Times must change and so do we. The nights are a good indicator. The days seemed to go on forever. From the dawn to the dusk was hours and hours of relentless light. It was such the norm that the days and weeks that elapsed made the whole time appear like a very long. So […]
Read More About The Season’s EndThere was this programme on. OK, by saying that, I remember back in the 20th Century it was literally the case that because of the limited options on offer, it really would be the case that there would be this programme on. There wouldn’t be any doubt about that programme, you would know what the […]
Read More About The AdulationThere are those gung-ho types. They decide to do something. They have that steely determination. They just get on with it and go boldly into it. There’s a lot to admire about those types of people. Having been in their company for a number of years, I have been really impressed by that capacity in […]
Read More About Tentative First StepsWisdom. It’s crucial. It’s crucial especially in the instance of knowing when to keep going under trying circumstances and when to notice that those trying circumstances are massive indicators that you should stop and move on. I am convinced through what I’ve observed on my brief time on the planet, that some people have not […]
Read More About Wisdom To Know When To Go Or StayLife will not go well as a solo venture. It might appear to go well. There might be accolades and achievements to reflect the solo venture, it might even lift up the spirits recalling the barriers overcome. Yet the fact that we are the product of a social engagement and our arrival on the planet […]
Read More About Who You Can Work WithThere’s an interesting episode in the old scriptures. King David has been ousted by Absalom, his own son in a coup that has shocked the nation. Absalom has been able to curry favour with the people in a remarkable PR campaign. Such is his popularity that he gains access to the palace and his old […]
Read More About The Advice We TakeThere is a source for the story I am about to tell but for the life of me I don’t know who the source is, so if it’s a good story it wasn’t mine and if it comes off less than good, blame me. A new pastor at a church was concerned that it was […]
Read More About Change and a PianoThere is real vulnerability in understanding someone else’s point of view. Vulnerable because there’s an element of leaving what is comfortable to you, to enter into something that is far more comfortable for someone else. That probably explains why in some conversations it’s easier to ‘connect’ with what someone is saying by talking about what’s […]
Read More About An UnderstandingSeeing my daughters get into their teenage years is an interesting experience. By daughters, I mainly refer to the first two, the second of whom will hit those years at her next birthday. It’s interesting watching them because they’re good girls on the whole (as a number of parents are honour bound to say). Yet […]
Read More About Freedom To ServeTen years ago two films were released that would have a significant impact on the movies. One was Iron Man and the other was The Dark Knight. I happen to enjoy both films thoroughly. I prefer one to the other, but both of them are very enjoyable movies in my view. The two films were […]
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