Pip Wilson bhp

Sunday, July 05, 2020

40 years of L5 relationships

Angie Wright writes::

This is one of my favourite photos ever!

Sally Hardy and Pip Wilson at Greenbelt 1980....or perhaps 81?

40 years of friendship - so so precious.

What an amazing privilege. Sally and I (friends from when we were 10) met Pip at the Mayflower youth centre in Canning Town on a Crusader holiday the summer of 1980 - along with a gorgeous group of people who have become life-long friends:

Annabel, Nicola, Ros, Deborah, Bob, Simon (who shared both his life, his wonderful family - Ann and Ben and Mae, and his death with us) Dave, Tim, Pete, Nat, Jan, Dot.

Many of us have met up regularly two or three times a year for 40 years- either at each other’s houses to ‘level 5’ (for those of you familiar with Pip’s work, you’ll know about this deep and intimate level of sharing) and in between at the wonderful Italian restaurant Da Marios in Covent Garden.

We were meant to be on a celebratory 40th weekend away this weekend in Ashdown Forest - obviously not possible now because of the pandemic.

But oh my word we have SO much to celebrate and we will.... next year with all our children too who have shared in this most amazing friendship group.

I am blessed more than words will ever express by each of you - thank you.

Love you all very much.

BHP

Saturday, July 04, 2020

SWOT ANALYSIS ON OUR OWN LIFE (+ pip questions)

I use this tool often

in my own evaluation of life.

REALITY CHECK

and also in my work with groups

Who are you?

Who are you in touch with?

Do you do regular reality checks?

I am in touch

with humans who are going through tough times

I am in touch

with humans who have gone through tough times who are

The most beautiful humans

The scars seem to cultivate openness - vulnerability

L5

Vulnerability is a strength

not a weakness......

I am in touch

with humans, and privileged to be so,

who are going through massively complex

and extremely excruciating times.

CAN YOU CONSIDER ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS?

Only for you

in the secret place within?

START::

If you have a bed to sleep in tonight.

Thank God,

or whoever you acknowledge,

for this privilege.

1 If you could not sleep in your own home tonight,

where would you go to sleep?

Think - DECIDE - don't just read.

OK - a friend or relative - I guess.

2 Second question -

how long could you sleep there

before you felt you would need to move on?

Think - decide - don't just read.

3 If you had no money,

no bank account and

you had to leave home/relative/friend

- where would you go?

4 If you was not wanted at home,

if not welcome amongst your friends

- how would you feel inside?

So many young humans,

and much older ones,

have experienced

relationship breakdowns.

Often caused by

substance misuse,

chemicals,

alcohol,

behaviour,

mental health issues,

slump of confidence

including basic inadequacy.

These humans are in pain

and it is not chosen.

It is a slide into poverty,

- a poverty of the spirit too,

and

a massive stigma.

The cycle for them will not change

unless other humans

step out of their comfort zones

and contribute to those

who are in greater need

than themselves.

We can always position ourselves as 'needy'.

I certainly do.

If we always only look to see

those who are richer.

Yet so often,

never really consider,

or even look to see,

those who are,

so called,

'below' us.

All of us cannot

sell up and go and live in the poorest community.

All of us cannot

stand alongside homeless humans.

All of us cannot

change jobs to work alongside youngsters in vital need.

All of us cannot,

yes we can,

we can

look out for those

who are on the fringe of our

vision

social network

friends

street

workplace,

frequented haunts

everyday places

and ........

go out to them

like no other human does

who they have met that day.

Sometimes they have never met anyone

like you

this

week

month

year,

sometimes

life time........

BHP

I write every day on www.pipwilson.com

THIS, if we believe it, impacts on how we relate to EVERYONE

Friday, July 03, 2020

U2 Is Preparing For An Upcoming New Album U2 Is Preparing For An Upcoming New Album. Hey Hey - EXCITING

Bassist Adam Clayton Confirms U2 Is Preparing For An Upcoming New Album Which They Recorded The New Songs For In 2019 And Now The Studio Effort Is 'Ready To Go.'

Jul 3, 2020

AceShowbiz - U2 are all set to release their next album when the coronavirus lockdown ends, according to bass player Adam Clayton.

The rocker insists the new material won't be released until the pandemic is over, but it's almost "ready" for fans.

"We did some recording last year that got us some really great starting points and complete songs (and now) there's an album ready to go," he tells Rolling Stone. "We're just not really sure when we want to press that button."

"When I say ready to go, I mean ready to be completed. Let's put it that way... It's very, very fresh. We've cut everything quite quickly. We're coming to things in a shorthand way. The feedback we get from that is pretty good. We want to be quick, down and dirty with the next one (album)."

Thank you everyone for contributing to my life. I have a problem!

Thank you everyone

for contributing to my life.

At 81

still so much to learn.

That happens when

humans open up their life -

like flowers to the sun.

I call it L5

= Level Five Communication.

If you don't know about L5

search this www.pipwilson.com

and you will find several

descriptions

experiences

🅱🅴🅰🆄🆃🅸🅵🆄🅻

touching

words & pictures

I am having Mac problems::

ALL MY MUSIC

has gone from my mini Mac.

There was thousands

of albums mixes DJ collections

+ Annual fav collections over many years

MUSIC from all of my life.

Now there is only 3.31 gig left

= 574 songs

THIS ABOVE IS ALL I HAVE LEFT

I have more music on my iPhone

than I have on my desktop Apple Mac

I scream

AND wild messages re back-ups

are telling me different things

AND

I can't 'back up' for some reason.

Spent some time with

an Apple guy on the phone yesterday.

Eventually backed up

Took 8 hours to back up

Backed up overnight

OK:: 2 June 2020

then

these odd signals came through this morning ::

I asked the guy where is accent was from:

He said Albania

and I responded::

"You yany person ebooko"

and he roared with laughter.

(you may guess what it means !)

Albanian such a minority language.

Grrrrrrr re the Time Machine backups

but midst a

beautiful exchange with a human.

I need help .....................................

BHP

Thursday, July 02, 2020

Thank you everyone here for opening this page of my life::

Thank you everyone here

for opening this page of my life::

Going in.

And letting out.

Refreshing

Compared with

“FINE”

(I don't like the cliche 'FINE')

- I have variations of answers ........

Most def NOT FINE

I am 81 now & that is sort of ridiculous because I feel like a mature 40’s

Yet the hips pain when I walk -

but I do it.

I do ache to be with my two daughter & the two little ones.

I feel a bit like I am glued down & not free to go.

Do.

Be.

All I want to be.

I still have cancer but it is being held - not cured.

I feel for/ with you.

I have feelings::

And George