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  • Energy Management

    This is not about the power required to keep the lights on! Or the search for more efficient machines. Or the better utilisation of renewables. No, I am talking about how much energy I have. Strength, zest, for all manner of mental or physical tasks. One thing is clear, my resources are limited and they…

  • Creativity, Owning It

    To bring into being something that did not exist before is a gift to yourself and others. Something new or original is valuable. It may or may not have benefit in the economic sense. It is nonetheless of value and meaning to the artist. Most of my formal education was in the sciences and engineering. Trained…

  • Living With Paradox

    As a child I was brought up in the Protestant wing of the church. It was through that tradition that I first came to learn about Jesus. There was an emphasis on knowing what the Scriptures said about Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit. It was also stressed that this mysterious Godhead could be known…

  • What’s the Point?

    It was a late afternoon towards the end of January. I am descending from the Kilpatricks hills north west of Glasgow towards the end of a hilly trail run. After a series of storms and wintry weather the day was clearer, brighter and fresher. I told myself it was good to get out and experience…

  • A Life Prayer

    ‘Read the right books at the right time’ is one of what I call my ‘life prayers’. How do I decide what is a right book? And when or what is a right time? Is ‘right’ just a subjective feeling, something I like or find interesting? Or does it have a moral or ethical dimension?…

  • To Run or not to Run?

    For several years now towards year end I spend one month running every day. Initially inspired by doing the traditional ‘Marcothon’ which takes place in December. In the past few years I have adapted it for my own idiosyncratic purposes. If interested you can read more about this development in the related blogs below. I…

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