Sometimes I am astonished at real things that happen - even if you dream up the most absurd scenario, you can always find something that actually happened that is more absurd. What I have found most amusing is the foreign policy credentials of Sarah Pa...

In the "good" old days coal miners in England and Wales were dirt poor - too poor to even afford candles to light their houses. In a British winter that is a serious problem, because in mid-winter we are lucky to have eight hours of daylight. And those ...

We know that eight glasses of water every day will ensure good health, but few people have the discipline to do it. Will we change our attitude and habits if we know that water is not just a fluid, but a live entity from outer space that communicates wit...

Have you ever been on a plane and listened to the safety announcements? I know, when you are a regular air passenger, you get into the habit of blocking out the safety announcements because they are always the same and always boring. But let's see how...

Yes, I am making the shocking allegation that you are aiding and abetting crime by simply reading the newspaper, but hear me out. Let me give the background first. There have been at least eighteen victims of knife crime in London over the period of e...

There is a village in Wales in the UK, between Cardiff and Swansea, where 17 young people have committed suicides. The facts are not consistent - when did this start? If Natasha Randall was the twelfth victim in thirteen years, as one newspaper claims, ...

On a recent trip to South Africa I discovered a book called "Faith like Potatoes" that was written by Angus Buchan. It is the biography of an Eastern Cape farmer who became an evangelist. It is not the kind of book I would normally read, because my pe...

Some people look at me with a funny expression when I tell them that we create our own reality. They say that reality is there, and all we can do is live it. But at the same time they allow other people to create their reality, and they never question i...

I am currently reading a fascinating book about Henry VIII and his six wives. The author of the book states that happy families all resemble one another, while unhappy families are unhappy in their own unique ways. And Henry VIII was very good at crea...

Many years ago I heard that an old school friend of mine had committed suicide. We were not very close, but we went to school and to Sunday school together, and we formed the kind of bond that result from sharing such activities. I remember not really b...

I have recently had one of those moments where the little globe in my head popped and became a massive chandelier that waved at me, and I experienced an amazing moment. I followed this up by breaking an inch-thick piece of wood with one hand, but that is...

I recently celebrated my 50th birthday. It was a wonderful day with family, friends, good weather, good food, lots of laughter, reminiscing and loads of love. I was a little bit off balance before the birthday, because for some reason 50 seemed to me ...

Why is it that getting away from our unhappiness is far more important than being happy with what we have? Why do we spend so much effort on wishing for what we do not have? It is because we do not understand Universal Law of balance and gratitude. ...

If you have ever experienced a sudden shock, you would probably have noticed how time suddenly slowed down and how you can still remember every moment of what happened, as if in slow motion. You would also have noticed how you and any other people involv...

There is a significant news item in the UK at the moment that made me wonder (again) about religion, faith and tolerance. The item is about a postcard advert for a non-emergency phone number for the police. The postcard features a black puppy playing ...