It’s exam season in the UK at present. My daughter Zoe took exams last May and June, aged 16; this year, aged 17, and will do so again next year, aged 18. And then, in 2015-2018 it will be Irene’s turn. British Universities state the minimum … [Continue reading]
Becoming 25% Happier, and Dabbling with Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project
Research suggests that people who keep gratitude journals are 25% happier? And who wouldn’t want to be 25% happier?But after decades of journal keeping, I no longer keep one. Between my blog, Facebook and Twitter, I record everything I want to … [Continue reading]
Dazzled by Lewis. Finding Peace beyond “The Anxiety of Influence.”
Aslan Singing the World into ExistenceWe listened to C.S. Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew on our holiday in Ireland.It’s brilliant. I love the way Lewis puts literary and mythic flesh on Biblical verses and ideas—Aslan singing Narnia into being; Aslan … [Continue reading]
Brief Photo-Blog of Adventures in County Donegal, Ireland
A view of the Blue Stack Mountains in Co. Donegal. Zoe and Irene took an hour to get to the top.Mountain hikes are the most perfect form of relaxation. The Blue Stack Mountains were unbelievably deserted. Except for my excitable family's voices, … [Continue reading]
The Road of Excess Leads to the Palace of Wisdom
"The Road of Excess Leads to the Palace of Wisdom," is one of William Blake’s interesting paradoxes.My husband (who, sadly, is not the most polite of creatures) sometimes says that I remind him of Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Willows.Mr. Toad was … [Continue reading]
A photo-essay blog of our trip to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
On the road in IrelandWell, we’re in Ireland for the week, celebrating the end of Zoe’s A-S exams (public exams taken by 17 year olds, for my non-British readers). And we choose Ireland, because it’s slow, magical, green, and fascinating.We have … [Continue reading]
Mind, Body, Soul, Spirit
Mind, Body, Soul, SpiritPrayer ministry training at St. Aldate’s, Oxford, used this vivid illustration. Four people stood in a circle up front, arms around each other’s waists. If you tugged at one, all four came … [Continue reading]
The Things which Make me Happiest
My daughter Irene, and I. Note one source of I's happiness in her pawI am flicking through Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project, her quest for happiness through a life makeover with many small changes like going to sleep earlier, and diminishing … [Continue reading]
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