Discovery enlivens the mind and quickens the spirit. I set about discovering something every day. Whether it is a new species of tree or plant or an unusual photograph or a new way of expressing myself through my blog. It keeps me young at heart!

I have always been a bit of a rebel. The Party Line and the accepted truth have somewhat eluded me as I have had the blessing or curse of seeing fallacies in the doctrine that the majority follows at the expense of many who are left out of the success module. How is it that those who exclude great swaths of people who do not subscribe to their prescription for happiness…seem to be dismally unhappy?

I fancied myself a possible politician in my early days. Influential people have asked me why I do not run for some local office. I fear that I am too much of my own thinker to succeed at mouthing the ideas and beliefs of others. I can not countenance a closed society or group or clique of the elite and the well-informed. I love to hear the ideas of those that do not share my views…that is what life is all about. What I do not enjoy is hate speech or marginalization.

We live on a mysterious planet that is set in a magical universe and our life is a riddle from beginning to end. One day we appeared and the next day we exit…we did not buy a ticket and we have to learn as we go.

A closed mind is a closed door of opportunity. If your group is telling you something that does not sound right or that makes you feel nervous or uneasy…March to the tune of your own drummer…

‘Look on every exit as being an entrance to somewhere else.’ Tom Stoppard