It’s inspirational, at the moment. God (he/her/it/whatever) seems to be present almost everywhere:

In the teachings of Master Hatsumi and the philosophy of the Bujinkan

At the baptism of a friend’s daughter on Sunday

At the wedding of an old friend on Monday and in the vows they took

In the concept of Brahman & Atman

In the bravery of dear friends when faced with tragedy

In the Messianic Jew Turtle and I met in Southampton bus station

In Paradise Lost, which Turtle is devouring and reading me the bits sans demons

In the Virabhadrasana II posture, taught to me by my Mum last weekend

In the never ending cheeriness of the Thames lock keeper as he spent his Christmas break manually pumping out grumpy Boater’s shit due to a faulty Elsan station

In Tallis’ Spem in Alium

In the study of Genesis

In the prayer flags brought back from Bhutan for us, hung out on New Year’s Day and already fading into the Universe

In Piscine, the Character in The Life of Pi, who worships at Temple, Church and Mosque

It’s food for thought and it’s keeping me busy through the “darkest” month.