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A Moment Of Clarity – An Autobiographical Reflection About Race

Those times don’t happen often. Actually those moments don’t happen often. You know – where you remember some incident, some happening, some past life event that seems to hold the key to understanding your present predicament. Some people are constantly searching for these moments. For me – I feel as if they come after me.ContinueContinue reading “A Moment Of Clarity – An Autobiographical Reflection About Race”

JDS Insights: October 2011

I’m aware that it’s Christmas Eve…and I’m posting about stuff that happened months ago. But a lot has happened in those months. Re-reading the insights for October and I’m instantly transported to my state of mind back then. The big thing was my birthday. This year on October 3rd I turned 35 years old. AtContinueContinue reading “JDS Insights: October 2011”

Ageing, the Passage of Time and Mortality

“…but in the world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.”Benjamin FranklinI don’t think/ feel/ see/ judge that thinking about death is morbid. I read/ heard/ saw somewhere that it’s our attitude to death that shapes our attitude to life. I’ve had three things happen to me recently that have broughtContinueContinue reading “Ageing, the Passage of Time and Mortality”