One module in my master’s course covers a variety of classical authors. I was blown away last week when we read Puer Iesus, written by Thomas Aquinas. He extrapolated all sorts of things from one short verse about Jesus sitting… Read More »One little verse
It’s been an interesting day. I learned the Greek root words for hippopotamus, why cats stretch and the way gorillas carry their young. We have commonalities with certain animals, yet we are distinct from them. In some of my classical… Read More »Following the herd
I like a bit of drama. If you ask me how things are going, I’ll tell you the exciting bits and the roadblocks because those things make a good story. Imagine then, my surprise last week as I was processing… Read More »Practise makes progress
Who knew that overthinking was beneficial? I read an amazing article this week which explained the science behind overthinking. I have several friends whom I lovingly tease about the overthinking that goes on in their brains. The struggle is real.… Read More »Calling all overthinkers
As a student I had a particularly odd job for about a week. The local meat works was assessing how strong smells might impact their neighbours. I, along with others, sat in a room with three tubes in front of… Read More »Read the room
Last year we hosted a wedding at our home. We also hosted a wedding three years earlier when we had just moved in. That first time, I created gardens and found ways to make a building site look welcoming over… Read More »How are your stress levels?
DNA is like a file on a computer. Our DNA carries record of family traits, family attitudes, family tendencies, then adds our experiences and patterns and keeps them all neatly stored away. Some files sit there until we retrieve them… Read More »The benefits of computing
It was early this year. We had just reached our holiday destination, and I was scrolling on social media. I came across a reel by Jay Jay Douglas and it grabbed me. I made a note. Several months later, I… Read More »Be the lighthouse
This time last year, I crossed the border from Egypt to Israel. I didn’t understand why I had chosen the land crossing, but a few days ahead I realised that I was crossing the border on the day of Passover… Read More »It would have been enough
If you swam in arctic waters, you would get cold. What would your body do to warm you up? Shiver to get movement going and your hair would stand on end to create thicker insulation. Your body is wired for… Read More »You are wired!