I am sitting on the bed with my laptop.
Usual pressure -full day.
Getting up.
Fresh coffee, banana, yoghurt and honey on the balcony.
Pool-side with Gilles Peterson, a book - otherwise it is Pip Wilson Un-plugged.

Music-wise, it has been a Gilles Peterson day today.
I have had a Pete Tong Day, Hip-hop day, Late Junction, and Madame Butterfly day.
Gilles is always my favourite. Love is voice, style, interview style and the range of his spins.
Listened back to back, his two hours x 2 of his programmes from Brazil.
Heard them 3 or 4 times before.
Not back to back.
Love being introduced to the culture from which the music form comes from.
Bosa-Nova = Attitude-New. I didn't know that. Just means a new form of groove. Love it.
Returned to the apartment and fell asleep for an hour. Still plugged in to Gilles. Loved it.

Read a great article in Saturdays Guardian - get it two days late here.
It was by Karen Armstrong - all about fundamentalism. Very much about all forms.
The Muslim
The Christian
She spoke at Greenbelt last year and loved the stuff she opened me up to.
Seems to me - she is the top of her field and governments need to listen to her.
Get it - must be online somewhere.

Note to self ::
Must order the new Bugz in the Attic Album.
The new Amp Fiddler .
The Art of Looking Sideways (book).

Last night during the meal out, Joan and me always have great chats. We do at home. Level 5 stuff.
We opened up a subject relating to parent/child. Grown-up Parents and children.
It moved to my own brothers and me. I have tree older brothers and I never keep in contact with them - or they me. I have visited one of my brothers a few times over the years. Send birthday cards to another (Joan driven) and have no contact with my other brother other than a Christmas card.
Joan posed the question :: Why am I like this?
With all my keeping contact with a whole range of humans, I don't think I am good at this really. why do I neglect proactive contact with Brother Wilsons?
I have never even considered the question before. So I will have to reflect on this and you will see the first draft.

I have never tried my 'night' feature on my camera. Tried it last night.
If it works - will be able to see some great pics of our midnight after dinner walk Monday night.

"Ponder the path of your feet".


That is a little verse that I have been pausing on over the last few days.
Have a pause
A think
A reflect
A dig deeper
A ponder

...... and see what it scratches in your soul ........



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This week. . . . .

by the pool
palms
orange trees
lemon trees
plumb trees
a good book
good food
proverb
couple calls from the sheilas
texts
.......... life is so busy!

We can eat out here at half the price we would pay at Romford or Central London.
They are the best of Tavernas - others come much less. Beautiful home Greek cooking with house red .... .... ... ... love it.
We eat out all the time - that is one of the good things about Greece.

This week I have changed my profession
I have now been
A US Secret Service Agent
A Ex Cop from the Army
and most recently a Swedish Police Chief Detective.
The next book is about to happen.
I will venture further away from reality
and I like it.
I always think I will read fiction when I get home
but I can never do that
reality grips
other things to do.

I am now sat on the balcony with Joan
Another lemon drops from the tree
must take a couple home
Have been at the pool all morning and half afternoon.
Lunch pool-side
now balcony drinks
Coffee for Joan
Peppermint tea for me.
I plan to walk to the internet dive (shop) before we get ready for another evening out.

At least the world cup is over
won't have to sit in the front row of the bar after dinner
TV big screens in every waterfront bar
(Mataxa 5, for her, Cointreau for me)
yawning
as Joan mumbles meaningfully about all the players she knows
it is all a blur to me.

Will post a few more pip-pix for you
feel the vibes ..............

"Labour not to be rich".
Says a whisper in my ear today from Proverbs.

"Wisdom is thoughts downloading it's way to the soul".
Proverbs-not ............. it is a Piproverb.

Here I am on 'Me Med Tours'
sitting on my bed in Med Mansions, Parga, Greece.
Listening to U2 on my fab music portable player for my iPod.

The Journey we call Life. hmmmmm
Wisdom is from a word 'Chokmah'
It means 'Skilfulness in dealing with the job before us'.
Sounds like 'life' to me.
Wisdom is used 37 times in the book of Proverbs.
Must be important eh?

Life is a beach.
I overheated today.
Left the very hot beach feeling a bit sick and had to have cold flannels on my head and body until I cooled and reduced my body temperature.
Always wear a cap in the sun. As a little boy I once saw my Dad with heat stroke when we were on holiday in Blackpool. I thought he was dying - he was frothing at the mouth - bit like having a fit.
I chilled and slept and feel fine now.
Never done that before.
New experience - I will learn from it.
Wisdom in the sunshine.

I listened to 'Miss Sarajevo' by U2 today.
Powerful.
Extreme.
First time I have listened to since I heard it played live last year in Oslo.
I flew that way and caught the stadium experience with my friends Torgrim and Oyvin.
They did this song for the first time on this tour.
It hit me hard.
So powerful.
As the song started I had the flashbacks to the Sarajevo horrors of death and slaughter.
I have the video tapes still.
I used them often in discussion and awareness raising.
I wept over them.
It was all coming back.
Then I wondered .........
I wondered ...... as the Oslo live song - how the song would be completed without Pavarotti singing his solo .......
And - as it came to that powerful moment in the song ......... Bono started to sing that solo with a wondrous and powerful operatic voice.
I wept.




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Taxi Boat ..........
we caught the water taxi and travelled a few coves around the jagged coastline to a beautiful sandy-cream coloured beach. Sun, Taverna,Blue Sea,Greek style breakfast with all that beauty in view.
Love the sun and enjoyed the doing, being and becoming.
I suppose I am still 'becoming' when I am on holiday.
This Greek holiday is a journey into culture - and if culture, and wisdom, is only one generation deep - this is a learning experience?

Becoming also .........
Today I became Agent Wilson in the US Secret Service. There has been a crime committed I have to solve it in 600 pages. Life is so exciting. Danger and thrills...... Enjoying the chase so far .....

Pearls of Wilson Med Tours - Wisdom Report ::
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I guess the book of Proverbs - it has the challenge for us to culturally transpose all the wisdom into our own present context.
Here I am in a Greek culture. I cannot hope to transpose it here. But my own manor .............

What a big job it is to communicate faith.
Me ........... to communicate a faith which I chose and joined and committed to in the 1960's.
Taking the beautiful principles from when it first was communicated, in a first century Palestinian context.
THEN transposing it into 2006 - in a UK/Urban/secular/BigBrother/Tabloid Rich and Poor world.
The only way is to be part of it all.
Be there.
Not at a distance.
Be among.
Walk.
Be in touch.
Feel the hurts.
Touch
Look into the eyes.
Weep with those who weep.
Laugh with those who laugh.
Incarnation.
Jesus only had two languages
Palestinian and Body.

He who was rich became poor ..................


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SUN-BLESSED BALCONY ........ it is day one ....... forgetting the travel day of nine hours ....... we are on the balcony........... freshly made coffee with milk - bananas and yoghurt ...... that is a beautiful start to the day.

Pipgrims Progress ........ along this Road Less Travelled
- Holiday Edition.

I am still.
Doing nothing.
Just space, sun, two cigars and washed my underpants.
Don't want to move as yet. That easy 'do anything' mood is upon us.

Later ::
Now ..................... listening to Late Junction on d pod.
Peppermint tea.
Clicking to post in a cyber-cafe somewhere.

Before ..............
Read two Sunday newspapers, The Economist and started reading Proverbs.
"He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty".
All about wisdom and culture.
Wisdom!
Culture!
Both of them one generation deep.
We are not born with wisdom or culture.
Both learned.
The reading of it interacts with life.
My life here.
My life in other places
- with other humans
- you
- our lives intertwine and I am glad they do.

My mind never stops thinking
the Sheilas
Humans I will be working for on return home.
Rehearsing positive conversations with humans who need positivity in life and relationships.
Don't feel heavy - just good and free ............




Pipgrims Progress
........ the Road Less Travelled
Greek Leg. Day two.

Had a great meal out last night with my beloved.
Then strolled the prom until gone midnight. Families still around eating icecream. Nothing like home here.
Evening meals start at 9 and continue till late. Warm weather culture.

Feelings.
Five words - it is good for me to connect with the real world - the interior world.
calm
uncluttered
peaceful
opening
reflective.

I am clicking this early morning.
Just up.
Body up.
Mind following slowly.
Hot sticky night.
Pillow sheets and neck sweaty.
Mouth dry.
Air-con dries the mouth.
8 here - 6 UK time.

Some clouds around and the sun is forcing it's way through as it climbs the mountain in view. Peaceful - seems only the birds and me have made it this morning. Soon it will be fresh coffee and bananas and yogurt for breakfast on the balcony. Eating late leaves us not ready to eat until a light lunch.

Joan is on her second book since leaving home, (wonder how our beautiful non-human house mate is going on? Zig is such a close ......... not a friend but so much part of the family.
Hope Rory, next door cat feeder, has managed to record Gilles Peterson for me on my listen again/Audio hijack system. I can record any time in the listen again period. He will just do three. Priority not to miss are :: GP, above, BenjiB and One World.) ........ I have not started reading a book yet - still reading magazines. Two more to go; Rugby League World and the last weeks copy of The Week.

This holiday is already good and relaxing. I am also expecting adventure in exploring the daily me. The road less travelling into my interior. This slower pace and lack of normal clutter, will give space to do and become .............. and the birds sing on ........... a dog barks and the locals start their daily moves and grooves. Bye - off to make the coffee hmmm ............



And I find an Internet Cafe ......... four previous attempts found none online. Hmmmm pubs with no beer!

I post this to you ............. more than words ..............



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...... I am in Parga, Greece, and have had trouble finding an Internet Cafe with an internet connection ........ I am now in the third place and there is a line here - narrow band - so slooooooow.

I am trying to find one where I can plug in my mactop and post the clicks I have done over the last few days and some photos .........

So this is just a wee hello and hope you are good ......... me lots of feelings and feeling good to be here and in chillzone .......\

lovetoloveyoubaby


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This is a wee painting I did on holiday a few years ago.
I will be brushing up again during the next two weeks.
Did not splash paint at all last holiday for some reason.

iPods are made for holidays.
This will be the fifth annual 2 weeks away when I have an an iPod.

I remember the first iPod year next to the pool in Italy
Fav song was 'Yesterdays Pain' by Viktor Duplaix
wondrous stuff.
I also remember listening to my favourite Opera there
Madame Butterfly hmmmmm
every note all the way through.

This year, the excited boy that I am,
I have bought a new version from iTunes
A classic of the opera with
Maria Callas as Madame Butterfly (Recorded in 1955) with
Herbert von Karajan & Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
Puccini: - what a geezer
2 hours 19 minutes by the pool ........... hmmm

The iPod also includes
6240 tracks
39 days 7 hours 37 minutes 37 seconds
including
272 tracks of two hours long
which are all radio programmes
my favourite DJ's
Tong Gilles BenjiB Aaron Ross Late Junction and more and more.......
I will read a few books too
Fiction/Proverbs
and the Guardian
and breathe deeply
and enjoy that special pause between each deep breath .........

Next blog will have Greek images in bright sunlight hey hey .....



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My Favourite photo of the month
-the month of June
- that is::

I have had this as a desktop pic during the month.
It was taken during one of my training sessions with a group from mixed professions.
There had been lots of 'motion changes emotion' type exercises.
So was this - but I asked them to connect with outside work - and position them selves to feel the need of another.

They were still.
Their faces beautiful in expression.
Deep empathy.
Was so powerful and I think the photo has captured a special moment in time .......


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Holidays on Ice

...... well well
England out of d cup.

Now I will go on holiday and support the games with the humans from Germany, Portugal, French - and maybe an odd one or two Brazilians ..... depending on tonights game.

Love thes words from Derek.
All about being expressive regaring feelings ::

5 ways of feeling at the moment
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aching aching aching for change
drinking at the well
singing along with the music
trying to see clearly
biting my lip (hesitant)

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.... STILL IN ENGLAND AND IT IS FOOTBALL TALK .....
HOT HOT HOT.

The expectation is to win.
The supporters are wishing it.
The team prepared.

I am working at getting away to Grece on Sunday ........ one job done was to get my monthly eNewsletter out last night.
(Monthly - I don't think so - sorry)

If you have not got one in you little
inbox - email me and I will fwd a copy to you ........
but please subscribe free by clicking here .............

I will be blogging during the holidays as I relax and churn and yearn too.

bhp

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