Author Archives: PeterAdmin

It’s peak holiday time again.  The flights to and from Manchester are just as numerous as before Covid.  This weekend some 20,000 Mallorcans protested in their main square in Palma.  As one of them put it, “We don’t want to … Continue reading →

It was the Greek philosopher Heraclitus who remarked that “ No-one ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and they are not the same person.”  We may not notice the fact, or we may … Continue reading →

“Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.” (Luke 6:36) Once upon a time, in a dense forest, lived a mighty lion.  King of the jungle.  One day, after a large meal, he was taking a nap under the shade … Continue reading →

“You’ve got four jackets.” “Yes, but they’re all different – different colours match different occasions.  Two are everyday, one is lightweight and one is dark and formal.” “And the blazer?” “Yes, that makes five, I know.” That’s the kind of … Continue reading →

Human beings tend to like certainty.  We like things to be predictable.  But predictable may exclude possibilities. In writing a booklet on mental skills for young footballers (I started out life as a PE teacher) I wrote: “Football is a … Continue reading →

A friend of mine forwarded me a picture of his 5 year old grandson.  He was dressed as a cowboy and pointing a revolver at a security guard outside a Star Wars Convention.  The security guard had his hands up … Continue reading →

It’s understandable that we human beings like to define things and we do so largely in words.  To speak, to record things, to communicate is a major part of being human.  It helps us to understand our world and each … Continue reading →

A member of the Amazonian tribe the Kuhama Kushameria, was paddling some white visitors down the river.  He gently brought the boat to a stop.  “The fish are singing”, he said.  “Can you hear them?”  No they couldn’t. They gave … Continue reading →

How open am I to possibilities or, as Elaine put it in her sermon last Sunday, to expecting the unexpected?  And, having experienced it, to travelling in a different direction? Courtney Gore became a member of her local school board … Continue reading →

When you have won a gold medal what do you do next?  Go for the next one.  Set a goal.  Make a resolution.  Keep going, even in retirement.  Like a retired teacher friend of mine, who, having just finished a … Continue reading →