Thomas Edison once said that genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration. Now I make no claims in the genius department, though my wife, close family and friends do think I have a great gift for getting into trouble. However, I do believe that many of the worlds great works of literature and music [...]

It was Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (1803-73) who wrote ‘Beneath the rule of men entirely great/The pen is mightier than the sword’. Words do indeed have an authority that can be used for good or for evil and they work a mysterious magic when manipulated by a master. I recently received a book from a lady [...]

Professor Richard Dawkins in his 2006 TV Documentary ‘The Root of All Evil’ came to the conclusion that ‘The time has come for people of reason to say: enough is enough. Religious faith discourages independent thought, it’s divisive, and it’s dangerous.’  Dawkins explained that in The Bible we have passages in The old Testament, (which [...]

As we enter a new year many of us will think something along the lines of ‘Here we go again..another year…more problems’. The negative aspects of our lives can distract us from actually enjoying the day to day process of living. However, there are many reasons to be cheerful if we do but dare to [...]