Jim's Secret Thoughts

Hasn’t the death and suffering of Hiroshima been enough warning, and that of the much greater Holocaust? Are we still prepared to allow our sons and daughters be sent to unjust wars just to fill the pockets of a few with cash? Will we tolerate more death and destruction caused by the choices of a few?

“Our task must be to free ourselves – by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”

Today is Remembrance Day, or Poppy Day. It is the day to commemorate the end of the First World War in 1918. Even though another world war happened since then this is the one that is still commemorated. The dead who died in both wars are remembered for their sacrifices, a sacrifice which we all, throughout [...]

I don’t mean to be rude, but if you are not thinking you are stinking! Let me explain. When water sits still and doesn’t flow, and there is no life in it, the water will eventually go stagnant. It grows old and undrinkable. It’s not fresh and just plain old. Thoughts are a little like that. [...]

The 30 Day Blessing Challenge This was an challenge and exercise started on Twitter and Facebook on started 2nd August 2009. Here is a collection of the blessings of each day and some of the comments received. Why not try it out and post your experiences? Challenge for the next 30 days: Silently wish everyone [...]

Is justice so important? Does the right to justice imply the right to seek and destroy? When is the fight for justice best laid aside? How much more peaceful would our world be if we would lay aside justice and forgive? How far should love go? When is loving too much? When is it not [...]

What do these have in common: Taliban, Ulster, Iran, Israel, religion, work colleague and the next door neighbour? These are all areas of conflict, and they all boil down to non-acceptance, pride and animalistic awareness. Think about it. Every area of conflict has one basic problem: one or both sides believe themselves to be right [...]

What is fear? You know, when you face a situation and you don’t know how it will end. Or you must face a person, perhaps for an interview, or someone you have recently offended, you have that unknowing feeling – how will they react? What is it that makes you not want to go somewhere, [...]

A friend recently shared how his grandparents avoided severe conflict. They have 5 rules using the fingers of the hand. Rule 1. The Thumb: Take a hike – Get out for a walk – Take a 10 minute or even a 10 second break. This gives you the chance to calm down or think before [...]

Yesterday I wrote about Spiritual Cinema Circle, and today the co-founder, Stephen Simon shares about his favourite movies in 2007, and takes the opportunity to speak out about the unhealthy and over emphasised violence in Hollywood movies. As I write this column on January 1, 2008, the film that has garnered almost every film critic [...]