The French Camino

The French Camino

I’m at the 300Km mark as I write this short note.I’m in a City called Burgos, a European Heritage site, the home of El Cid, a wonderful Cathedral and the Museum of Evolution of Man.I’ve just walked through Atapuerca, a famous pre-historic dig site, where they...
What’s the meaning… What’s the meaning of life?

What’s the meaning… What’s the meaning of life?

My thanks to Soul II Soul’s “Get a Life” for the song lyric that inspired this essay.. It would seem that we’ve been asking this question since the dawn of time..Jazzie B, the co-writer of the song has the following advice.. “elevate your mind, free your soul…”But...
The Universe’s Spleen

The Universe’s Spleen

In Chinese Medicine, the debate rages about Spleen or Pancreas..Ok, I’ve over thought that..This debate isn’t raging anywhere except my head..Seventy percent of the teachers I’ve worked with go for Spleen as the organ concerned with the gathering of...
Getting beaten at school (or home..)

Getting beaten at school (or home..)

There’s so much being reported in the news these days about public privileged schooling .(In the UK private fee-paying schools are called Public schools and schools for the public are called State schools, work that out of you can!)I imagine that one line of thought...
Riders on the Storm

Riders on the Storm

More accurately Riders OF the storm.Life is a continuously spinning vortex.We are caught up in it’s never-ending spin-cycle, sometimes the spin is slow and continuous, sometimes, like when you put a heavy towel inside your washing machine, the cycle surges and bumps...
Shouty Chinese Lampposts…

Shouty Chinese Lampposts…

Where I come from in Scotland, there’s a strong rivalry between the two border towns of Galashiels and Hawick. Both were textile powerhouses in their day, and had rugby teams that viciously competed against each other.There was an old oft-repeated put-down that went...