Life after the Death of Margaret On the 13th May 2018 the world stopped turning as far as I was concerned. On that day my loving wife and partner for over sixty years died. It was sudden and without notice and it was devastating as far as I was concerned – far more than IRead more
Journalling
Today I step out on to my ninetieth year on planet earth – with a strong feeling that it may indeed be my last. It is, however, a factor that causes me little concern. As that enigmatic genius Simone Weil said “Salvation is consenting to die”. I have no time for some kind of lifeRead more
When I decided to share some of my journalling, I naively did not recognise that I was entering into what is almost “a genre” – dictionary defined as “a style of literature”. There are dozens of them on line, with quite a few of them using the word “journal” in their title. As with everythingRead more
I have five glorious grandchildren, one of whom lives next door to me. Every Monday night Jess and Will have me into dinner and last night Jess asked “Grandpa, if you collapse do you want me to do C.P.R.?” It is not the kind of question one usually hears from one’s grandchild, but Jess isRead more
For some reason or other, it seems appropriate that I should try and explain the basis and practice of what I understand myself to be doing at this time of the morning. It is 3.30 am, silence surrounds me, and I am about to start a “brand new day”, a day filled with “potential” andRead more
