This new edition of the #5days5posts series starts with a short musing about setting myself 30-day challenges. I contemplate why I think it’s a good idea to do and I announce the first two challenges for the next 30 days.…
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My utopia – #5days5posts Post 5
This final post is concerned with one of my longest lasting obsessions: utopian thought.
I think the roots of this mania are in the very early realisation of many things that were wrong with the world I lived in when I was a child, which was itself a utopian experiment that went tragically wrong -( i.e.…
On Dubai – #5days5posts Post 4
The move back to Dubai turned out to be a fantastic decision. I have had one of the most exciting years of my life. Most of you would know that I came back on the proviso that I would not seek full-time employment of any kind.…
On conflicts – #5days5posts post 3
Do you volunteer? Have you found yourself in conflicts? How have you dealt with them? I strongly believe that most conflicts (small and large) come from a lack of knowing the other person (country, race, group) and if we spend some time together we will find ways of influencing, learning from and respecting one another.…
On running a marathon – #5days5posts Post 2
As I was watching people falling to the ground not from the sheer exhaustion and exhilartion of competing something I consider to be one of the greatest physical achievements but from a bloody bomb exploding right when they are about to cross the line simply broke my heart.…
The missing out syndrome – Post 1 #5Days5posts
Looking at my facebook updates, one might get the impression that it’s all smooth sailing and I enjoy every moment. Well, the truth is that there are times when I just want to run back to an office, turn on a screen or just go into a classroom full of difficult 17-year-olds.…
Five days – five posts #5days5posts
I really needed someon to just say this much. I have been putting off writing for such a long time again and findign a way and a reason for starting all over again is always a bit difficult. But Tyson sorted it out for me.…