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Some thoughts on friendship: Anne and Peggy chew the fat…
I have been reflecting on the importance of having inter-generational friendships, in relation to the type of society in which we live which is riven by a huge paradox. Thanks to the Internet-expedited...
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…Transforming common days into thanksgivings…
Growing older has brought me an understanding of the value of living in the day, of being grateful for the texture of blessings that each new dawn brings: all we have to do is be mindful. So, on a very...
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How to travel without going anywhere…if Kant could do it, why not you?
As Followers and readers of ‘Writing from the Twelfth House’ will know, I had to give up a busy career and most of ordinary life from the end of 2001 until launching this blog in 2008 – my first step...
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Is “ordinary” kindness becoming a casualty of our technological age?
I arrived at the bus stop, cold and in a hurry, as usual – just as the bus I wanted was leaving. “So typical!” I muttered crossly to myself, settling down to wait for the next one with an ill grace. A...
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Chip shops and kama sutra: poetry with a difference, Glasgow-style!
It has been some time since I last wrote about a wonderful local initiative bringing children, parents, our wider community and the Great Outdoors together in North Kelvin, Glasgow, U.K – The...
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Preserving wild land and Nature: community versus politicians – Glasgow, UK
Our local community in North Kelvin, Glasgow,UK, has been campaigning for years to preserve a precious piece of wild land in the middle of the area. The most recent initiative, The Children’s Wood,...
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“…A time to die…”…but when? And how?
Baby Boomers are the first generation in human history to be able to rely on medical advances to prolong their lives considerably. They have, in effect, added on average more than a decade to the...
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On Life, Death, and Planet Janet…
In last week’s post I raised the very difficult question of our increasing medically-expedited longevity – and the ethical, moral and economic issues it is bringing along with it. The post produced...
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To change the world – start in your own back yard!
We don’t need astrologers to tell us we are living in a period of remarkable turbulence and change. The evidence is all around us: from our teetering and corrupt banking systems, to the declining...
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Children at Play – or Bulldozers. What’s your preference?
Following a lively and constructive meeting last night, the next phase of our Maryhill, Glasgow, UK’s community battle to save a precious piece of wild land in our area from both developers and our own...
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