Today's soliloquy* is based on reading Lord Chesterfield's letters to his son in which he endeavours to give advice about various matters including relationships and friendships. This father is diligent and conscientious to deliver the best possible advice to his son and after reading it I'm going to give my version on how I would advise my younger self to increase the circle and meaningfulness...
psychology
Giving detailed feedback to a retreat organizer
I wrote a few weeks ago about a recent conference that I attended. The organizers were unwise enough to ask me for my opinion little realising that I would write voluminously but this is my contribution to get things as good as they can possibly be. Greetings Dear organisers I'm going to give you my considered opinion on a possible future path of your interactions bearing in mind the great...
Is wokeness out of control?
I have watched UK column for many years now and it is a stable and reliable source of information and opinion. I do not look at it as regularly as I could but then with so many demands on my attention sometimes I don't know where to start. I author or take part in five web domains which takes more time than it should. Today I visited the homepage of UK column and flipped through the many videos...
Have our minds been psychologically reprogrammed
Please note, dear people, this is not part of the normal run of accounts and comments that I make, it's because thinking or lack of it is so important that it does affect in a profound way the way that people see and reflect on such writings as you see in this diary - Ed. It’s our subconscious that falls victim to propaganda This is an article from The Light Newspaper and I hope this will serve...
Is ranting a good thing? – special edition
Somone having a rant about .... everything Oh, I gota rant about the absolute plague of scammers in the UK—it’s like they’ve turned conning people into a national sport, and they’re all competing for gold! You’ve got these slimy toerags calling you up, pretending to be from "HMRC" or "your bank," with accents so dodgy they sound like they’ve been practicing English from a pirated VHS of...
The benefits of giving thanks
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...
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