June 20, 2019 Young again! If we are to make the world young again, we must start with ourselves. We must allow ourselves to be …
June 17, 2019 63 Up – a review ‘Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man.’ It is a quotation attributed …
June 13, 2019 Jo Brand’s joke Jo Brand is in the news for a joke she made on the radio. It sounded like a ‘spur-of-the-moment’ gag, …
June 11, 2019 What is prayer? What is prayer? Prayer is stopping Prayer is stopping rather than starting Stopping rather than doing It is stopping talking …
June 10, 2019 Contentment. True or false? I remember the conversation at a gathering. We could go there now. The woman is telling me how contented she …
June 7, 2019 Happiness notes It is a big moment in our lives when we discover we are our own happiness. For happiness is neither …
June 5, 2019 Grace, she’s amazing As you will know, (I have nothing new to tell you) grace is variously disguised and never knows quite how …
June 4, 2019 The tyranny of choice Gerard Hughes told the story of his dog who loved his bone. ‘He likes it so much,’ thought Gerard, ‘I’ll …
May 28, 2019 Theresa May’s cough and the wisdom behind it As you may remember, Theresa May once had an unfortunate cough. It was at a Tory party conference in Manchester …