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...
Why do I write my diaries? Just to remind you, I was inspired a number of years ago by Samuel Pepys, the London diarist of the 17th century. He wrote his diary to record his experiences and observations of life in London during the restoration period. Pepys had no plans to actually publish his diary, which allowed him to be frank and uncensored. He recorded his thoughts and actions without...
I had an excellent experience with the Christian men's group in Frome today, more to come in another newsletter. I must say the quality of males in such groups is in another league from the type of people I find in Midsomer. I'm not saying that they don't exist, it's just that I have not found them yet in a group and certainly not in a Christian group. Church groups consists mainly of ladies of...
My goodness look how our language is derived. Here are a few sentences from the start of a speech on 'common Law' that jumped into my IN box. Whether or not it is true, partly true, or fantasy it makes me think of word origins. I've just been sent a copy of this video by the Gary Fraughen entitled 'Common Law.' Which is so refreshing to hear someone who walks their talk, who doesn't have a...
This is an unlikely image to start today's ball rolling. Us versus the elements, there is no contest. I contemplate the puny powers of humankind compared with the might of nature. At the current time with order versus chaos there appears to be no contest. 07:30 I've just had my morning coffee whilst watching news on TV to hear that UK Prime Minister Keith Starmer is returning from his 14th visit...
I agreed to give a counseling session to one of my long-standing clients on a Sunday morning. I know him well enough that he would only ask for such a thing if he wasn't in extreme difficulty and so it was. He talked a lot about his work situation and the fact that his boss criticized him in front of a group on a remote call. There was something else that he needed to talk to me about and...
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Inspired by Samuel Pepys’ Diary 1633-1703
