It’s not all bad!
We are sailing in unchartered waters, so the experts tell us. The impact of the global financial crisis is starting to be felt, and people are uncertain and even fearful of what 2009 will bring. Some have lost their life savings in failed finance companies, others have watched as house values fall, retailers have seen shop sales slide and businesses are beginning to face the prospect of having to lay off employees. And to make matters worse, the Treasury forecast for the next twelve months looks even uglier. Click here to read more
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‘All things are subject to interpretation’ wrote Friedrich Nietzsche. It’s a quote I’ve thought about this last week. There is more than one way to interpret a text.
Let me give you an example.
One of my favourite poems is ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost. Influenced no doubt by M Scott Peck’s bestseller ‘The Road Less Travelled’, I’ve always understood this poem to be about self-reliance and non-conformity, seeking to inspire the reader not to follow where others have gone; but to be an individual, autonomous and free. Click here to read more
All Souls’ Day
Today is All Souls Day, when many Christians think prayerfully about the whole host of the faithful departed and especially about their own dead. Let’s just take a moment to think about those dear to us who have died, and especially those who have died in the twelve months since last All Souls Day…… In some parts of the world we would be gathering at their graves. Click here to read more
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