How to be King…
by Steve Tanham
Month: August 2017
Where are we going? (2) – the vice
by Steve Tanham
It may be that the present compressed and negative feelings that we humans are experiencing is a birthing chamber rather than a vice. This outrageous idea ties in closely with what was written in last week’s blog. In it, I suggested that just as a body has trillions of cells, so the planet has a vast number of connected parts of its ‘mineral, animal … Read More Where are we going? (2) – the vice
Walk in their shoes
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
“.. before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird “Is everything okay over there?” said my son, calling from half a world away. “Yes… fine…” I replied, moments before madness hit London…
What value the human? (2) – The disassembly of consent
by Steve Tanham
Last night BBC2 aired part two of the documentary Secrets of Silicon Valley, subtitled ‘The persuasion machine’. by Jonathan Bartlett. The programme charted the rise of the modern Tech giants, many of which are not traditional ‘product or services’ companies in the sense we have become used to. For example, Facebook, one of the main subjects of the programme, is viewed as not only a … Read More What value the human? (2) – The disassembly of consent
Beyond the doorstep
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
It is pitch black; like an idiot, I am teetering on a stool cleaning windows and muttering that there are far better ways to spend my life that doing chores. To say that I hate housework would be inaccurate. I don’t mind the jobs themselves, and I love the feeling when they are done, but, after…
Pondskating
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Image: Wikimedia Commons “Salmon of Wisdom Dodging hazelnuts swims the hungry salmon, swallowing the nuts as they plunge into the depths. Pity the poor pondskater skimming the surface while beneath lies the kernel of wisdom, waiting for those who plunge deep below their surface and get their feet wet.” That bit of oddness represents a page…
Where are we going?
by Steve Tanham
Where are we going? When things are going well in ‘our’ world, there is an understandable tendency to assume that a generally benign evolution of civilisation is taking place, one in which we play our part, however small, being a kind of swimmer who lives and dies within that flow of slow progress. But when we are faced with the kind of politics, violence … Read More Where are we going?
Fairy child…
by Steve Tanham
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
“…when the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.” J.M. Barrie. Imogen Lucie, which means means ‘maiden of light’, is my youngest granddaughter. She was born this morning into a small world of love. And she is beautiful.…
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