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Posted in Faith, Relationships, Religion on Jan 12th, 2010
When you stand back and think about it, it’s really strange. I mean, it may have some side benefits, but the primary activity is odd.
What got me thinking was a wonderful essay (A Deal-Breaker by Ophelia Benson in 50 Voices of Disbelief) in which the author points out that some of the supposed characteristics of god [...]
Posted in Human Rights, Humanity, Morality, Relationships, Religion on Jan 7th, 2010
There is a sick theme running through all of this - or at least a clear attempt to involve some form of mental illness, and an attempt to bring in the people in white coats - well, at least psychologists if not psychiatrists.
Hey, I really, really don’t want to jump on the bandwagon and pour [...]
Posted in Business, Human Rights, Psychology, Relationships on Dec 4th, 2009
There are two types of managers that I hate: those that bully, and those that bend. I have worked for both in equal numbers during the course of my career - two bullies, and two bendies (as well as the occasional ‘good guy’), and I have to say, I actually prefer the bullies to the [...]
Posted in Humanity, Internet, Morality, Relationships on Aug 4th, 2009
As David Aaronovitch remarked in the Times:
If polo is the most expensive sport in which to participate, then archbishop-baiting must be the cheapest. You don’t even need your own archbishop, but can share one with millions of others. No saddle is required, only a pen. The man in the biretta simply has to offer an [...]
Posted in Education, Health, Human Rights, Humanity, Morality, Relationships, Religion on Jul 28th, 2009
Despite what the (American) religious right may teach, just saying “No” to yourself doesn’t always work.
Many of us already knew that, but it’s now official. The truth is out at last – abstinence-only programmes make the situation worse. To the surprise of few, it has recently emerged that George W. Bush’s “abstinence only” [...]
Posted in Existential, Humanity, Relationships, Therapy on May 20th, 2009
Have you heard the story about the man and his monkey?
One day John was sitting in his office, minding his own business, when suddenly his boss opened the door and threw in a monkey. “Here,” said his boss. “Here’s a new monkey for you. You’ve got to keep this one.” And [...]
Posted in Humanity, Morality, Relationships, Travel on May 16th, 2009
I remember that there was something deliciously naughty in the air when the Chief Executive’s secretary got on board and sat next to us at the start of a long journey.
She was being sent to take minutes at a meeting. He was travelling by car so that he could claim generous mileage and take his [...]
Posted in Existential, Health, Humanity, Isolation, Mortality, Relationships, Travel on May 16th, 2009
I remember the sinking feeling when a former colleague spotted me on the home station and decided to sit next to me for the whole of the two and a half hour journey. He had retired about 5 years previously and although I had worked closely with him in a professional capacity, to be honest, [...]
Posted in Health, Humanity, Philosophy, Psychology, Relationships, Therapy on May 7th, 2009
Are you a seagull?
Albert Ellis, a cognitive therapist, cited by the American Psychological Association in 2003 as the second most influential psychologist in the twentieth century, used to argue that most people had strong tendencies to be like seagulls. As a psychotherapist he was quite unusual in his methods and often did and said seemingly [...]
Posted in Creativity, Humanity, Language, Relationships on Apr 27th, 2009
What has to happen for you to feel really loved?
Think back for a moment as to how love was expressed in the family that you grew up in. If your parents wanted to show love to you or to family members, or to each other, what did they do?
In my family, love didn’t particularly involve [...]
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