South Africa: 14 years later
On this day, 14 years ago, I first stepped foot in South Africa. I was scared, just plain scared. Scared of hating it, of being mugged,...
Far From a Silent Night
In 1966, Simon and Garfunkel produced a controversial rendition of Silent Night, dubbed over with the 7 o clock news. The news was of...
An Olympic silver medal
Throwback to the 2012 Olympics... Yesterday, I watched an interview with Valerie Adams, the New Zealand shot putter, reigning Olympic...
What's in a story?
There’s something about stories. Something more than words. There is something in a story that nudges us, stirs us, that sometimes...
Longing for we know not what
Things are not as they are meant to be. How well we know that... You know that feeling of being hungry, but not knowing what for? When...
Room for the Present
“The Past is frozen and no longer flows, and the Present is all lit up with eternal rays.” CS Lewis This time of year is full of...
When Christmas is not so merry
All is calm, all is bright… There’s mistletoe, there’s wine… There are tidings of comfort and joy, wishings of a merry Christmas…...
Oak trees, journeys and the lessons I'm slow to learn
I’ve learned a lesson or two in the past few years… At the moment, I’m learning that some lessons have to be learned again...And...
A brief thought on the thirteenth goal
Sustainable Development Goal number 13 is about Climate Change. Up until a couple of weeks ago, if you had asked me to order the goals by...
Using what you have for what others don’t
Sustainable Development: Part 2 I spent a lot of my life not really caring about development and justice. Well, if you had asked me if I...
