One or Two
A quote from e e cummings: “One’s not half of two, it’s two that are halves of one” Wow. I found that in a book I have just begun to read called ‘Man’s journey to Simple Abundance’ edited by Sarah Ban Breathnach.
Books and Reading
Ken Wilber: Welcome
Many months ago I spent an evening in a bookshop, browsing through books and drinking coffee (vanilla latte – my favourite). I spent a while browsing through a book called ‘One Taste’ which is in the form of a diary. It comprises daily reflections on a wide range of subjects. It was an excellent book … Read more
M Scott Peck – the ideas or the life
I spent a lazy evening recently browsing through my local branch of ‘Borders’ bookshop. I came across a copy of a new biography about M Scott Peck. Written by Arthur Jones, it is a detailed description of Scott Peck’s life. Regular readers will recall that I wrote about Peck’s death a while back, and was … Read more
Great books – Proust
Step One of the ‘Big Reads’ challenge. I have borrowed ‘Swann’s Way’ from my local library. The first part of ‘In Search of Lost Time’.
Happy New Year … at last
Happy New Year … at last In spite of all the promises I stayed away from the computer for the whole of the festive season. There are times when it is important to have a break from the gadgets! Three things preoccupied me over the festive season: Music – I listened to a fantastic range … Read more
M Scott Peck dies
I just found out today that M Scott Peck died at the end of September. He was 69. There is a full obituary in the Telegraph, a UK paper, which ends rather grudglingly and rudely in my view. Scott Peck wrote some fantastic books – to comment on his inability to write great songs seems … Read more
Borders – too many people
I went to our local Borders last weekend for a couple of hours. This should have been fun – books, CDs and Starbucks. Unfortunately each time I go to this store it becomes more and more popular. Why do car park designers have no idea how to design them in ways that avoid gridlock. I … Read more
E F Schumacher – Small is beautiful
I am a few pages from the end of “Small is beautiful” by EF Schumacher. This is the first time I have read a book about Economics since I was at school. Although it is actually about a lot more than just Economics. It was written over 30 years ago, and yet its preoccupations with … Read more
Life in the maelstrom
Sometimes life just gets in the sights, and the time for communicating beyond the face to face shrinks away so that there is nothing left. No blogging for a couple of weeks now. I read in many places that bloggers shouldn’t apologise for not blogging. It’s like starting a speech with “unaccustomed as I am … Read more