GOOD CHRISTIAN VIBES FIRST THING IN THE MORNING A contact of mine, Matt, is making an attempt to revive the Men's Christian group here in Midsomer Norton and suggested that we meet this morning Saturday the 11th of January in our local Wetherspoons. It was a breakfast meeting so started at 8 a.m thus necessitating setting my alarm and rising in the dark I decided to walk instead of taking the...
I honestly believe that starting socially or culturally-based organisations is a lost art. We have too many institutions, bureaucracies, political parties, groups whose aim is to make money for the participants or advancing your career but what about cultural groups? They seem quite low down on the scale of priorities. Where I live in Somerset, I can only recall one group that was started and...
same sex For some reason this has attracted my interest. We speak of heterosexual and homosexual relationships. What does this mean? Does it mean that if I'm attracted to another man I am a homosexual? Does the homosexual bit only fire up when I am sexually attracted to him and want to express it? I do wonder why there is antipathy towards homosexual people, we could call it homophobia. The...
Today Christmas Day is the 8th anniversary of the passing of George Michael who died on Christmas day 2016. I have been majorly influenced by pop singers and icons. I remember Tommy Steele, Bill Haley and the Comets, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Dusty Springfield, Amy Whitehouse, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Kate Bush, Prince, Shirley Bassey, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Cher,...
This was from someone who had seen one of my videos and wanted to know more. We spoke briefly on the phone and I asked for his email. I do not know him. Oh that all humans could emulate this tone and caliber of response. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I have received such a heartfelt and truly transparent communication from another human being. This shows me that the...
Funny how things hit me out of nowhere. So first, am I avoiding or evading. Probably a bit of both. When it comes to avoiding and evading, both terms involve steering clear of something undesirable. However, there is a subtle difference between the two. Avoid typically refers to actively staying away from a situation or object, while evade often implies a more strategic or skillful way of...
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