I love having new ideas I love having ideas and back in October I attempted to launch a cultural group, as it happens in Frome which I thought was a literary place, to promote the art of conversation. This did not succeed but I found that the lessons I learned from the exercise which included hiring a hall, getting myself involved with the media, building up a mailing list, although for the most...
For no particular reason my attention has been focused on giving thanks. It was sparked off by someone saying on a video that we should give thanks for our life. I have heard this dozens of times recently, in spite of all the mayhem, but this time the word jumped out at me which is the universe telling me to get on with it and write something. I believe that giving thanks is transformative to...
Over coffee this morning at 7 am I listened to a talk by a preacher with an unfamiliar name on Trans World Radio. This fine preacher was talking about his time as a child and saying that he was the third child and his mother on discovering she was pregnant did not want him and must have sent this message to the vulnerable soul who started life with a feeling of zero self-worth. He tried to get...
There is no way that I can adequately deal with such a vast subject in 1000 words or so. It was fired up by my listening to Trans World Radio this morning; the preacher was talking about the consequences of fear and the topic of fearing God. Is fearing God counter-productive? I'm not quite sure why we should fear God except if there's been a mistranslation and it should perhaps be 'have a...
What triggered this diary entry This morning I had an allergic problem with a bandage that I had used to strap my knee and I went off to Paulton hospital for minor injuries. As luck would have it, the car park was full so I decided to go to the hub in Paulton itself, that's the place linked to a small library and have a latte. It was here that my theme for the day was decided. This can happen...
Deep down most of us want to do good rather than do harm. On the other hand let's look at the term do gooder. A do-gooder is a person who tries to help others, but in a way that some may consider annoying or impractical. The term is often used in a disapproving way. There may be mixed motives. In my wanderings on the Internet I found a chap called Jim Haynes who to put it mildly lead a colourful...
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