This is the question I didn’t address in this morning’s harangue based partly on Jacob’s nocturnal struggle with a mysterious strong man. I would have said that Jacob didn’t cede control to the divine being with whom he wrestled all night. He managed to extort a deal – only then did he release the mysteriousContinue reading “What does it mean to cede control to the Divine Other?”
Category Archives: Personal
AFK
I love these mysterious acronyms. They initiate us cyber-literati into a secret language known only amongst ourselves. We get to chortle at somebody’s mother who mistook LOL for “Lots of Love” instead of “Laughing out Loud”. All this is to say that today’s post is almost not a post because I have been AFK –Continue reading “AFK”
Celebrating the Cornish Pasty
It’s wet and windy in Perth today – good Cornish pasty weather for this bloke with some Cousin Jack in his veins. I saw a news blip that says that in the EU the name “Cornish pasty” can now only be given to pasties created in Cornwall. This made me wonder what alternative nomenclature couldContinue reading “Celebrating the Cornish Pasty”
Empathy in Norway – Eureka Street
Empathy in Norway – Eureka Street. As the shock of the Norway massacre begins to wear off, we look for discussion that is reflective rather than knee-jerkingly reactive. I’ve found this essay a helpful place to begin – as much for the comments section as the main piece. The burden of the discourse carries aContinue reading “Empathy in Norway – Eureka Street”
Decisions are discovered not made!
This enticing thought comes from Native Wisdom for White Minds by Anne Wilson Schaeff. It certainly challenges our linear mode of thinking. We seem to be very left hemisphere dominant, treating anything from the right side of our grey matter with undue suspicion. Might there be a synthesis?
Silence for the people of Norway and Africa
Nothing to say … just deep silence for the victims of violence and famine.
Getting antsy…
Image via Wikipedia … two weeks leave are drawing to a close. I’m back on deck Monday and getting fidgety and restless. Even wrote my annual report today because the deadline’s tomorrow, though I could have gotten away with waiting until Monday. Funny thing is I now feel quite relaxed now that the report isContinue reading “Getting antsy…”
When the public is accountable
This article illustrates well the burden of my post yesterday: Consumers rule in Murdoch’s evil empire – Eureka Street. We (the general public) have far more access to the tools of journalism than we used to. No matter how amateurishly we wield them, the results carry great impact – for good or ill. The birth earlier thisContinue reading “When the public is accountable”
Manufactured consent
What a worthy phrase to describe the juggling act between advertisers, politicians, the public and the media. Worth reflecting on in the current focus of interest on the Murdoch empire. Justin Glyn’s article Getting the media we deserve – Eureka Street is something to chew on. To what extent does one participate in the “consent” thatContinue reading “Manufactured consent”
Smiley day today
What else can you call it when this stares at you from the bottom of your coffee cup in the mall? One can tell that the effect of some annual leave is setting in when… … you don’t mind traipsing around clothing shops with your SO … you can relax when standing in a longContinue reading “Smiley day today”
Wondering Pilgrim 