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November 2009 
Bryan to Interview John Haines on book, "In Search of Simplicity"
Bryan
John Haines was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He now lives with his family in New Zealand's lightly populated and stunning subtropical Far North. His simple life includes the growing of an abundance of organic vegetables and fruit and assisting his wife in the homeschooling of their two daughters. He broadcasts a popular weekly one hour radio interview program that is simultaneously carried on local cable television. He's lived in The Netherlands (twice), Saudi Arabia, Australia, New Mexico and Arizona, together with his first 25 years in Ontario, Canada. He met his beautiful Dutch wife Lucia in India during an 11 month period in the Himalayas. He holds Bachelor of Commerce and MBA degrees, and is a qualified teacher of the Power of Sound and Touch for Health.
John Haines is an entertaining and inspiring speaker. He facilitates workshops or what he calls playshops in voice, communication, nutrition and motivation. To arrange for speaking and/or playshop opportunities in your area contact John by email at johnhaines@xtra.co.nz or peacejourney@hotmail.com . Playshops can be created to suit the needs of your group.
The almost unbelievable chain of coincidences described in In Search of Simplicity led John around the world to Santa Fe, New Mexico. His profound experiences and experiments with Truth, simplicity, self-sufficiency and the Spirit of Nature in New Mexico, Arizona and beyond are the subject of the upcoming sequel to In Search of Simplicity. He's completing that book now.
For more on the simple, natural life John leads, look to the nested pages on the right such as Welcome to My World.
John Haines was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He now lives with his family in New Zealand's lightly populated and stunning subtropical Far North. His simple life includes the growing of an abundance of organic vegetables and fruit and assisting his wife in the homeschooling of their two daughters. He broadcasts a popular weekly one hour radio interview program that is simultaneously carried on local cable television. He's lived in The Netherlands (twice), Saudi Arabia, Australia, New Mexico and Arizona, together with his first 25 years in Ontario, Canada. He met his beautiful Dutch wife Lucia in India during an 11 month period in the Himalayas. He holds Bachelor of Commerce and MBA degrees, and is a qualified teacher of the Power of Sound and Touch for Health.
John Haines is an entertaining and inspiring speaker. He facilitates workshops or what he calls playshops in voice, communication, nutrition and motivation. To arrange for speaking and/or playshop opportunities in your area contact John by email at johnhaines@xtra.co.nz or peacejourney@hotmail.com . Playshops can be created to suit the needs of your group.
The almost unbelievable chain of coincidences described in In Search of Simplicity led John around the world to Santa Fe, New Mexico. His profound experiences and experiments with Truth, simplicity, self-sufficiency and the Spirit of Nature in New Mexico, Arizona and beyond are the subject of the upcoming sequel to In Search of Simplicity. He's completing that book now.
Reading like a page-turning novel, In Search of Simplicity is the author's true, exciting and serendipitous journey through the wilds of Papua New Guinea, the Himalayas, around the planet and into the heart of life guaranteed to change the way you see the world and so-called coincidences. The timely themes woven through the fun-to-read narrative include the power of coincidence; ecological, social and economic responsibility; and personal awakening. In today's uncertain world of financial turmoil, global warming and seemingly endless war, many feel powerless in their ability to create positive change personally, nationally and globally. This inspiring travel adventure offers plate loads of food for thought, insight into the deeper meaning of the seemingly ordinary events of life and a gateway into a life of simplicity for every reader.
Stay tuned for a highly inspiring conversation on all things simple and enlightening.
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Bryan, indulge my rant, please. “His beautiful wife…..” It's the hundredth time I've seen that phrase and I've just been triggered to express my viewpoint about it.
Why is it that so many descriptions of wives reduce them to “beautiful.” As if that were the most important single word that could be used to describe that human being. It's so patriarchal. So incredibly belittling, IMO.
I'm quite sure it doesn't stand that way for you, you were just following the media's pattern without an awareness of the implications.
Just wanting to call attention to those implications.
Love, OM Bastet
Hello OM,
Sorry if the words Bryan has used (which are mine) have offended you. I'm sitting with my wife and best friend, Lucia, right now. She and I agree there was no belittlement intended in using the word “beautiful.” Her outer form has been 50 years on this planet now and shows signs of a well lived life in the physical world. I was referring to her “inner beauty” and I freely use these words with men and women I know.
May you feel your inner joy, peace and beauty always.
Love,
John
Hey John, I would have expected you were using the term more consciously. I am reacting to a thousand other instances of less-conscious usage, and you happened to be someone available to speak directly to about it. Sorry about that!!
It's part and parcel of the tendency to evaluate women on their outer beauty, not their inner wisdom, skills, knowledge, courage, etc. No politician ever introduced “My wise and courageous wife.” It's partly genetic in our species, beauty supposedly being one bio-marker of a good child-bearer, which is what men are bio-programmed to look for. Unless they raise their consciousness past that.
I'm not offended, exactly, I just want to raise awareness. Perhaps you can refer to “my innerly and outerly beautiful wife,” if you want to help lift our culture out of this pattern.
Thanks so much for getting back to me!! I really appreciate it !!
Hugs, OM