Will pray for you through this period where the grief bites harder.
Amongst other thoughts I did wonder, if I went to glory tomorrow, what would my Twitter (about a week old so not much) say about me? Following that I also thought that the Twitter accounts of the dead have a strange kind of live voice to them: because it’s conversational, the medium trains us to hear the initial moment of ‘speech’ carried in text, so much so that you find people answering the texts even when they know the person has gone. The digital realm is place where the dead speak and people send messages to them.
On the music thing, I had Allegri: miserere on loop in 2019 while reading a theologian called John Webster on the doctrine of God. We were going through an awful time in ministry: the music and the subject matter transported me into the heavenly realms.
I write sermons to Ellie Goulding, ABBA and Roger Whittaker.
Thanks Abi. That’s kind. Did his daughter also sing like smooth warm chocolate? I just love Roger. The sound of Roger Whittaker takes me back to my Grandma and the smell of coal tar soap and washing lines of cloths smelling like single hamlets (she smoked cigars). It was the music I grew up with.
Good pod Abi yes grief is sometimes all consuming that you cannot see anything but a black hole in front of you. Not in a million years did I think I would outlive Nick and my brother Chris. I think I’ve had such a charmed life from being a little girl right to now at 62 that being on your own is just surreal. However I am not going down without a fight, still do my hair and make up every day, makes me feel like my old self. Don’t think I didn’t notice the excellent photo of your winter hat and a dash of red lipstick you posted 🥰.. I’d like a link to the Roger Scruton thing if you have that please.
On a lighter note I love a good chat with a London cabbie they are the best. I made friends with one years ago, he and I became FB friends, 100% in my team on zero jabs, with just the best cockney accent x
Like you Suzanne I do my hair and my make up every day even if I am only going to Lidl! I do it for me and no one else. I want to look my best, it helps with my state of mind. It would be like giving up if I didn’t make the effort.
Hi Abi, it so struck a cord when you talked about people getting obsessed with having jabs - my 9 and 12 year old nieces’ mum has the flu vaccine squirted into their mouths ‘to protect the adults’!!!? What’s that all about? They are prepping them for constant jabs I think. Of course me (mouthy) says I think those things are no good at all etc, but she is a real normie and so I don’t think listens.
It's so not necessary for children to have these ridiculous flu poison drops, I remember about 30 years ago my nana in her 70s having a flue vaccine my mam said it always made her ill for few days ! Nowadays the NHS want everyone to have it makes no sense mind you nothing makes sense anymore, our bodies are amazing at fighting stuff off just gotta try and put good healthy unprocessed food into it.
haha - speaking of the comment "are you going to actually say anything?" I know they meant something a bit different, but sometimes you also have quite long gaps while you go and do things like close the door or turn of the fan or whatever. The other day I was listening and there was a pause - I waited patiently for about 5 whole minutes until I realised my internet had crashed!
Yep! I was in the bath with my laptop on the loo so didn't notice - actually no, I remember now it wasn't the internet - worse. It was actually the battery had died - I remember looking over and the screen was black and no LED etc. It did occur to me that this is indicative of how much I must like Abi! Prepared to just wait patiently until she is ready to go again. And I am not a patient person normally!
William Blake. Great name same as my husband who without I would never have survived the last year's of utter madness. He keeps me level. With him i fear nothing.
Stopped this pod just over halfway through, notes,rewinds and everything.
1. Your generosity re Icke was gracious, and appreciated...you may well know that Douglas Murray was quite the friend of Sir Roger in his later years, and he deserves credit for keeping Rogers work in mind.
I'd say Scruton was a cultural Christian at best, but is with the angels today nonetheless..and we " Christians" need to grasp that G-d seeks authenticity and fearless seeking after Truth...that's what we were born to do. Your fantastic reading of Blake's letter and Myles Leas courage in drawing strength from it , was what stopped me in my tracks. Just wonderful.
A very meaningful Wednesday indeed
Thanks Hun, like you I hate this time of the year, having lost my boyfriend , just as Wetherspoons put up their Christmas menu off...17th this year...cue waterworks.
Hi Abi I can relate to music around the house. Three older brothers introduced me to Teardrop Explodes, XTC, Squeeze even Frank Sidebottom with papier machet head. Mum and dad loved jazz who always had family parties and aunties, uncles and cousins all got up and gave a tune. Sadly missed these parties as a lot of relatives has passed on. Good Times
Having faith and believing that I will meet up with my brother again in the afterlife is comforting in these incredibly challenging times.
I love music, it brings joy to my life, makes me want to dance and then open the Prosecco! Dr Cartland told me recently that if I drink less than him then I have no worries. He said that doctors consume huge amounts of alcohol to get through their exams and then continue afterwards😂
It’s so moving that I’m in tears here. The power of music is really amazing. Great pod as always. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I, like you, feel things deeply, but cannot imagine it any other way . Without the dark there would be no light and to not feel such emotions would be a very sterile life indeed x
I too have an eclectic taste in music. A proper Forest Gump of a record collection. I'm jumpin & jiving to Joe Jackson quite a lot lately. If he don't get your toes tapping, you've had a rhythm bypass - ye ha. Given you have a strong religious bent, I'm surprised you haven't mentioned Sir Cliff, or is he just lurking in the shadows? I also have convergence tendencies, as my friend Dave points out when he says 'you speak all funkin posh when you're with your sailing friends.' He has a point.
Hi Abi, loved the pod.
Will pray for you through this period where the grief bites harder.
Amongst other thoughts I did wonder, if I went to glory tomorrow, what would my Twitter (about a week old so not much) say about me? Following that I also thought that the Twitter accounts of the dead have a strange kind of live voice to them: because it’s conversational, the medium trains us to hear the initial moment of ‘speech’ carried in text, so much so that you find people answering the texts even when they know the person has gone. The digital realm is place where the dead speak and people send messages to them.
On the music thing, I had Allegri: miserere on loop in 2019 while reading a theologian called John Webster on the doctrine of God. We were going through an awful time in ministry: the music and the subject matter transported me into the heavenly realms.
I write sermons to Ellie Goulding, ABBA and Roger Whittaker.
Blessings
Jonny
Thank you, Jonny. That’s really kind.
Great post, and much food for thought. I read comments out on Friday, so this’ll definitely be included.
Fun fact: I was at school with Roger Whittaker’s daughter, Lauren. 😊
Thanks Abi. That’s kind. Did his daughter also sing like smooth warm chocolate? I just love Roger. The sound of Roger Whittaker takes me back to my Grandma and the smell of coal tar soap and washing lines of cloths smelling like single hamlets (she smoked cigars). It was the music I grew up with.
Jonny
Yes, we loved Roger too..Mexican Whistler especially.
He was a great whistler wasn't he?
Sadly crap at geography..Durham Town is a wonderful song, but is on the Wear...not the Tyne!
Geordie girls know such things.
Hahaha. He didn’t sing fog on the tyne sis he. River lady is one of my favourites.
That Tchaikovsky one at the ends good isn't it?
Which one on the album is that? I was transported to the heavenly realms via Apple Music so didn’t get much info on the source.
Good pod Abi yes grief is sometimes all consuming that you cannot see anything but a black hole in front of you. Not in a million years did I think I would outlive Nick and my brother Chris. I think I’ve had such a charmed life from being a little girl right to now at 62 that being on your own is just surreal. However I am not going down without a fight, still do my hair and make up every day, makes me feel like my old self. Don’t think I didn’t notice the excellent photo of your winter hat and a dash of red lipstick you posted 🥰.. I’d like a link to the Roger Scruton thing if you have that please.
On a lighter note I love a good chat with a London cabbie they are the best. I made friends with one years ago, he and I became FB friends, 100% in my team on zero jabs, with just the best cockney accent x
Like you Suzanne I do my hair and my make up every day even if I am only going to Lidl! I do it for me and no one else. I want to look my best, it helps with my state of mind. It would be like giving up if I didn’t make the effort.
Hi Abi, it so struck a cord when you talked about people getting obsessed with having jabs - my 9 and 12 year old nieces’ mum has the flu vaccine squirted into their mouths ‘to protect the adults’!!!? What’s that all about? They are prepping them for constant jabs I think. Of course me (mouthy) says I think those things are no good at all etc, but she is a real normie and so I don’t think listens.
🤷♀️my hairdresser had all of her three children 3, 5 and 7 years squirted with the flu spray. They are all sick 🤦🏼♀️
My niece is also just fighting another cold/bug since September- poor little mite.
It's so not necessary for children to have these ridiculous flu poison drops, I remember about 30 years ago my nana in her 70s having a flue vaccine my mam said it always made her ill for few days ! Nowadays the NHS want everyone to have it makes no sense mind you nothing makes sense anymore, our bodies are amazing at fighting stuff off just gotta try and put good healthy unprocessed food into it.
haha - speaking of the comment "are you going to actually say anything?" I know they meant something a bit different, but sometimes you also have quite long gaps while you go and do things like close the door or turn of the fan or whatever. The other day I was listening and there was a pause - I waited patiently for about 5 whole minutes until I realised my internet had crashed!
😂😂your internet had crashed😂😂
Yep! I was in the bath with my laptop on the loo so didn't notice - actually no, I remember now it wasn't the internet - worse. It was actually the battery had died - I remember looking over and the screen was black and no LED etc. It did occur to me that this is indicative of how much I must like Abi! Prepared to just wait patiently until she is ready to go again. And I am not a patient person normally!
Great to hear you Abi and very helpful on this day. I am so sorry i remembered how awful this month is for you and will also pray for you.
What was the moving Tchaikovsky piece ? needing to re listen.
Have you seen the animated film Flushed Away where posh rat gets invaded by sewer rat 😂 On Amazon i think .
Take lots of massages and the rest !
Much love ♥️
William Blake. Great name same as my husband who without I would never have survived the last year's of utter madness. He keeps me level. With him i fear nothing.
Hope all are well.🙏
Hi Abi.
Stopped this pod just over halfway through, notes,rewinds and everything.
1. Your generosity re Icke was gracious, and appreciated...you may well know that Douglas Murray was quite the friend of Sir Roger in his later years, and he deserves credit for keeping Rogers work in mind.
I'd say Scruton was a cultural Christian at best, but is with the angels today nonetheless..and we " Christians" need to grasp that G-d seeks authenticity and fearless seeking after Truth...that's what we were born to do. Your fantastic reading of Blake's letter and Myles Leas courage in drawing strength from it , was what stopped me in my tracks. Just wonderful.
A very meaningful Wednesday indeed
Thanks Hun, like you I hate this time of the year, having lost my boyfriend , just as Wetherspoons put up their Christmas menu off...17th this year...cue waterworks.
As you say, funny things eh?
With love for Terry.
Aisla
Hi Abi I can relate to music around the house. Three older brothers introduced me to Teardrop Explodes, XTC, Squeeze even Frank Sidebottom with papier machet head. Mum and dad loved jazz who always had family parties and aunties, uncles and cousins all got up and gave a tune. Sadly missed these parties as a lot of relatives has passed on. Good Times
Very good and funny Abi. Can you link to the Roger Scruton video? Thx
Do you mean the one about eternal life? X
Also – thank you 🙏
Having faith and believing that I will meet up with my brother again in the afterlife is comforting in these incredibly challenging times.
I love music, it brings joy to my life, makes me want to dance and then open the Prosecco! Dr Cartland told me recently that if I drink less than him then I have no worries. He said that doctors consume huge amounts of alcohol to get through their exams and then continue afterwards😂
Abi what is that piece of Tchaikovsky called?
It’s so moving that I’m in tears here. The power of music is really amazing. Great pod as always. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I, like you, feel things deeply, but cannot imagine it any other way . Without the dark there would be no light and to not feel such emotions would be a very sterile life indeed x
I too have an eclectic taste in music. A proper Forest Gump of a record collection. I'm jumpin & jiving to Joe Jackson quite a lot lately. If he don't get your toes tapping, you've had a rhythm bypass - ye ha. Given you have a strong religious bent, I'm surprised you haven't mentioned Sir Cliff, or is he just lurking in the shadows? I also have convergence tendencies, as my friend Dave points out when he says 'you speak all funkin posh when you're with your sailing friends.' He has a point.
Age 26
Yes please. My wife needs it, I think. Our future son-in-law, a professional biker, was killed by a drunk driver.