Some of My Favourite Quotes

"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being." Carl Jung
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Of Mere Being

The palm at the end of the mind,
Beyond the last thought, rises
In the bronze distance.

A gold-feathered bird
Sings in the palm, without human meaning,
Without human feeling, a foreign song.

You know then that it is not the reason
That makes us happy or unhappy.
The bird sings. Its feathers shine.

The palm stands on the edge of space.

Work and Life

This website is about Life and Work and about how great it is when the things you just want to do and the things you do to survive come together. I'll write about how much I like to work and how, on the contrary, I don't like being employed. I have trouble rushing for other people's deadlines and I don't like authoritarian elitism and rule by fear.

I like to know things about the people I meet and live and work with so I'm including some autobiographical snippets that I think have had an impact on my philosophy of life and on the work that I like to do.

Michael Servetus - Heretic

The Life of Michael Servetus - Heretic and Zealot

Where did my interest in Servetus come from?

Somewhere in the far distant past I became a doubter in my warm, friendly Anglican Community and could no longer honestly say the words of the creed or some of the prayers in our prayerbook. I had known of the existence of Unitarianism since my 20’s but only in 1998 did I feel a need for a new Sunday morning community. Exploring UU meant a combination of seeking out the local UU congregation and googling extensively.

Middle Childhood Matters

One thing I feel passionate about is the need for more support for families particularly families with children in the school age years. In the early years kids are pretty happy surrounded by family and a few close friends. However interest in the world beyond home increases around age six when children usually head off for full day school.

In Praise of Cardiac Rehab

Last fall, after retirement, I decided I was going to get fit or at least fitter. I talked to my doctor and she sent a referral to the Toronto Rehab Centre on Rumsey Avenue near Eglinton and Bayview.

Retired or Retuned

Recently before Andy Barrie retired from CBC radio's morning show, he told everyone that he wasn't retiring, but rather that he was retuning. I have been thinking about what an apt way this is of describing the work involved in this transition.

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