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“In Paradise a garden lies” " is the opening epigraph of the 1909 book 'The Joy of Gardens' by Lena May McCauley.The phrase serves as a beautiful reflection on the origins of the word "paradise," which traces back to the ancient Persian word pairidaēza, meaning a "walled garden" or "enclosed park".
'Nine paradise gardens in Iran are collectively listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the Eram Garden (pictured above) built in the 12th century is one of the most splendid.'Photo credit and more: Almost Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence: the Paradise Pleasure Gardens of Ancient Persia
N.B. This week I have been glued to our TV screen watching the live programmes from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It has been a great joy, full of moments of inspiration, reflection, meditation, calmness and mindfulness. Then, we are blessed also with exceptionally wonderful weather this week, warm, blue skies and sunshine.
Everything looks better and brighter when the sun is shining. Everyone has a smile on their faces. Neighbours and friends you bump to look happier than usual. Indeed, they look as if they are happy to see you! My wife and I have a special corner in our garden we call our ‘ love garden’ where from dawn to dusk and even later we go to and feel total bliss in the company of Mother Nature and enjoy listening to the most beautiful orchestra performing the symphony of love, hope and joy.
Thus, the piece below, recalling my ode to gardens, which was first posted on 15 July 2020 with the title of ‘World in Chaos and Despair: The Healing Power of Gardens’.
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We can’t talk about a better world without, first and foremost, talking about the economic ideology that has pushed us to the edge of destruction.
Power to Hope and to Reimagine that a Better World is Possible
When we combine hope with imagination, we unlock the ability to envision innovative solutions to social, environmental, and systemic issues, enabling and empowering ourselves to champion the values needed to build a better world.
The economy needn’t be a war; it can be for the common good. To get there, we must retrieve our innate good will and rediscover what it means to be human.
Economics and the global economy should serve rather than dominate people – and that includes factoring in and optimising for all aspects of human wellbeing too.
'Every story is weak until it’s told and every story is life altering when heard.'
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International Dawn Chorus Day, Sunday 3 May 2026
To my feathered poets of the dawn, the philosophers of love, your songs and melodies are a pure expression of joy, transactions with beauty and splendor, filling me with thoughtfulness and hope without needing an answer. You turn my mornings into sanctuaries, connecting heaven and earth with unwavering, passionate voices that remind me of what it means to be alive, what it means to be human.
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‘To be alone in the dawn chorus reminds us how precious life is.’- Henry Porter
Singing birds are nature’s messengers of love, hope, optimism, freedom, and peace. Emily Dickinson famously described hope as a bird that perches in the soul and sings even in the darkest storms.
Birds are the humanity’s singing ambassadors
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