The work you and I do is art. This work allows us to navigate this canvas called life, where we make a small mark until the inkwell runs dry. But sometimes it’s hard, isn’t it? There are days, days when I ask myself, “Why bother” or “What’s the point” or “Who cares”? Maybe you have […]
Knowing that I was a Carlos Castaneda fan, my friend Tiffany Markman took great care to paint this enchanting piece for my 60th birthday. She beautifully incorporated the colour scheme from “Journey to Ixtlan” and “Tales of Power”. I can imagine don Juan Matus (the Yaqui sorcerer and Castaneda’s spiritual teacher) looking into infinity, or as he […]
I recently finished reading Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time by Karen Armstrong, a renowned author on comparative religion. There was a piece about the definition of kafir that piqued my interest. For my South African reader, you know that we have our own distasteful history with the word “kaffir” which we annexed with great […]
I recently watched a documentary called Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now on Netflix. Wow, what a beautiful singer. He is afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome and it almost scuppered his career. Thankfully he’s back – his gift is too beautiful to be snuffed. There was a scene where he said this about the Scottish view on life:“Let’s give […]
Vince Lombardi said, “Winners Never Quit & Quitters Never Win.” I’m going to argue that this is a dangerous sentiment, and ultimately false. I’m also going to argue that courage is ultimately more important than bravery. Some of you may know that I was conscripted into the infantry in 1982, like thousands of white South Africans. […]
