Grace & Joy!

An episode of just over 30 minutes remembering my mum who died last week, on Friday December 10th.

I hadn't seen my mum for almost 15 years; it was a difficult relationship for me, but I have such a feeling of love for her and many complex, tender feelings.

I know in my heart that we'll have a true, authentic, loving and warm relationship in Spirit now and that we'll be closer than we ever have been.

I felt called to make this episode whilst remembering times with her when I was younger and the happy memories centred around poetry and music: 

• A reading of 'The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock' by T.S.Eliot
• Memories of 'A Bang on the Ear' by The Waterboys 
• A reading of 'The Stolen Child' by W.B.Yeats

There are chapter markers for these too.

• There are articles on my blog around healing
• Also the Intuitive painting workshops for women are mentioned 

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Music by Chad Crouch www.soundofpicture.com - 'Meadowland' from 'Field Report Vol. X- Powell Butte' and 'Feeding Flock'
Artwork by Rowena Scotney

Episode cover - 'The Giantess (The Guardian of the Egg)' by Leonora Carrington
Podcast cover - 'Garden Robin' - felting

An episode of just over 20 mins inspired by reading some of Van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo.

This became a longer episode than I thought it would be and includes ponderings on Imagist poetry, including readings of Ezra Pound, F.S.Flint, D.H Lawrence and Amy Lowell...

Also considerations of line and music, nature and soul and with an added bonus of my cat Charley sneezing - many times at one point! (He was standing in a sunbeam from the window :D)

•  I briefly mention the 'Grace & Joy Intuitive Painting workshops' and here's the Link to Meetup - for more info and to join.

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Music by Chad Crouch www.soundofpicture.com - 'Boop'
Artwork by Rowena Scotney

Episode cover - Van Gogh blues
Podcast cover - 'Garden Robin' - felting

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An episode of just over 7 mins on the Grace & Joy painting and wellbeing workshops for women which are held locally in-person and internationally, via Zoom.

A little bit about how these came to be, the women they may appeal to most (HSPs, Introverts, Empaths, Intuitives...)  and the joy of painting in this way as a spiritual practice.

Skip the intro to 1 min 42 in for the start :) 

Link to Meetup - for more info and to join

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Music by Chad Crouch www.soundofpicture.com - 'Flutterbee' and 'Happiness Is'
Artwork by Rowena Scotney

Episode cover - Intuitive painting workshop collage
Podcast cover - 'Garden Robin' - felting

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An episode of 9:28 mins on the beauty of slow... snails, stillness & quiet moments...

Sitting with my cat Silver early this morning and listening to the sounds in the garden...and then ponderings and poems emerged x

The episode includes readings of three poems:

• ''Today' by Mary Oliver
• 'Considering the Snail' by Tom Gunn
• ''Clarifications' by A.R Ammons

Please see chapter markers to skip to each, if you'd like x

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Music by Chad Crouch www.soundofpicture.com - 'Happiness Is'
Artwork by Rowena Scotney

Episode cover - 'The Snail & Mt Fuji' - Needle-punch sketch
Podcast cover - 'Garden Robin' - felting

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An episode of  just over 6 mins which is a short, intuitive morning poem inspired by a few words...

These words unfolded by themsleves into a celebration of the exotic and pleasure in the everyday :)

• Poem begins at 2mins 56

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... (& of course podcast/audio costs!) gratefully received x

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Music by Chad Crouch www.soundofpicture.com - 'Happiness Is'
Artwork by Rowena Scotney

Episode cover - Clover garden lawn - photograph
Podcast cover - 'Garden Robin' - felting

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An episode of 12:39 mins with Val reading the poetry she loves.

I met Val over a year ago when I started to walk her Border Collie Moss each week, via The Cinnamon Trust. 

We often have a cup of tea and chat too and Val has shared how much comfort she feels from reading poetry, especially by Patience Strong. She has a wonderful 1930s booklet of her poetry that belonged to her mother and this episode is dedicated to Val reading from this booklet. 

• Stay tuned for a Cornish poem at the end :)
• The cover photo is Moss listening to Val whilst she reads x so beautiful :) 

** Adding the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' as recently found out about this!
If you've enjoyed these episodes and meditations, any contributions towards podcast/audio costs) are always gratefully received x

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Music by Chad Crouch www.soundofpicture.com - 'Wavy Glass'
Artwork by Rowena Scotney

Episode cover -  Beautiful Moss listening to Val reading poetry x
Podcast cover - 'Garden Robin' - felting

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An episode of 21:42 mins on empty,empty, emptiness and the pure fullness and joy of this.
Remaining as spacious awareness, & all else flowing through to the earth with a simple visualisation inspired by the Advaita Vedanta teacher Mooji.

• The episode is quite long but essentially the meditation practice is very short and can be done at any time, whenever remembered :)
• Guided meditation begins at 2 mins 30

** Adding the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' as recently found out about this!
If you've enjoyed these episodes and meditations, any contributions towards podcast/audio costs) are always gratefully received x

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Music by Chad Crouch www.soundofpicture.com - 'Wavy Glass'
Artwork by Rowena Scotney

Episode cover - 'The fullness of emptiness' - quick sketch
Podcast cover - 'Garden Robin' - felting

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An episode of 15:08 mins on 'being with' sadness and other energies in the body and how they may become our familiar companions.

The episode also shares an intuitive poem, 'All is very very ok' written quickly on a piece of paper late at night on this subject and then also a reading of Rumi's 'The Guest House' -  relating so perfectly, and so beautiful. Leonard Cohen's song 'The Guests' is also mentioned x

• Intuitive poem - 9:53 secs
• Rumi's 'The Guest House'  (trans. Coleman Barks) - 13:41 secs

**New** - just adding the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' as recently found out about this! Any contributions towards coffees, pencils and cat treats
... (& of course podcast/audio costs!) gratefully received x

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Music by Chad Crouch www.soundofpicture.com - 'Happiness Is'
Artwork by Rowena Scotney

Episode cover - 'Grey colour wash' - intuitive painting sketch
Podcast cover - 'Garden Robin' - felting

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An episode of 14:32 mins on the  comforts of poetry being read aloud and listening to poets reading their own poetry.

The episode is a reading of three poems mentioned in the first part of the autobiographical trilogy by Janet Frame's 'An Angel at My Table'.

• 'Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking ' -  the beginning, and into a little of the 'Once Paumanok' section, by Walt Whitman 
• 'Meg Merrilies' by John Keats
• 'The Old Grey Squirrel' by Alfred Noyes

Please see chapter markers to skip to each, if you'd like x

**New** - just adding the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee' as recently found out about this! Any contributions towards coffees, pencils and cat treats
... (& of course podcast/audio costs!) gratefully received x

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Music by Chad Crouch www.soundofpicture.com - 'Wavy Glass'
Artwork by Rowena Scotney

Episode cover - 'Charley' - pastel sketch
Podcast cover - 'Garden Robin' - felting

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‘Remain in harmony, wherever possible. Create beauty, wherever possible. Relieve suffering, wherever possible. That is all we ask of you.’ 

It was truly wonderful to be in conversation with Janni Littlepage, a friend with so many creative gifts and talents, including being a singer-songwriter, artist, writer, garden designer and much more…

Janni shares beautiful experiences, moments and insights that have inspired and influenced her life and the conversation includes thoughts around creativity, sensitivity, being an empath, and gentle advice to our younger selves and others.

Many animals also feature, including dogs, cats, quails, monarch butterflies and beetles… x

Janni reads her poem ‘Transcendence’ which is Pearl 22 from her book ‘Angels in my Teacup’.

*Thank you to Janni’s partner Paul who helped with editing and including Janni’s poem and music, ‘A Delicate Dance’😊        

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1:54 – Conversation begins

2:13 – Alice in her ‘muchness’ and multi-dimensional creativity!

2:24 – The inspiration for Janni’s song ‘Strange Angels’ – including a stray cat, reading about a rescue and an encounter on entering the freeway in Los Angeles…

10:55 – On garden design and the little creatures within home and garden – celebrating much-maligned insects x

16:43 – Mentioning ‘That Quail, Robert’ by Margaret Stanger

17:30 – Janni’s current projects, including the illustrated poem ‘Lilli Belle the Wonder Dog’

22:55 – ‘The Tiny Kingdom Chronicles’ – Four little books on insect characters 

23:22 – ‘Angels in my Teacup – Divine Encounters and Extraordinary Events’ – almost completed

24:24 – Having met Janni in a Lee Harris group. Lee Harris, energy intuitive, has been such a wonderful and important part of Janni’s journey.

24:50 – ‘If my client is not a friend to begin with, they always end up being a friend.’ x Janni’s garden website ‘Janni the Garden Whisperer’.

30:53 – The Buckeye tree – smooth barked, fragrant conical white blossoms…

32:09 – At 7 years old …and also the Butterfly Parade in Pacific Grove, California

34:30 – ‘As I became a teenager and a young person, I had a difficult time knowing where someone else’s feelings began, or ended, and mine began.’ - On the gifts of sensitivity and being an empath…

38:24 – ‘Each soul is sovereign’ – and on developing discernment

41:35 – ‘I had this feeling that I was supposed to do something, with music… Asking spirit and encountering an Angel.

43:58 – Interlude and the song ‘A Delicate Dance’ by Janni Littlepage and Johan Seige and then ‘Pearl 22’, ‘Transcendence’ – Janni reading her poem

45:42 – ‘When you have an idea, whatever it is…be discerning about who you share those early ideas with…

 ‘Now, as I’ve gotten older I have only very beautiful friends... Really think who you feel safe with… it is like finding a jewel.’

50:34 – ‘A Delicate Dance’  to the end

• Please see Janni's album website: Jannilittlepage.com
• & garden design website: Janni the Garden Whisperer

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