Month: October 2018

  • Against the tide

    I call this ‘Against the tide’ because in many ways it is what it feels like to have views that are so different to the prevailing mass of people in Western societies, or at least those who are vocal on the internet. As someone who practices mysticism, and a believer in the divine, I frequently…

  • Are you ‘in love’?

    I think I first saw this around 20 years ago on a US TV program. The wife wanted a divorce because she was no longer in love with her husband. I thought: these Americans are nuts. How is that a reason for divorce? Now, however, this is so commonplace to the point where I notice…

  • What’s wrong with manspreading?

    There’s been some items on the news regarding manspreading, that is men spreading their legs wide whilst in a public space such as on public transport. Some women, apparently, find this offensive. Now personally I find it provocative but then people often do things that I don’t find comfortable. It’s called tolerance and is part…

  • How do you know you disagree?

    Nowadays, despite (or maybe because) there is a vast amount of information available to people, there’s very little processing of new ideas. Opinions are distilled into ‘like’ or ‘dislike’ or ‘agree’ or ‘disagree’. There is rarely any analysis of the assumptions that underly these opinions. So if you find yourself disagreeing with an idea, how…

  • Leaders and followers

    Everyone wants to be a leader. There are blogs on leadership. It’s seen by many as the ultimate in success. To have followers, whether real life followers, YouTube followers, Medium followers etc. A leader can’t be a leader without followers. Without followers they are just a person, possibly with some original ideas but that certainly…

  • Vive la difference

    I generally don’t complain. If I go to a restaurant and the food isn’t up to scratch generally I simply won’t go back. If I get bad service I will usually try to be content and accept that other people have issues. A good friend of mine is the opposite. He will complain loudly. He…