Visited years ago and since then see each year in U.K. and Mysore
Great story
Well done Sally.
Our great friend Sally
Category: storytelling
Critical and Essential
For those who really know me ⌠I can bore for England on all sorts of subjects.
In my view this story of the economic and social orthodoxy that we live under and affects every aspect of our lives is critical reading.
Many will have heard me going on about it.
The individualism and competitive-ism we mistakenly believe is our default setting is wrong.
We can choose to see humans as cooperative and get ourselves out of the mess weâve been tricked intoâŚ
Strongly recommended.
Iâm backâŚ.
Iâm adjusting to the time difference (this weeks excuse for inability),
But itâs not easy ..
Itâs the second morning I managed to drag myself up early for yoga, Iâm waiting for the teacher at the gym with three other women when another male student walks in to speak to the women in Kannada. The local language.
Our gentle giant then leaves.
After a few minutes they get up to leave, and when I ask they tell me itâs cancelled.
I was obviously too pale and linguistically ignorant for him to tell me.
Later that morning is my next challenge.
Billet-Doux clambered through the hall (lounge) window, jumps down and drops the rat which scurries away. A gift?
Sowbaghya shrieks so she doesnât like the surprise.
I tolerate the louder and louder squeaks coming from under the divan.
I have to take action with the help of a lathe stick .
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But then Facebook brightens my day. The Donald âwhilst destroying the US fabric â entertains.
PS in the middle of the night Bullet-Doux whoâs supposed to be sleeping but sheâs faffing around. Next I hear squeals and investigate under the bed.
The queen is eating a bat!
I canât imagine what might happen next.
Stand by me
More clutter?
Of course not đ¤đ¤đ¤Ť
Theyâre for use as props for an adapted story.
The storyteller in me is happy, as is the shopper and the gatherer of clutter.
More to come ..
Reflective Space August
We came out to welcome Maria and share our insights.
Great conversations about change in society
Who we are and what we do
Update and clarification
Manjulaâs Mysore continues to provide accommodation by sharing our home to guests visiting Mysore, together with our guided cycle tours.
Weâre also experimenting with how we can support the learning of young people through reflective space events at Mysore Bed and Breakfast.
As all good businesses should, we also find ways to help the wider community, as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility.
To this end we have supported, in the name of MAnjula, the education of a young girl and boy, gifted bicycles, arranged holidays, provided meals, and more.
We continue to keep our eyes and ears tuned into future opportunities to do good in Manjulaâs name.
We are not affiliated with any other organisations but have collaborated with others to find and serve our local communities. This has included Polar Bear Ice Creams, Aroma Bakery, CAVA, and community organisations.
We thank them for their invaluable help in reaching out to our communities.
A statement from the Directors
Sarvesh and Stephen.
Stories
Mysore Storytellers Network (MSN)
Making space to share creativity.
find MSN on Facebook or here or instagram
Their latest event on 11th July focussed on the monsoon . The event was wonderfully entertaining with participants from throughout India and a rich mix of contributions from storytellers, musicians, lyricists, singers, poets and polemicists.
For what it’s worth here’s my contribution.
I have much experience of rain in the ‘land of grey” as I’m from one of the rainiest parts of England, and even though I moved to live in Mysore I still have little experience of the extremes of the monsoon phenomenon. Life is so easy in so many ways in Mysore
This is unapologetically raising broad challenging questions
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I can feel it at the end of our noses
Itâs no poem
A serious story the message is not hidden.
Itâs a wake up late at night.
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Iâve moved to Mysore in India, its my first time out on my Enfield
Iâm new to this.
I wonder why are all the two wheelers stopping under the bridges, or the flyovers or the riders finding shelter at the shops?
Because Iâm new to this
but realise why, as the rain falls
It is the monsoon, Iâll know better next time.
Did you feel a spot of rain?
We got our brollies out and opened them just in time
We knew it was the monsoon.
We had torrential rain for weeks
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The rains have broken the roads
no one expected the monsoon
the construction site sand has run away after a heavy shower
and escaped down the road blocking the drains
no one expected the monsoon
water seeps into the tarmac cracks and pushes them open
no one expected the monsoon
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fires devastated the forests in Australia and California
we didnât expect that
the heatwave killed people in USA and Canada
we didnât expect that either
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Had anyone expected that
or does no one care
We stumble through life being uncertain about what will happen and
how to deal with the challenges we face.
its part of life and how we learn
we hear whispers,
our gut sends messages
its in the papers,
the UN discusses
but do we listen and if we do
can we act?
We knew all about the monsoon, the fires, the heatwave, the pandemic, wave one two and three, so why didnât we act?
Were we Breathing Lethargy Air?
or
Following the submissive path? Who knows?
Check them out nd join in, as there’s all sorts of different events like celebrating art.
âNothingâs gonna change my worldââŚ
Iâm sitting at my work station listening and reflecting, when a Beatles track, sung by Rufus Wainwright fills the house âŚ.. âNothingâs gonna change my worldââŚ
Well guess who it reminded me of? someone who did â dramatically, initially slowly and gently and later, in an instant â change my world
The words fit perfectly.
Iâm, here in Mysore, writing draft two (there will be many many more) in the midst of chapter nine (of âfull fullâ, which is the working title of âour storyâ). Iâm thinking of our nine years together and how Manjula and her love and shining personality transformed my life.
The song continues…….
Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass they slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind
Possessing and caressing me
Jai guru deva, Om
Nothing’s gonna change my world
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes
They call me on and on across the universe
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box
They tumble blindly
As they make their way across the universe
Jai guru deva, Om
Nothing’s gonna change my world
Sounds of laughter, shades of love are ringing through my opened ears
Inciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love, which shines around me
Like a million suns and calls me on and on across the universe
Jai guru deva, Om
Nothing’s gonna change my world
Jai guru deva
..Manjula my muse, the moose, my guru đ
Except my written words aren’t quite flowing as described in the song.
Next up on the playlist, âyou have a friend,â I ask you.
Farrel Factoid, lifted from the T’Internet
Jai guru deva, Om was in the beatles song “Across the Universe“.
A simple translation is:
“I give thanks to Guru Dev (heavenly teacher) om”
Om is just a sound. However a more detailed translation is:
“Jai” means “O Hail” or “Victory to”
“Guru” means “Teacher”
“Deva” means “God/Lord/Demi-God”
“om” some say is the source of all existence that comes from vibration
Note Guru Dev was a Maharishi’s teacher
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English humour
check out Marina Hyde
Featuring a famous actress with a lot to share
Iâm one of those that can bore for hours on neoliberalism
Ah, there it is: wellness. âWellnessâ is part of a class of words unified by the fact that only the most dreadful bores on Earth know what they mean. See also âneoliberalismâ. Celebrity Cruises itself adds that the fitness kits will enhance âself-care and collective wellbeingâ, with Gwynethâs role expected to focus on âwellness programmingâ and something called the âWomen in Wellness initiativeâ.
Me and MYCycle 