Beinn Dearg (left) and Cona Mheall (right) My last blog anticipated joining running friend Cammie on an epic trail (Introduction- Hebridean Way Adventure). Following the entire length of the Outer Hebrides it had been several months in the planning. Alas, the best laid plans… In the run up to this long anticipated trip I joined …
Introduction – ‘Hebridean Way Adventure’
The Hebridean Way Just over a year ago I completed a self created off road route ‘The Highlander’s Return’ (THR). It was an epic experience. 325km of running and fast hiking the trails, mountainsides and bogs of western Scotland . The idea had been several years in the making. Very much a personal dream that …
Energy Management
Windy beach at Lossiemouth, Scotland 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 …
Creativity, Owning It
La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain 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 …
Living With Paradox
Small trail in a big sky - Beinn Airigh Charr, Wester Ross, Scotland 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 …