We sum up people pretty quickly. We have expectations about them depending on how they look, sound, even smell. This activity is part of who we are in terms of safety – flight or fight sort of thing – but once that is assessed,…
Knowing what we should do doesn’t mean we do it. We all know that – and whether it is good health advice we accept (but don’t do) or something personal we want to do but find ourselves struggling with again and again – we…
The pandemic has shrunk our social circles, interactions, and horizons. The family networks remain unchanged but we miss seeing loved ones – being in the same room – as we used to do so. We miss the hugs – even if on reflection, some…
The death of HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, has brought the nation to mourning, reflection, comment on social media, and physically distanced acts of remembrance and grieving. Our response has a noticeable public dimension because Prince Philip was such a public person….
I listen to many podcasts on my travels. Yesterday I was intrigued to hear about those people who have stopped believing in God*. I am interested in the story and the rationale because I am curious why people believe what they believe – and,…
This week I have been the Sea Cadet Chaplain for the SCC’s Virtual Chaplaincy on Face- book. This involves posting something on Facebook each day beginning with Monday which generally begins with Unit Prayers. Often a padre has a theme for the week. This…
This week I encountered an article about online fatigue or burnout. The overall message, I thought, was that too much online meant people became tired and became inefficient. It was- n’t so much the actual hours in front of the screen – though that…
If you go into any kitchen and check the cupboard for the recipe books I’m guessing you will quickly see which are the favourite recipes. They will be in the books that look the most used, that possibly have scribbling and comments, food stains…
I did enjoy the news item this week of the oil tanker hovering above the surface of the sea near Falmouth in Cornwall. There was a photo to go with it – the coast walker snapped a picture – and there the huge ship…
A week ago I didn’t know that Evagrius Ponticus ever existed. However in conversation this week with Westfield House Tutor, Rev. Dr Boris Gunjević, I learnt of him (a Desert Father of the 4th century) and was intrigued. (I also was rather excited to…
