It is not always possible to take away someone’s legitimate pain…but it is always possible to give that pain meaning. I have had friendships that were as deeply part of my life as my marriage. They have lasted years and then foundered. On a bad day when work is not going well or for some [...]
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The Hospital for lost friendships
January 16, 2012
May 14, 2011
I’m on the website of the Social Sculpture Research Unit – see http://www.social-sculpture.org/news.htm
Power and Love
March 14, 2011
Adam Kahane’s book, Power and Love, defines power as the need for each person to realize their potential and love as the need to harmonize. His book describes the need to become literate in generate love and generate power. Preparing a lecture about the German artist Paula Modersohn, Becker I found a picture of the dilemma in [...]
Vulnerability and the Art of being Human
February 23, 2011
Lulu just reduced their prices, and new price of my book is £10.20. Have a look via this link http://tinyurl.com/4v3ntfr
Lost Chances?
September 30, 2010
I have just read a review by Susie Gablik called Lost Chances of a book called Eaarth by Bill McKibben in Resurgence. The extra ‘a’ in Eaarth is for ‘awful’. The book is about how we have missed our chance to steer away from the rocks regarding the effects of climate change. Gablik says, ‘ [...]
THERE IS NO WEALTH BUT LIFE
September 30, 2010
If this is true how would trade, agriculture, transport systems, schools, adult education, hospitals, roles of men and women, our attitude to the elderly and the vulnerable, our attitude to other cultures, leisure, art and all culture, the mass media and most importantly the individuality and freedom to express that individuality of each person. . [...]
Blog
August 25, 2010
This is where I’ll be writing my thoughts.
