Having been a facilitator of Conscious Ageing for the past decade with members of the University of the Third Age as my participants, I felt a strong urge at the beginning of 2020. It was the need to refocus my work from emphasising the personal growth of the individual senior and awaken my cohort to […]
Last Sunday my daughter invited me to breakfast. She had been telling me about the delicious pancakes she makes. They are accompanied by stewed pears, naartjies, and bananas then topped with nuts, seeds and syrup. This description was indeed enticing, so I accepted the invitation with alacrity. The Challenge Starts! Watching her preparing for the […]
Being in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, with restrictions having been imposed on the traditional lifestyle; it seemed like a good time to start a new initiative. TED has recently curated a new opportunity within their offerings. This they have named Ted Circles. To become a facilitator required filling in an application, and having […]
South Africa has been in lockdown since 27th March 2020 – that amounts to 13 ½ weeks at the time of writing. What have I learned about myself, society and the human condition during that time? How am I making sense of all these constraints on my personal freedom? How am I coping with the […]
It is 12 noon on a Friday morning, 22nd May 2020. I am feeling energised by three positive experiences. The first one totally unanticipated, and the following two planned arrangements that turned out to be extremely satisfying. It would not be exaggerating to say, “Beyond my wildest dream!” Generating Hope My early morning checking of […]
My Hunch At the beginning of this year, I had a hunch. Life was about to transform. The present Neoliberal philosophy dictating our lifestyle had outlived its usefulness. With some degree of discomfort I found myself predicting that humankind would need to adapt to new values going forward. My intuition was telling me that some […]
Life Changes Enforced by the Lockdown It is the beginning of week four of the South African lockdown, the government’s response to the Covid-19 virus infection. “How am I feeling?” I ask myself. And, then I respond to my own question: “If I truly consider the present moment, I am excited about the new challenges […]
You may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but that does not mean that human beings are unable to learn new skills throughout their lifespan The Science of Building New Nerve Connections It was about 15 years ago that I started to come across the research which demonstrated the exciting discoveries […]
“Your true purpose is found at the intersection of your greatest aliveness and the world’s critical needs.” This statement was made by Frederick Buechner to define wisdom. My Search for Wisdom It was some years ago that I realised I had reached the stage of my life in which I was supposed to be wise. […]
Man’s Footprint and its consequences Do you believe there is a connection between the appearance of the virus that causes Covid-19 and the disturbance of the natural environment? I posed this question recently in a meeting which had been transferred to an on-line app, because of the current lockdown. The suggestions was met with silence […]