Sounds entirely selfish doesn’t it? But I wonder whether one of our most basic needs is to be able to share whatever we have to give for the benefit of others. Giving to others, whether it be through paid or volunteer work, creative ventures or our human relationships seems to me to be a basic …
The World Service #4
14 May 2020 In a previous program I mentioned the thoughts-actions-feelings triangle that I found so helpful when I was dealing with depression a few years ago – and still today! Depression dogs us with debilitating bad feelings and bad thoughts. When the psychologist asked me to write down anything that makes me feel good, …
The World Service #3
As the Covid 19 pandemic seems to have reached its peak in Australia, I think we are at the most challenging time. We’re all dying to get out and businesses are dying to restart to stop the personal, social, emotional and economic bleeding. The stress in the home, the financial stresses, the inequalities and the livelihood of our children, who may not understand why they …
The World Service#2, 24 April 2020
In this program: A wonderful song from Jimmy Nail supported by master guitarist Mark Knopfler…introducing thoughts and feelings that come from any social change. In this case the demise of the ship building industry in the UK. As the Covid 19 curve begins to flatten, the queston is being asked: What comes next? What will be the new …
A World Service
I was ringing a friend who was recently ‘let go’ from her job at a university. I love the irony of that phrase, ‘let go’; as if previously tethered and now presented with freedom! ‘Let go’, I thought to myself, might inadvertently say a lot about the attitude of an organisation toward its employees. But …
Two Encouraging Signs
There are so many incidental things going on triggered by the threat of the Corona Virus pandemic. Here are two little snippets. A Demonstration of the Downside of Competition Fran Kelly’s Introduction to a segment on ABC Radio National ‘Breakfast’ on Tuesday morning: In clinical trials and laboratories worldwide, the hunt is on to find …
Human Foolishness – a Lament
After Boris Johnson was elected new Prime Minister of the UK, a friend simply commented, probably on behalf of a large proportion of Brits, ‘God help us!’. How did they get into this mess? And how is his fellow charlatan in the US able to continue to get away with ripping the heart out of …
Music Making
About twenty years ago I heard of a project to bring together Paris subway buskers for performances at a festival. I thought- what a great idea- to invite unrecognised musos to play together. There is so much talent there, looking for an outlet. Over the last month or so I’ve noticed some incredibly talented musos …
A Sonar Paradigm
I am part of a small group who are exploring ways of making a difference for the wellbeing of others, and for society in general, each in our own domains. We meet once a month in a little Moroccan restaurant in the city. Increasingly over the last nine months, we have also been meeting each …
The Religion Dilemma
I was delighted to have a coffee with my theological mentor Norm Habel yesterday and to chat about things that came to mind of common concern. Norm has written yet another book, which will be out soon. It draws together a lifetime of biblical research related to one of his great passions of justice for …