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We are in the midst of this, by the way, so its worth paying attention. Stage one is demoralization.  Government says one thing and does another. Laws appear which do not make sense. The younger generation including students are brainwashed with ideas that can be seen as harmful in the medium to long term (if not immediately). This phase should ideally last 20 years i.e. one generation. Stage...

Thought for the day "They may not remember what you said, but they'll always remember how you made them feel" Maya Angelou. Self seeking  self regarding  serve serving  self interest   self centered selfish   self-absorbed, self-respect,  self esteem , egotistic,   narcissistic Should we feel guilty about any of the Self*** words. Possibly I would not be guilty about the 'self regard ' term....

Today was one such day.   I do not tend to look after myself and always have to be 'on the go'. This morning the weather was variable. I did my normal chores but suffered from a stomach ache after eating baked beans and scrambled egg.  I do not normally have to make medication but had to this morning. By lunch time I had recovered - in part. I checked my blood pressure and got 142 over 72 which...

Yesterday Thursday we did not have much exciting food to eat for lunch so we decided to go to our favourite lunch/tea cafe in Chewton Mendip. They do excellent home cooked pastries and pies and lasagna. We had an excellent sample with salad followed in my case with a latte and a Victoria Sponge.  We bought a couple of lasagnas fresh from the oven to have today (Friday). I saw this wonderful...

The acupuncture meridians are not to be dismissed  - lightly or otherwise. They are streams of energy that flow though the human body and probably through the planet (though the name for that is a lay line). When Martin put a needle into me at one place, I can feel the merest prickly sensation. When another needle of the same size is inserted somewhere else, it feel like a red hot nail.  I lie...

Our local Vineyard group had a discussion this evening on what factors attracted us to the Vineyard church.  There were only a few of us there but a lively debate ensued never the less.  From my point of view: I have a distrust of hierarchies and hierarchical thinking. Everyone, even someone off the street, can be inspired to say something useful to all We must try and deal with our own...