created by none other than Rami Jarrah of Soros funded ANA Press based in Southern Turkey and operating with the explicit approval of chief terrorism supporter, Sultan Erdogan.
Rami Jarrah meeting with Erdogan to discuss the "difficulties" in maintaining media coverage of the "Syrian revolution".
Note in this image, Erdogan makes no effort to conceal his support for the mythical Syrian revolution.
Rami Jarrah's connections to Soros and his commitment to promoting the U.S. NATO narrative are discussed in the two following articles:
George Soros: Anti-Syria Campaign Impresario
Oscar Spoiler: The Return of Syria Danny, as Actor Danny Dayem turns up in Rami Jarrah's Latest Fictional Short
If we go to the Aleppo is Burning event page on Facebook, the producers are clearly visible:
Deiaa Dughmoch and Rami Jarrah are co-founders of ANA Press. Sarah Dadouch works for ANA Press and is based in Istanbul, Turkey according to her Facebook page.
Co-initiator of the #AleppoIsBurning campaign is Lilah Khoja who has been instrumental in promoting the "Worldwide Red Protest". Khoja is on the team of the Karam Foundation as their advocacy co-ordinator. While there is minimal financial information on the Karam Foundation, set up in 2007 by co-founder and CEO, Lina Sergie Attar, Attar is on the board of the Muslim Brotherhood Syrian American Council.
"The Syrian American Council is one of the largest American based Syrian lobbying organizations and key SAC leaders are tied to the Muslim Brotherhood in the U.S:
The last known SAC President was Talal Sunbulli (aka Talal Sunulle ) who was listed as the Syrian coordinator in the international phone book of Muslim Brotherhood members seized by federal investigators during the Holy Land Foundation investigation.
The last known SAC Chairman was Hussam Ayloush, Executive Director of the California office of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood.
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood figure Louay Safi is known to have been a leading member of the SAC." ~ GlobalMBWatch
Attar is in fact Chair of the Humanitarian Committee as well as being on the National Board of Directors under one of her many name variations, Lina Segie.
According to Attar's biography on the Karam Foundation site, she is a Syrian-American architect and writer from Aleppo.
"Sergie Attar frequently travels to the Syrian border in southern Turkey to run Karam's Smart Aid programs."
Perhaps of even greater interest, Attar "serves on the board of directors" of the Soros and Avaaz/Purpose created Syria Campaign.
"Heimans, the Avaaz front man of Purpose, is a darling of the high-finance corporate world. "In 2011, Jeremy received the Ford Foundation's 75th anniversary Visionaries Award. The World Economic Forum at Davos has named him a Young Global Leader, and the World e-Government Forum has named Jeremy and Purpose co-founder David Madden among the "Top 10 People Who Are Changing the World of the Internet and Politics." [Source]
The New York public relations firm Purpose has created at least four anti-AssadNGOs/campaigns: The White Helmets, Free Syrian Voices , The Syria Campaign and March Campaign #withSyria." ~ Cory Morningstar
Lina Attar of Karam Foundation/Syria Campaign/SAC with Ex US Ambassador to Syria and known terrorism supporter, Robert Ford.
In February 2016 Attar appeared with alleged death squad creator and ex U.S. Ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford at the "War on the Innocents: The Syrian Humanitarian Crisis" conference held at Phillips Exeter Academy. Ford has been singularly involved in the creation of the so called "moderate rebels" in Syria, a euphemism that is rapidly losing all credibility despite his best efforts to shore up their crumbling facade of respectability.
The final member of the #AleppoIsBurning marketing team we will discuss is Noha Kamseh, based in Gazientep, Turkey. Kamseh works for the Syrian Forum.
According to their website, the Syrian Forum is registered in Turkey, Austria and the U.S. It supports "Local Administration Councils as an utmost priority" and "Aspires to contribute to the rebuilding of a democratic Syria under the Rule of Law."
"Local Administrative Councils (LACs) are well positioned to take the place of government municipalities, especially in the areas of the north devoid of government services. The SOC [Syrian Opposition Council] should provision funding and resources to the identification, development, and training of civil society groups in watchdog functions so that they can monitor the LACs for transparency and accountability where appropriate." ~ Local Councils in Syria report.
Are we seeing a U.S. NATO funded Syrian Shadow State creation supported by the Syria Forum? They aspire to "rebuilding a democratic Syria under the rule of Law", one wonders which law they are talking about as there is no mention of the existing Syrian constitution, nor any reference to the recent widely accepted, reformed and democratic elections.
"The Syrian Forum operates with institutionalized, yet dynamic processes that seek out unique and creative initiatives. Its work is supported through private donations from Syrians, andinternational partnerships with governments, foundations, academic institutions, and other non-profit organizations"
So which governments and foundations are supporting the formation of a "Syrian shadow state"?
The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development and the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, various U.N.Agencies and a few other organisations heavily invested economically and geopolitically in "regime change" in Syria.
Qatar has defended Riyadh funded and Al Qaeda affiliate Ahrar Al Sham currently besieging and daily shelling or sniping the Idlib villages of Kafarya and Foua among many others across Syria including the village of Madaya where Ahrar Al Sham terrorist factions are occupying the village and stockpiling humanitarian aid before selling it at extortionate prices to the civilians. This narrative was naturally distorted by many members of the same team, now generating the #AleppoIsBurning reports.
"I am telling you that Ahrar al Sham is a Syrian group, they look for their liberation, and they are working among other moderate groups," ~ Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid al Attiyah
As Canadian peace campaigner and writer, Ken Stone said in 2013, Canada has also been pivotal in the war against Syria and the "regime change" objectives of the U.S. and NATO alliance.
"1. Organizing the covert mercenary war against Syria through the Group of Friends of the Syrian People ("Friends of Syria Group");
Establishing a regime of economic sanctions against Syria and hosting, in Ottawa, the Friends of Syria Group's International Working Group on Sanctions;
Funding and supporting the so-called "rebel" side;
Planning for an overt western military action against Syria;
Working with Syrian-Canadians antagonistic to the Assad government;
Contributing to the demonization of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and to the de-legitimation and isolation of his government."
The Aleppo Narrative from Doctors in Government Held Areas
On the 30th April we received an exclusive report from Dr Nabil Antaki also based in western Aleppo, in which he stated the following facts:
1: The majority of Aleppo civilians are living in the Syrian government held sectors of western Aleppo. Over 1.5 million in these areas compared to 300,000 in the primarily Al Nusra occupied eastern sectors.
2: The western media lies and distorts the truth. They do not mention the terrorist blockade of western Aleppo or the constant food, water and electricity shortages.
3: Terrorist bombardment of civilians in western Aleppo is relentless and unreported. Mosques and hospitals are regularly targeted. No sector is spared the onslaught.
The 21st Century Wire report: Aleppo Doctor Attacks Western Media for Bias, Censorship and Lies.
We also asked Dr Antaki to verify the existence of the MSF "supported" Al Quds hospital allegedly bombed by Syrian or Russian air-strikes, consistently denied by both governments. We sent him the Channel 4 video allegedly taken from the hospital CCTV recording of the last moments before the attack. This was his response:
"This hospital [Al Quds] did not exist before the war started. It must have been installed in a building after the war began. I don't know anyone in the East of Aleppo who could confirm this hospital is Al Quds."
Dr Zaher Hajo who is head of Forensic Medicine in Aleppo also confirmed the deaths of 90 civilians of whom 30 were children from the U.S. and NATO backed terrorist hell cannon and mortar fired into western Aleppo sectors over the last week. 8 of those murdered were targeted as they left the Mosque in the Bab al Faraj area after Friday prayers on the 30th April 2016.
Dr Hajo reported over 500 civilians injured in the ongoing terrorist attacks.
The following report has just come in from Al Masdar News on Tuesday 3rd May 2016:
"The jihadist rebels from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) fired several rockets at the Dubayt Hospital in government controlled Aleppo City on Tuesday, killing and wounding several patients and staff members.
According to local reports from Aleppo City, the Jihadist rebel forces were seen targeting the Dubayt Hospital with multiple rockets; these fighters were from the Free Syrian Army and Jabhat Al-Nusra. The total death toll is unknown at the moment; however, local activists stated the dead and wounded are still being rescued from the burning hospital."
3/5/2016 Tweet from Leith Abou Fadel Al-Masdar News
On the 29th April, Al Alam reported:
"Terrorists targeted al-Razi Hospital with rocket shells and fired others on al-Jamiliyeh and al-Mohafaza (governorate) neighbourhoods, leaving 4 people dead and 38 others injured and causing material damage to the hospital and the locals' houses."
Aleppo Christian Community Responds to Western Media Lies
"We have been under continuous bombardment over the past few days in Aleppo with civilian deaths, injuries and destruction." Last night "in our neighbourhoods we had four dead and over 15 injured, in addition to homes and buildings damaged. And these attacks are being carried out by the so-called "moderate opposition groups". ~ Vicar of Aleppo: Msgr. Georges Abou Khazen
The Vicar went on to say that "foreign jihadists have been given the green light to intensify the bombing of civilians" by the U.S. and NATO in response to recent Syrian Arab Army advances towards the liberation of Aleppo from the occupying and surrounding terrorist factions.
On a recent trip to Canada, Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart, Melkite Catholic archbishop of Aleppo, Syria spoke about one Christian neighbourhood targeted by the U.S. NATO "moderate rebels". The 13 year old son of one family, Fouad Banna, was killed instantly in the attack:
"It was awful: a bomb that the rebels deliberately launched on a Christian neighbourhood, on a popular borough. It has blown everything apart, destroyed countless houses. Such was the case of Fouad's home" ~ Catholic Herald
Where are the Syria White Helmets and Western Media?
One can be forgiven for asking where the neutral and unarmed saviours of all Syrians are when the U.S. NATO terrorists rain missiles down upon Syrian people living in the government held western sectors of Aleppo. While photos circulating in western media are entirely of White Helmet "first responders" during the bombing of known Al Nusra terrorist zones, they are conspicuously absent from photos & scant reports covering the "moderate rebel" murderous excesses.
However one video released by the Syria White Helmets during the massacres of the Syrian people and targeting of civilian facilities in Aleppo, reveals what they were doing, while on the other side of the demarcation line, Syrians were dying.
The White Helmets are embedded in the eastern, terrorist held sectors of Aleppo. While the western media runs unquestioningly with the U.S. NATO narrative of Syrian and Russian aggression against terrorists portrayed as civilians we have to ask the question, where is their objective reporting? Why are the massacres of Syrian civilians in western Aleppo being ignored?
Why are the White Helmets, icons and heroes for the misled and deceived, busy filming a promo video for the Soros "turn the world red" campaign when the Syrian people they claim to defend and cherish are being maimed and murdered a few blocks away?
As Doctor Nabil Antaki said on the 30th April:
"With regards to recent events in Aleppo, I state very clearly that the mainstream media are lying by omission. Since the beginning of the war in Aleppo that began 4 years ago, they have consistently failed to report all the facts."
In 2013 Al Kindi hospital in Aleppo was targeted by the U.S. NATO "moderate rebels". Al Kindi was the 4th biggest hospital, specialising in cancer treatment, in the Middle East.
After days of heavy shelling, the terrorists drove a truck up to the front of the hospital and detonated it. The remaining Syrian Arab Army soldiers defending Al Kindi were executed and this horrific execution was filmed by the U.S. and NATO terrorists. Their videos are still available but are graphic and not for the faint hearted.
A Syrian tragedy ignored by a western media in the midst of fomenting anti Assad fervour.
The U.S. NATO Media Campaign Objectives
The U.S. NATO campaign driven by this team of Soros funded agents of change depends entirely upon unproven accusations levied against the Syrian and Russian governments of bombing civilians in Aleppo and the alleged bombing of an MSF "supported" hospital in eastern Aleppo, the Al Quds.
From the German Federal Press conference 29th April 2016
[Germany conducts aerial reconnaissance of Syria with Tornado units and they survey airspace]
"It is not very likely, but we cannot completely rule out the possibility that the anti-ISIS coalition [U.S. NATO] has been responsible for the attack on the MSF hospital."
Taken from campaign organiser, Fahtme Otman's facebook page.
We have come full circle from the early "No Fly Zone" to the "Safe Zone" and finally to the "No Bomb Zone". The objective is clear. This campaign like so many before it, is attempting to re-generate public outrage and support of the implementation of a No Fly Zone in Syria. A No Fly Zone that would ensure the unmitigated devastation of Syria and its reduction to a Libya style failed state in preparation for Imperialist looting and pillaging.
So our media are working as a megaphone for U.S. and NATO propaganda, the Humanitarian NGOs in Syria are embedded in terrorist areas and are not saving lives, rather they are prolonging the suffering of the Syrian people.
The humanitarians who are calling Syrians "racist" for telling the truth should perhaps have more respect for those who are living through hell because they have consciously chosen to remain ignorant of the facts.
Syrian Military Confirms 48-Hour Aleppo Ceasefire
Aleppo Doctor Attacks Western Media for Bias, Censorship and Lies*
Google and Facebook in the MENA Region*
The Occult Reasoning behind the Cabal's Battle for Syria*
U.S. and NATO Launch Disinformation Terror War*
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Five-Year-Old Black Special Needs Child Hung by Belt on a Blackboard*
By Mo Barnes
If you're a parent of a school age student you pray each day that teachers will be just as loving to your child as you are. Special needs kids who suffer from developmental disabilities face unique challenges as they try to acclimate to a structured school environment. Sometimes these kids remain quiet, while at other times they may act out in the classroom. It takes a special kind of teacher to educate and care for these children and the teachers are often the best in the school system. But at Shoal Creek Elementary School in Conyers, Georgia punishment for a 5-year-old student was outrageous.
The child was allegedly misbehaving in class and the teacher decided to pick up the child and hang him from his belt loop on top of the chalkboard. Reportedly, in the classroom were also a teacher's aide and a paraprofessional who allowed the punishment to proceed. The child was screaming and his cries alerted the principal, who intervened. The student's grandmother Tracy Davis was understandably outraged at the punishment inflicted on her grandson. The Georgia Division of Family and Children Services was alerted and has begun an investigation that has revealed that this was not the first time the teacher has done this to the student.
"He was in distress because he was screaming and hollering," Davis said. "I don't want those teachers to ever have the privilege to teach again."
A spokesperson for the Rockdale County School system stated,
"I can confirm we investigated an incident that involved a student being suspended on a hook by his belt-loop. The superintendent will recommend the termination of the three employees … Rockdale County Public Schools will always respond firmly and swiftly to ensure the safety and welfare of our young people. Immediate action is taken in cases where employee actions and decisions are contrary to district policies and training and may jeopardize student safety …Our superintendent has pledged to this community that his primary duty and responsibility is to keep our students safe and provide a secure environment in which they can learn and grow."
In addition, school superintendent Richard Autry called the grandmother on Tuesday and apologized and stated that the actions of the teachers were unacceptable and they would no longer be able to teach in Rockdale County. Davis spoke to media and stated, "I'm glad that they're not at that school anymore and I hope that they're not able to teach again. Let this be a lesson. We're supposed to love our children, and treat them kind. You're not supposed to mistreat them just because they're at a disadvantage. It's not right."
The student and his classmates now have a new teacher as the school system and the state continue their investigation.
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This entry was posted on May 4, 2016, in Diaspora, Education, Health, Humanities, Racism, The Americas, youth and tagged African-American, children, civil rights, colonialism, global governance, globalization, human rights, mental health, NWO, oppression, schooling, secularism, society, sovereignty, U.S., xenophobia.
Medical Error the Third Leading Cause of Death in U.S.*
By Ariana Eunjung Cha
A new study by patient safety researchers shows common medical errors may be the third leading cause of death in the U.S., after heart disease and cancer.
Nightmare stories of nurses giving potent drugs meant for one patient to another and surgeons removing the wrong body parts have dominated recent headlines about medical care. Lest you assume those cases are the exceptions, a new study by patient safety researchers provides some context.
Their analysis, published in the BMJ on Tuesday, shows that "medical errors" in hospitals and other health care facilities are incredibly common and may now be the third leading cause of death in the United States — claiming 251,000 lives every year, more than respiratory disease, accidents, stroke and Alzheimer's.
Martin Makary, a professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine who led the research, said in an interview that the category includes everything from bad doctors to more systemic issues such as communication breakdowns when patients are handed off from one department to another.
"It boils down to people dying from the care that they receive rather than the disease for which they are seeking care," Makary said.
The issue of patient safety has been a hot topic in recent years, but it wasn't always that way. In 1999, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report calling preventable medical errors an "epidemic" shocked the medical establishment and led to significant debate about what could be done.
The IOM, based on one study, estimated deaths because of medical errors as high as 98,000 a year. Makary's research involves a more comprehensive analysis of four large studies, including ones by the Health and Human Services Department's Office of the Inspector General and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that took place between 2000 to 2008. His calculation of 251,000 deaths equates to nearly 700 deaths a day — about 9.5% of all deaths annually in the United States.
Makary said he and co-author Michael Daniel, also from Johns Hopkins, conducted the analysis to shed more light on a problem that many hospitals and health care facilities try to avoid talking about.
Though all providers extol patient safety and highlight the various safety committees and protocols they have in place, few provide the public with specifics on actual cases of harm due to mistakes. Moreover, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn't require reporting of errors in the data it collects about deaths through billing codes, making it hard to see what's going on at the national level.
"The CDC should update its vital statistics reporting requirements so that physicians must report whether there was any error that led to a preventable death", Makary said.
"We all know how common it is," he said.
"We also know how infrequently it's openly discussed."
Kenneth Sands, who directs health care quality at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, said that the surprising thing about medical errors is the limited change that has taken place since the IOM report came out. Only hospital-acquired infections have shown improvement.
"The overall numbers haven't changed, and that's discouraging and alarming," he said.
Sands, who was not involved in the study published in the BMJ, the former British Medical Journal, said that one of the main barriers is the tremendous diversity and complexity in the way healthcare is delivered.
"There has just been a higher degree of tolerance for variability in practice than you would see in other industries," he explained.
When passengers get on a plane, there's a standard way attendants move around, talk to them and prepare them for flight, Sands said, yet such standardization isn't seen at hospitals. That makes it tricky to figure out where errors are occurring and how to fix them. The government should work with institutions to try to find ways improve on this situation, he said.
Makary also used an airplane analogy in describing how he thinks hospitals should approach errors, referencing what the Federal Aviation Administration does in its accident investigations.
"Measuring the problem is the absolute first step," he said.
"Hospitals are currently investigating deaths where medical error could have been a cause, but they are under-resourced. What we need to do is study patterns nationally."
He said that in the aviation community every pilot in the world learns from investigations and that the results are disseminated widely.
"When a plane crashes, we don't say this is confidential proprietary information the airline company owns. We consider this part of public safety. Hospitals should be held to the same standards," Makary said.
Frederick van Pelt, a doctor who works for The Chartis Group, a health care consultancy, said another element of harm that is often overlooked is the number of severe patient injuries resulting from medical error.
"Some estimates would put this number at 40 times the death rate," van Pelt said.
"Again this gets buried in the daily exposure that care providers have around patients who are suffering or in pain that is to be expected following procedures."
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This entry was posted on May 4, 2016, in Health, Humanities, The Americas and tagged capitalism, civil rights, global governance, globalization, human rights, life lessons, NWO, oppression, pharmaceutical industry, secularism, society, sovereignty, U.S..	1 Comment
Hack of Netanyahu Chief of Staff Shows Israeli Control of ISIS*
By Gordon Duff
A cyber attack by hackers on the computer of the Israeli Prime Minister's chief of staff revealed secret information on Tel Aviv's support for the ISIL in Iraq and the regime's arms aids to the terrorists in Syria as well as the large-scale support of Saudi Arabia and Qatar in this respect.
The hackers managed to penetrate into the personal computer of Israeli Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Manzar al-Safadi also known as Mandi al-Safadi, and a senior Israeli security official who works on the Syria dossier and gained valuable intelligence on Israel's supports for terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq.
The hackers starting infiltrating the computer and tapping his mobile conversations for several months, which resulted in the disclosure of the names of many Lebanese personalities and Syrian opposition figures who cooperated with Israel in the Syrian crisis.
The documents released by the hackers also showed that Qatar and Saudi Arabia are also behind the financial supports for the Syrian terrorists and that a person named Mohammad al-Khatif was a link between the Al-Nusra Front terrorist group and Qatar.
Also the documents hacked from the personal computer of a person named Omar al-Haji who was ISIL's religious official in Reqqa province, in North-eastern Syria, revealed some highly important information about an intelligence network in Turkey.
Last month, a prominent Syrian analyst said that the world Zionism has hatched plots to help create an ISIL caliphate in the regional states to provide security for Israel.
"The ISIL terrorists have been brought from across the world to Syria and Iraq to build a promised land not for the Jews but, this time, for the Jihadis and terrorists," Ahmad al-Daris told FNA.
Noting that the methods used to empower the Takfiri system of the ISIL are similar to those used by the Zionists to create Israel on occupied Palestinian territories, he said that based on Talmudic rituals and the global Zionism's rules, Palestine will turn into a promised land for the Jews, and Syria and Iraq as well as the entire Middle-East will turn into a territory for the Takfiris' caliphate to protect Israel.
Also in June, another Syrian analyst said ISIL's savage acts in Iraq and Syria indicate that Israeli thoughts were ruling the terrorist group's command centre.
""The intensifying terror and intimidation methods used by the ISIL in Syria prove that those supporting the terrorist group seek to obtain their goals through violence and want to fully raze certain races from the region's population map," Hessam Shoaib told FNA.
He said that the new methods of execution used by the ISIL show that the U.S. supports the terrorist group directly since the technologies it uses for recording and producing the videos of its beheadings and executions is completely different from other groups in the region.
""Israel's presence in ISIL's command centre is indicated by the savagery of this terrorist group that is based on Talmudic rituals," Shoaib said.
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This entry was posted on May 4, 2016, in Asia, Europe, Humanities, Middle East, The Americas and tagged colonialism, global governance, globalization, human rights, indigenous, Israel, Muslims, natural resources, NWO, oppression, society, sovereignty, U.S..
A Housewife Reports from War-torn Yemen*
Sana'a, capital of Yemen is a city of two million
This Saudi-Zionist aggression has been a blessing in disguise. Not only did it teach Yemenis to be even more self-reliant, but it has unified a once deeply divided people…
"The maniacal Western influence over the last few decades enabled by traitorous politicians and businessmen is now facing resistance by the mostly traditionalist revolution of the people who have suffered too long in the hands of a few traitors to country and God. "
Hiba Al-Qadasi is a 29 year-old Yemeni housewife with a degree in English residing in central Sana'a. She is an example of the fact that Muslims are our allies in the resistance to Zionist Occupational Government. The Zionists are behind terrorism, ISIS and Islamophobia.
By Hiba Al-Qadasi
Aside from being war torn, Yemen has been isolated from the global village for some 14 months now. However, in this globalist age, isolation may not be that awful for a conservative country like Yemen.
In September 2014, Yemen cemented a grassroots revolution by driving corrupt officials out of the country and taking control of the capital. Not surprisingly, Zionists armoured by the West, U.N. and the remaining so-called Arab leaders (mostly monarchies) sprung into action. Initially a ten nation 'Arab Coalition' was later exposed to be a 20-nation coalition composed of super powers like U.S., Israel, U.K. and France. They weren't fighting terror groups but a whole nation and all its people. A complete siege/blockade of air, land and water was announced shortly after the start of the lopsided military venture. Most embassies had already vacated or closed. This would be the start of the price to pay for freedom and sovereignty.
The coalition air raids targeted everything in sight. Electric plants were some of the first causalities. Sanaa, the capital had already been experiencing power outages on a daily bases. One would at least get a couple of hours to cool the fridge and charge a phone or laptop. As the airstrikes intensified and continued into the second month, government generated electricity would be a thing of the past. Since May of last year, Sanaa has completely been off the grid.
Yemenis have been used to all types hardship for decades now: blackouts, weak currency, unemployment, corruption, inflation, water shortages, malnutrition, interrupted oil and gas deliveries and a lot more. For years now, Yemenis have learned to get by and make do with less day by day, year after year.
Since the start of the Saudi/Zionist aggression all this has doubled if not tripled. Gas and oil prices doubled, currency lost nearly 1/3 of its value. Cooking gas at one point was nowhere to be found for nearly two months. People turned to lumber and wooden ovens. With electricity, most turned to alternative energy in the form of solar power. Luckily 'the coalition' could not blow up the sun (300 days of sunshine a year) to keep us in the dark or else they would have.
Lining and waiting for days just for fuel, a normal daily reality for Yemenis.)
The tragedy of this prolonged aggression has been a blessing in disguise. Not only did it teach Yemenis to be even more self-reliant, but it has unified what once were deeply divided people. Several decades of Saudi/U.S. meddling in internal affairs had caused wide-scale corruption, injustice, sectarianism, tribalism and extremism. If this war/aggression could bring together long-time enemies, ex-president Saleh and the Houthis leader together in an alliance, you would have to call it a blessing. Both men have huge number of loyalists. Saleh is leader of the General Peoples Party, the largest party in the country. Al-Houthi, has the allegiance of prominent northern tribes as well as ever-growing followers especially after the war started. Both groups comprising the loyalty of nearly two-thirds of the population of Yemen.
REBELLION AGAINST ZOG
Two years ago, no one would have imagined the words 'death to America, death to Israel, curse upon the Jews' plastered along the gates and walls of the government building including the presidential compound. A refreshing sight considering several years of essentially being governed by the Jewish U.S. ambassador, Gerald Firestine.
Anti US, Israel slogans are all over streets in Sanaa in a growing trend of acceptance to resistance ideology
The Saudis have poured billions of dollars into Yemen to bribe and buy out tribe leaders and Sheikhs' . The Muslim Brotherhood's Islah (reform) party enjoyed extensive support from the Saudis in exchange for the spreading of Wahhabi ideology and promoting sectarianism which did not exist a few years ago.
Businesses in Yemen were mostly in the hands of corrupt officials or Muslim Brotherhood affiliates. Hameed Al-Ahmir is a crooked Islah party leader and sleazy businessman who owned everything from a telecommunication carrier (Sabafon) to commercial banks (Saba Bank) to oil and gas (Safir) and even KFC/Baskin Robbins franchises. He fled to Turkey and has being indicted for several counts of corruption including tax evasion. He also owns the television Chanel 'Suhail' which sports Masonic symbology in the form of incomplete pentagram.
The shadiness of the group is even evident in their discriminatory practices of employing only natives of Taiz and being managed and run by mostly British executives. The group is also a loyal and staunch supporter of the House of Saud. All one has to do is turn on to their television channel, Al-sa'aedah.
Another extremely dominant business conglomerate in Yemen is the House of Hayel. Based in Taiz, Yemen's third largest city, the HoH literally owns trade and imports in Yemen. An empire erected practically overnight by Hayel Sa'eed An'am who, wouldn't you know it, spent time in Britain before coming back to Yemen to start his business. The group even accounts for one-third of Yemen's total GDP!
So wicked and ever-expanding in its monopolizing efforts in Yemen, the group has yet to identify their partners in their title 'House of Hayel and Co.'. Rothschild maybe? The HoH owns disproportionately the most notable brands of Yemen from foodstuff to airlines. They are also in the business of banking, insurance, construction, real estate, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, cars dealerships and parts, plastic, television and entertainment, advertising, furniture, steel, toys, fashion, chemicals, electronics etc. You name it!
CULTURAL ATTACK AS WELL
Life in Yemen used to be simple not too long ago. Food was mostly grown organic. Cities weren't overcrowded. People preferred the country life, clean air and water, fresh milk and meat from healthy and free-range livestock. Seafood was abundant thanks to the vast coastlines. Yemen, birthplace of the coffee bean produces the finest and most expensive coffee on the market. It once produced 80% of the world's supply of coffee; now it only grows about 5%. But as Yemen started to embrace capitalism and accept globalization, a few corrupt individuals have benefited while most have gotten the short end of the stick.
Women too, not long ago were simple in nature. Today, and even more we have seen a dramatic increase in decay of society thanks in part to satellite television, smart phones, fashion and education run by businesses interested in profit and not preserving the moral fibre and integrity of society.
Today, in dense cities, there is intermixed universities, a larger percentage of make-up wearing, qat (national drug of choice) chewing, women smoking; things unheard of a decade or two ago. So evil and earthed is the conspiracy that even libido drugs (stimulants/enhancers) were found in chewing gum for women.
Young men are in no better situation. Economic hardships deny most youth their dream of marriage and family. Marriage in the early twenties is as basic and routine as a elementary education. Many young men who can't afford marriage turn to dating secretly which is unaccepted and dangerous here. Others find comfort in the internet through social networks or may even get addicted to drugs and vice in order to alleviate and cope with all the external pressures surrounding them.
Ultimately, this is what's at stake. The future of the youth of this conservative nation and the moral fibre of its society is under a speedy and effective attack.
U.S. AGENT OF SATAN (ZOG)
This could explain why the U.S. is reconstructing and renovating their embassy in Sanaa ahead of any outcome out of the peace dialog currently being held in Kuwait. Satan isn't about to relinquish all he has worked so hard to build (vice, secularism, consumerism etc.) and destroy (sovereignty, religion, morality tradition etc.) in Yemen.
The war on Yemen is not over by any means. It has merely reconvened in stealth mode, that's all. As long as there such footholds such as usury, central bank, chemtrails, vaccines and monopoly of trade and business; isolation no longer serves as a form punishment. Quite the opposite. In Yemen's case, isolation becomes the a chance to breath fresh air and clean up in the midst of this global satanic onslaught and the commencing one world conspiracy.
U.K. Illegally at War in Yemen*
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U.S. Helicopter Failed to Rescue ISIL Leader in Yemen*
U.S. Earns $33 Billion Arms Sales in Eleven Months from the Destruction of Yemen*
Saudi Fighter Jets Break Yemen Ceasefire*
Stolen Documents Lead to U.S. Pull Out of Yemen*
Barbarism and Aggression against Yemen Echoes of the 1930s*
Eastern Yemen Frantically Trying to get Food into Aden*
Israeli Officers Captured, Killed in Yemen*
Saudi Pilot Kills himself for Massacring Yemeni Children*
This entry was posted on May 4, 2016, in Asia, Europe, Humanities, Middle East, The Americas and tagged colonialism, France, global governance, globalization, human rights, indigenous, Israel, Muslims, natural resources, NWO, oppression, secularism, society, sovereignty, U.K., U.S., Yemen.


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As I become steadily more heavily pregnant, it becomes harder to get out and about and so much easier to make excuses to stay home and do nothing. But this isn't me at all. I always regret the decision to 'slow down' and end up with major cabin fever. I am a huge advocate of Getting Outdoors, even if it's only for a short 30 mins a day.
After a rather disappointing weekend of extremely wet weather, I was starting to lose my mind come Monday and I was desperate to improve my mood. When you are pregnant and you reach that much anticipated 'due date' only to find that you still haven't had a baby it is rather disappointing and hard to stay positive ALL the time. So we hadn't done a lot with our weekend and I was most certainly starting to feel flat, to say the least. I knew exactly what I needed…I needed to get outside, into the fresh air, and enjoy some much needed vitamin D.
When the weather improved on Tuesday and we were able to get out the house for a much needed walk, I felt better almost immediately. Perhaps it was the fresh air, maybe it was all the extra Vitamin D? But just being outdoors and soaking up the countryside was enough to make me instantly feel more positive and happy.
Ivy just loves to be outdoors and exploring the world around her too. Another positive reason to get out and about. The worst toddler days are always the ones where we haven't ventured out at all. I also find that when we have made the effort to get out and explore, her mood and engagement to play is much more positive- meaning I can then get more done around the house without worrying about the amount of TV she has watched or that she is up to no good. It's a funny thing, toddler play. Sometimes an activity will engage her for 5 mins max, and other times it will entertain her and keep her busy for a good 30 mins. I definitely believe that these periods are longer on the days when we've been out and exposed her to the outdoors.
Recently I have found myself walking to town, and just aimlessly wandering around the shops- yes this is getting out the house. But this is not the 'good for your mood' kind of getting out. I don't necessarily feel any better for these trips. However, a quick loop around the park, being exposed to some trees and beautiful countryside makes the world of difference to my mood.
There are lots of studies to back up the benefits of getting outdoors and walking. One study carried out by researchers at the University of Michigan showed that getting outdoors and walking through nature can improve mental health and reduce the effects of stressful life events. This is most certainly true for me and I always feel the benefits of being surrounded by nature. I grew up on a farm, and spent the majority of my childhood outside. Even when we moved to a town, we (my siblings and I) still spent as much of our free time outside as we possibly could. We loved it and it's probably why I find it so cathartic now as an adult.
One big worry I have though, is the lack of children you see out enjoying the countryside these days. I believe that the way society has changed over the years since I was a child, has damaged the free spirited ways of children. There is far too much worry and concern over children's safety. And i'm not saying that it's not for good reason…it just means that we are now highly reliant on parents/familiar adults to make a conscious effort to get children out and about to enjoy and explore the great outdoors. Unfortunately with busy lives and work schedules, this isn't always possible. I am a teacher, when not on maternity leave, and you would be amazed to discover the amount of children that spend ALL their time indoors and actually when given the choice at school to be outside and enjoying the fresh air with friends, they would rather stay indoors if they could! At my school, there is a huge emphasis on trying to battle this problem and encourage children to get more active and enjoy the outdoors.
How much do you get outside? Do you find it beneficial for your mood?
Are you a parent? If you are, consider how much exposure to nature your child/children get each day. Not just each week. Even just by walking to and from school, instead of jumping in the car, can make a world of difference to yours/their mental health.
I always try to make a conscious effort to get outdoors at least once a day- sometimes this is just a walk to a toddler group, or a trip to the local park for a quick play on the slide and swings. Other times this will be an entire morning/day/afternoon out and about visiting an outdoor attraction. But whatever we do, it is always great to remember that outdoor spaces are more often than not completely free and they do wonders for your mood. I fully intend to try and up our outdoor activities once this baby hurries up and makes it's arrival. Hopefully then I will be a little quicker on my feet, to go exploring with Ivy. Perhaps I'll even be able to follow her on her adventures into small spaces too!!
I know that right now, I am lucky enough to be on maternity leave- meaning I have the time to make these trips happen. When I return to work, I will certainly be looking into childcare that has huge emphasis on outdoor play, making sure that the outdoors is always accessible for my children, even when I cannot provide it myself.
What do you do to ensure your stay positive and upbeat? Are you, like me, someone who NEEDS nature to feel good? Perhaps you have a different opinion? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.