Tag Archives: society

Downtrodden #midnighthaiku

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Trodden underfoot Humble repressed and worthless Beauty passed unseen

Posted in Photography, Poetry | Tagged haiku, people, society, weeds, wildflowers | 25 Comments

Wisdom Breathes Out? ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We seem to be wrestling with the recognition that an age is coming to an end, and that strange forms are filling the world with casual madness, behaving as though nothing hangs over, us; no piper calling for the line … Continue reading →

Posted in Steve Tanham | Tagged civilisation, destruction, esoteric psychology, Fear and Courage, Market confidence, modern mystery school, personality, politics, populism, Silent Eye School, society, spirituality | Leave a comment

Death of a salesman ~ Running Elk

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Rebogged from Shamanic Paths: We’ve all had them. The incessant sales calls, interspersed with the “Hello, I’m a hacker looking for easy access to your computer, erm, I mean, Steve from Microsoft…” type calls. Now, apart from the half-assed hacker … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged humour, rant, Sales calls, society, Telephone frustrations | Leave a comment

Spring Awakening – Running Elk

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Shamanic Paths: Hoo. Had no idea I’d been gone so long… I’ve been away. Not in the “absent from” sense, other than the normal-for-the-time-of-year inability to feel genuinely invested in very much beyond the need for hibernation, but, … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged self awareness, society | 6 Comments

The Frolics at Nightbell Gardens – Tallis Steelyard

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Tallis Steelyard: Every city has its foibles, this is self evident. I’d go so far as to suggest that every city has bizarre customs that seem entirely sensible to the citizens but which leave the populace of other … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, fantasy, fiction, Humour, imagination | Tagged children, elegantly turned out, good food, mad, mud, sedan chairs, society | Leave a comment

Flame by Prajakta #writephoto

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Late afternoons often found her sitting alone, still and straight. Her mind would travel years back in time, when the house was full of children’s laughs and echoing footfalls. In a flash, hours and days had molded into long years … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt | Tagged courage, culture, dance, free spirit, India, passion, society, women | 3 Comments

Gilding the lily – a cupcake society

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Sue Vincent

The house smells good. I have been baking. There is a reason for this… it is an act of rebellion. I’ve always baked. Not so much these days when there is usually only me, the dog and a recalcitrant waistline… … Continue reading →

Posted in fantasy, food, Life | Tagged bakng, buns, cupcakes, home cooking, society | 65 Comments

Fallout

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I read an article a friend had posted this morning, taken from The Independent. I read it with tears for many reasons and a certain amount of empathy. The piece run by the paper tells the extended story of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged fear, hate crime, hatred, prejudice, society, violence | 11 Comments

At the feeder

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Sue Vincent

“You’re as bad as Ani!” I look round, guiltily from my fascinated observation of the birds. My son sighs. “I know where she gets it from now.” I’m not allowed bird feeders in my garden. Ani objects to avian invasion … Continue reading →