https://www.youtube.com/live/lbbaxUC4eSQ So when did you last have an argument? When did you last have a dialogue with people with whom you disagreed? I think that many lessons can be drawn from this YouTube Christian versus Muslim where both are obviously very well informed and are jousting with each other without loss of respect. The first thing that I learn is that you need to back up your...
I've just listened to a Radio 4 file report saying that someone who was a convicted pedophile, Stephen Cottrell, is going to take over from the Archbishop of Canterbury during the interregnum period. What gets me is that when people are not only ignored but promoted and I do not understand the state of mind when people who have sex with underage people who are in their trust, ask to perform oral...
Today is very hot which is my excuse for doing very little apart from routine things, answering correspondence etc but one thing that I read shook me out of my day which I have printed in full below. It shows me how we can pass or semi ignore beautiful things for hundreds of times and then suddenly one fine day we take a look at the detail. Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more The Last...
Today A scientific and Medical Network monthly book talk took place with David Lorimer and Sarah Anderson author of the book ' The Lost Art of Silence - reconnecting to the power and beauty of quiet' This was just the inspiration I needed for today's diary theme. As you may have noticed, there have been no entries for the past three days, when I have been re-adjusting from being in London back...
Do we know more than we think we know? I have a theory that we all know everything but 99.9% of it resides in the subconscious. All that is required is someone asking us the right question and this provides the catalyst for the requisite knowledge to pop up. This is why listening to someone is so important because we provide the theatre, the environment, the circumstances in which people's inner...
This was one of our quickest journeys going directly from Brighton via our stop East Croydon to Saint Albans , fast from St. Pancras. It was 49 minutes in total; the train whizzed by the countryside. So, (roll of drums) here is the man(above) who gave his name to the city. St.Albans is an incredibly sophisticated town that combines the ancient with the modern. The market according to Saint...
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Inspired by Samuel Pepys’ Diary 1633-1703
