About this blog

Welcome to my little corner of the internet. This a blog that I hope will provide some wholesome food for thought. Wholesome is a loaded word, but for me it just means I am as careful about what I consume mentally as well as physically, particularly as I ripen. This means you won’t find anything here on topics such as productivity culture, media culture, fashion culture or celebrity culture. Neither will ideas on increasing material wealth be found here, but if becoming a better and wiser person is your forte, then you’ve come to the right blog.

About Me

I have what some might consider an unusual c.v. I was an early school leaver, dropping out with no secondary education. I served in the military for over 20 years before deciding to move on and try my hand working in civvy street for a while. I then opted to return to full time education for four years and got a degree in the social sciences. I worked as a project worker in a community based organisation for twelve years before retiring from that post. Now, because I have the most precious thing of all – time, I can be a scholar. You may have heard of the term a ‘scholar and gentleman’, which referred to a person with a private income who could afford to be a scholar. Such a person could afford to study whatever took his or her fancy, most often the humanities though. I have many interests, but I am passionate about the human mind, particularly the differing perspectives of mind held by eastern and western philosophy. I am fascinated by how science is now confirming many of the ideas that were outlined thousands of years ago. I also own a 8″ Dobsonian telescope, I feed the birds daily, enjoy stillness, silence, qigong, tai chi, a good laugh, my family, my friends, reading and the leisurely pursuit of wisdom and knowledge.