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Frome community in action

The Frome community networking event I attended Wednesday caused me to focus on many topics, the fruits of which will appear in the coming days. For more than ten years I have kept a daily diary, now running to something like two million words. What began as a simple record of events slowly became something else: a mirror. Over time, patterns began to reveal themselves — not only in the world...

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Self sabotage and how it can impede progress

I have reflected on the article below and have decided that I'm all too guilty of imagining negative outcomes when in fact they do not happen in practise. It may or may not be due to discouraging events that have happened in the past but, when all said and done,  programming is programming and I attract what I imagine. Someone described worry as a abuse of the creative mind and I can certainly...

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AI – Chat GPT is not all bad

This was a conversation I had this morning with someone and I thought I would let CHATGPT loose on it to see if it could draw out the academic implications of what we talked about. I reckon they have done a good job. This 'meeting summary' technology has been around for years and it seems to be a fine art Understanding Today’s Big Concerns: Health, Technology, Money, Farming, Spirituality and...

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Full account of the Autumn Equinox Celebrations at Chalice Well, Glastonbury

Disclaimer It is my pleasure and privilege to share the precious words that are spoken at Chalice Well. I am told that an 'official version', will appear published on their website. When that happens I will let you know. Please note that my version is a transcription. Occasionally, words are missed because of background noise. If anyone has questions about the content, then  use the comments box...

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Sunrise – Françoise gives advice to a trauma victim

I wrote to my friend, this is the day that the Lord hath made, rejoice and be glad in it Today is a 'first' in that I'm going to include material from a meeting that my partner Francoise has experienced when she went for a check-up with her damaged wrist this morning. She met 'by chance' someone in the waiting room of the RUH Fracture Clinic so this could be a bit of an example as to how to...

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The difficulty in concentrating – a common problem? + NHS vs Private Dentists

I normally flip through the news first thing and today an article by Dr Mercola, about the difficulty in focusing and concentrating is a subject that I can relate to this 100%. Read this brief  article below Feeling distracted? You’re not alone. A new study shows the average attention span has dropped to just 47 seconds, down from 2.5 minutes in 2004. Constant phone notifications and nonstop...

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