• Other Faiths

    My dad was a practising Buddhist; my mum was confirmed in the Church of England. I became a Christian in 2007. Sometimes you must choose one path or the other.
    In the New Testament, Jesus says, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (NIV).
    However, I believe we can benefit from other faiths, and it can be done without diluting our faith. Here are some examples:
    • Mindfulness and “everyday mind” (from Buddhism)
    • Effortless effort and Wu Wei “going with the flow” (from Taoism)
    • Meditation and contemplation (Buddhism)
    • Gentle exercise “Tai Chi” (from Taoism)
    • Yoga “PraiseMoves” (Hinduism)
    • Generosity (Sikhism)
    • Ethical conduct (Judaism)
    • Tolerance (Islam)
    There are likely others that I haven’t thought of. Maybe someone who has studied comparative religion would know more.
    If you can add to this list, please comment below.

  • Wonderful Life

  • Oldest Family Photo

    This picture was taken in 1894! It’s of my paternal great grandparents with their two babies. The smaller baby is my grandmother, who lived to be 93. The photo was enhanced and colourised using Luminar Neo.

  • Storytelling

    Write about a few of your favorite family traditions.

    My paternal grandfather was a proper Welshman. He said he remembered, as a kid, sitting on a pile of bardic texts. The Welsh love storytelling, and information gets passed down from generation to generation. For example, there’s a tradition in my family that the reason our ancestors sought refuge among the hills of north Wales, was to escape the Roman conquest of Britain some two thousand years ago.

    Although my family has become Anglicised, we still love telling stories.

  • Vanishing Point

    I got a new phone just before Christmas. This was a test shot for its camera’s low light capabilities.

  • Selfie

  • Quotable Quote

    “Without you, today’s emotions would be the scurf of yesterday’s.”
    ― Hipolito

  • A Rose

    What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time?

    In a word, “photography “.

    Yellow Rose

  • c. s. lewis on aristotle

    You might like this W.E. Hunt.

  • Mornington crescent

    A bit of British humour. It has been cited in many a PhD thesis on game theory…