Category: Miscellaneous Musings
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Greetings from Achilles
Readers of this blog from last year may recall my Europe trip being held up for several weeks in Vienna and Budapest with a sore left ankle. Well, Achilles is back, and the rest of the body to which the tendon is attached is, after just one day, laid up in Hawick, stlll Scottish borders, […]
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Shifting Web Address
Reflecting the theme of signposting on the left (cycling in Bavaria last spring), it’s time, I think, to move this blog to a more appropriate address, namely http://www.facingclimatechange.blogspot.com. I’m leaving all the climate change comments on this site for the time being, but preparing for this to be, as originally intended, a space for things […]
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Going Quiet for a While
With James Lovelock warning us in his avuncular way at age 90 this week that mankind is going to be reduced to one billion or so souls by the end of THIS century (and I am, as you know, convinced he is right), it’s time, I think, to call a halt for a while to […]
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Dreams and Reflections
In talking to non psychotherapists about climate change and what we may have to offer, I find myself thinking about the ‘one foot in one foot out’ dance well known to psychotherapists in practice. This building of a witness position averts the flip-flop from denial to apathy/despair. But what we touched on in our talk […]
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Beware the Power of Parental Example
Time, perhaps, to start adding some new thoughts, as we nearly enter 2009. First, although not sure whether and who will be following this, beware indeed the power of parental example. Picture left is of 21-year-old daughter Katharine (Katie to her friends, the full version to her Dad) packed up and ready to head to […]
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Vienna. And Why Blog?
Beware, this is a long blog. Take a deep breath, jump in, but be prepared to navigate in manageable segments. Yes, the tent last night stayed dry inside, as did the sleeping gear, and I even dreamed of warm and snuggly sleeping bags. OK, I have had to wear my socks and expensive 100% waterproof […]
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Musings on life, love and more…
Having trouble wth the blog today, so first text, then photos. I promise I will write that blog on Why Blog At All, but it’s been a thought-provoking kind of day – my 58th birthday, and thanks to many of you for the kindest of emailed wishes – and there are Other Things that are […]
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