Well, I thought about it and realised that making new year’s resolutions is actually not that bad an idea. The new year is a symbol of change, renewal and a new start. So here they are: 1. Get fit and lose weight. I need to be able to run and fence and swim the way …
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Life-Love 46: Realising freedom is enjoying a moment of peace.
We all chase freedom, whether it is personal, social, cultural or economic – our culture encourages us to try and be individuals and come to an ever-better understanding of ourselves. This is a good thing, it frees us from the potential prison of the culture of our forebears and it enables us to explore new …
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Life-Love 45: Finding haven in family and friendship.
Some may say that I am ill-placed to discuss family matters, given that I am still a bachelor at 36 years of age, but I do experience the joys of family life through my relationship with parents, cousins and through the stories that my students and friends tell me. Professional life can move very quickly. …
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Life-Love 44: Saying good-bye to a good class
This is a bittersweet life-love. There are few things in the world that are as poignant as saying good-bye to people with whom you’ve worked closely for a good stretch of time. As a university professor, for me this often means the last day of class. I have felt this in office or community projects, …
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Life-Love 43: Finding a Kindred Spirit
It is difficult to connect with others in our noisy society. It can be so hard to pierce through the cacophony that we sometimes end up relying on media images, or the images constructed by others to help us with our decisions. The problem is that these sorts of guides are not real – they …