Malcolm’s musings
Small Is Significant
We’re constantly told that we ‘need’ a bigger house, bigger car, bigger holiday, bigger bank balance, bigger influence, bigger popularity… This morning I’m reading Ecclesiastes. The rich, wise teacher accumulates bigger houses, a bigger vineyard and wine cellar, bigger gardens and parks – with bigger water features, a bigger selection of slaves and servants, a…
One Thing Leads To Another
I’ve enjoyed reading ‘Proverbs’ in my Bible. Sayings about life and death, wisdom and folly, friends and enemies, wives and children have made me smile and think. The one that’s amused me this morning is: ‘As the beating of cream yields butter and striking the nose causes bleeding, so stirring up anger causes quarrels.’ It’s…
It’s Alright?
In the 1960s, Bob Dylan songs were a joy to would be guitarists – easy chords, easy rhythms… I learnt ‘Blowing in the Wind’, ‘Mr Tambourine Man’… …And ‘Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright’… a song about accepting life when things go wrong, because everything will work out OK in the end. Such optimism was reflected…
Help from my Friends
Last week I was listening to some old favourite songs… including the Beatles ‘With a Little Help from My Friends’. It starts ‘What would you think if I sang out of tune, would you stand up and walk out on me…? What are good friends like? Distinctive: Yesterday morning, Minister Lou was talking about salt…
Climb Every Mountain
Last night on TV I watched a stage version of The Sound of Music. In the well-known story Maria is sent from the abbey to be governess to Captain von Trapp’s seven children. Maria falls in love with the captain and returns to the abbey to escape…. Mother Abbess tells Maria to return to the…
Getting the Right Words
In the last couple of days… I was speaking to Denise. She’s been having trouble with her legs. There’s a rash on them, they’re painful. ‘I’ve got to have an autopsy,’ she said. Fortunately, we know each other well enough to laugh about the fact that she wasn’t dead, but needed a biopsy. I read…
Seeking Inspiration…
Some days I get weary of the world of politics, religion and sport, that emphasises differences, requires confrontation, leads to conflict and divides us into winners and losers… I read three things that inspired me yesterday… Seagull Theatre Document by Des Reynolds: In ongoing discussions about our local theatre, we’re aware of local problems and…
Teamwork: Standing Apart or Together?
Yesterday afternoon I watched the football. The BBC report starts: ‘England were spared one of the biggest humiliations in their World Cup history by Harry Kane’s two late goals as they came from behind to beat DR Congo in Atlanta to reach the last 16.’ It goes on to talk about the ‘largely dreadful performance’.…
It Doesn’t Stop!
Yesterday… …I was reminded of an old inappropriate joke: A minister, famous for preaching long-winded sermons, went to his dentist for a new set of false teeth. The next Sunday he was in discomfort; his sermon only lasted six minutes. The following week wasn’t much better; his new ill-fitting teeth restricted his sermon to eight…
Wellbeing, Resilience and Quality of Life
Yesterday’s news: Catherine, Princess of Wales, completed the Three Peaks Challenge – climbing the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales in twenty-four hours – to raise awareness of cancer charities. Catherine said, ‘Every year hundreds of thousands of people hear the words that no one wants to hear. What follows… tests every part of…
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