My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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Is a staycation an attractive option?
I can cast my mind back many decades when as the son of a Church of England vicar we never had much money and we went to holidays in hotels where this sort of pastoral need was accommodated. We went mainly on the...
My ever growing ‘to do’ list
I woke up this morning with such a list of things to do; I realised (again) that time management is very important, indeed key, to some sort of sanity. Today between 6:00 AM and 6:30 AM I spent time listening to Trans...
Do you buy it when someone apologises?
Many times people apologise to me during the day based on the rather curious argument that I am within one metre of them on the street and they think I am going to step in their way so they apologise just to make sure....
Do we love people enough to tell the truth
I often start my day at about 6:30 or 7:00 am listening to Trans world radio which is a Christian evangelical program full of exhortations and reading the scriptures and this morning in particular I was focusing on my...
Secrets of Chairing a Meeting
Before I start on today's piece, I enclose a letter I have just written to the local Journal here in Midsomer Norton. I attended a talk last night here in Midsomer Norton. The results were less than I had hoped. Dear...
What is Grace? What is forgiveness?
Divine Grace Brian: Does Grace come in only when you surrender. If so what are you surrendering to? I am very suspicious about the use of the term 'Grace' and I think it's too airy fairy, I don't really 'get it' and...
What does it mean – to ‘give’?
Today's topic has popped into my mind from nowhere as normally happens. By 'nowhere' I mean no particular location. Since the mind is co-existential with the energy field of the whole planet it's not surprising that...
The Breath of Mary Magdalene through her Gospel
Summary This entry is designed as a template for all those meeting in groups for whatever reason or theme, business, interest or spiritual questing. Featured - the environment, the role of the facilitor(s) - the...
Different views on near death experiences
"From Death to Divine: My Awakening, Healing & Soul Path Revealed" 56:22 Vedic Compatibility Astrology BANNED INTERVIEW: Stephen Hawking on Life After Death and the Secret of the Soul 20:05 Secrets of the Beyond...
A Retreat from the world
This is going to be a prelude to one heck of a big entry so In the words of Uncle Mac, the great presenter over children's BBC programs many decades ago, 'are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin'. This morning...
No not Nelson Mandela but a Mandala
This is a mandala created by Françoise my partner who loves doing such things as a therapy but probably because for its own sake. The purpose of a mandala is to help transform ordinary minds into enlightened ones. This...
Fentanyl kills more than car accidents in NYC
OK so its 05:36 and after a coffee and wonderful bread, off to videoland and a film via Nexus Newsfeed : Fentanyl: The Drug's Toll on Users, First responders and the law. 2Mg can kill you! NB It stops or inhibits your...
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