The Soulistry Blog

Merry Twelfth Day of Christmas! We've come to the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas and it's time to  "drum possibilities" because on this day, as the song goes, the drummers were drumming. Why?  What?  Music ethnologists remind us that every culture has utilized...

On this day, the Eleventh Day of the Season of Christmas (part of the Twelve Days of Christmas), the Pipers were piping! I was intrigued by the story of Scottish Infantryman and bagpiper Daniel Laidlaw who became known as the Piper of Loos in the Battle of Loos in...

Merry Christmas - Tenth day!On this day of Christmas, the lords are a-leaping! Leaping?   Ahhhh, of course!   They were young.    But, what about those who never could or can no longer physically leap?  'Leaping' can involve more than 'physical' movement. Leaping can...

Merry Ninth Day of Christmas! Yes, we're still in the Season of Christmas and we've just begun a new year.   What of this New Year? What of the future?  The 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature winner, Samuel Beckett, wrote: "Dance first.  Think later.  It's the natural...

Happy New Year! A new year has begun!  People around the world are hoping, dreaming of, praying for a better year in health, finances, politics, the economy, employment relationally and an end to poverty, war, homelessnesss, addiction, loneliness.~ What will we...

It's January 1st.  Happy New Year!   And it is also the Eighth Day of Christmas. On this day, while the 'milking' image (an image of nourishment) is front-and-centre, there are times when other images are associated with the milking image: being milked, fleeced,...

May there be blessingsmore than can be askedor imaginedforall things are possible.

Merry Seventh Day of Christmas! When the seven swans went swimming, what did they encounter ... as they skimmed the surface of the water? ... as they paddled through waves that threatened to engulf? ... as they tried to stay afloat on the current that was driven by...

It's is almost New Year's Eve - and then ... a New Year begins.  How will you spend your time in the New Year?  What will be done with the 24 hours of each day for the next 52 weeks ... those precious 3,760 hours? The Greeks used two words to explain the different...

Merry Sixth Day of Christmas!  This day offers a gentle opportunity to reflect on the moments in our lives of birthing ... aka "a-laying."Consider the "a-laying" moments and situations when… a new idea was hatched… a unique thought came to mind… an alternative way of...

Fifth Day of Christmas!     ·  Have you ever wondered what the Five Golden Rings of the "12 Days of Christmas" song stood for? I have, but as there is no reference to them in the song, some "Soulistry" food-for-thought about what they might stand for. May you be...

Happy Fourth Day of Christmas ... the day when "Four Calling Birds" are calling.  The original 'Twelve Days of Christmas' song, written in 1780, used the old regional English word 'colly' meaning 'grimy' like a chimney sweep.   In 1909, Frederic Austin altered that...

On this, the Third day in the Season of Christmas, let's sing! I wish for you, a voice!    * A voice that would sing. * A voice that would be a voice for the voiceless in the world. * A voice that would let elected politicians know when they are not standing up for...

On this, the Second Day in the Season of Christmas may there be ... Two Times the Gift of Insightabout the true meaning of the Christmas Message. Two Times the Gift of Patiencewith others and ourselves. Two Times the Gift of Serenityto accept the things we cannot...

As I sat in the stillness of early Christmas morning in a quiet time of meditation, the angel on the Christmas tree, dressed in white satin and tiny pearls, softly blew on her trumpet. "Hope" she gently trumpeted."Hope for those who feel hopeless.  Don't lose sight of...

Today is Christmas Eve in this part of the world.    And for many, it's a special time.   Or, is it? Do you remember Archie Bunker of TV's "All in the Family" fame?  In one Christmas Eve episode, Archie said to his wife Edith: "Stifle, Edith. Let's have a little...

Are the kids / grandkids getting mischievous? restless? can't wait for Santa? How about having them make some Dot Mandala tags? They're easy and fun to make - look great on gifts, the Christmas trees and as a Jewish friend told me - on her Hanukkah bush. :-)Here's how...

On this "Eve of Christmas Eve" ... a question ... what would you do if you realized you'd not finished making/sending your Christmas cards or discovered you'd received cards from friends you forgot to include in your Christmas card list?   You meant to do that, but...

Is the story true?  Did it really happen?    I like to believe that in every legend, every parable, every story, there is a tidbit of ‘something’ that can bring good news.  The legend of the Poinsettia plant might be such a story - if it is true.   But even if it is...

  Winter Weather on December 21st:  when dawn broke through the trees in my back yard early on this day last year, it was clear that winter was present: colder temperatures, snow, dangerous icy roads, power outages, warning of bomb cyclone, torrential rain, powerful...