Difficult conversations need to be experienced.

Sometimes in my view we are not very good definitely includes myself, not very good at handling difficult conversations .More especially l feel if we are elders in society. Now, this is me wondering if that includes me or is Kevin just older.

Maybe when dealing with legal issues around boundaries and access you can't approach the concern on a face-to-face syneriou. People are limited in interactions on modern society plus not addressing informal methods of educational ideas to deal with Conflict.

Saw some strange behaviour by North Yorkshire homeless folks. This weather clearly a factor. But this group really struggling however what surprised myself is how large this group has become. Issues they facing not being resolved mainly because of economic strain along with sheer numbers of people imposed into housing situation. Influences here are external.

Second factor is that the training around housing matters is poor due to the high turn over of staff coming thru onto this service. Most authority have issues with recruitment selection and later retainment. My experiance that at lower edge of local services there is lack of understanding about complex issues. Results in poor delivery, inadequate responses. Increases the feelings of being let down at bottom of service users.

The people needing support most are let down the furthest. Also witnessed bad behaviour in neighbourhoods adds to frustrations and delimas encountered 

Difficult conversations need to be experienced.

What greenbelt festival 2026 will really be like.

It will lack grace.

No compassion to the indigenous white powerless?

No understanding of rural immunity issues.

Won't discuss the poverty experienced by impoverished communities in inner cities of UK.

Greenbelt 2026 will repeat it's bitter dialogue of hatred towards those who have any questions around what they are actually living among.

No the 'unwashed Nose ring brigade', lacking an ounce of spirituality, but will triumph as they spend this month's PIP allowance at the festival.

What these far right movements look like today, why they're growing, and perhaps most importantly, how hope, courage and community can offer a different story.

Now is anyone surprised about the issues they promote the stupid sound bites they repeat NO we former weep as we witness the place they are in plus the decline they created. It's not an inclusive environment  it's excluded the chance others may follow the prince of peace but adopted Bonheifner approach to protection.

Back to face to face...

 There a wonderful little topic that takes place many moments and very often. Simply happening that we all take for granted. Yes looked at this line further NOT rewriting it. Take simple aspect of everyday life for granted.

So much of life is what happens when we are just living normal stuff. We meet to have a drink in home place, cafe or restaurant. Talk then about everyday issues we have recently experienced. Talk about economic reality of the day spent in living, those encounters share with many people. We don't realise how vital it is to share our daily literacy or even how that gives us balance. Female live this so naturally noticed males are terrible don't perform or process this skill very well. Females chat more easily about everyday stuff. Often called ' offloading'. That's unfair because it not quite capturing the importance. When person is not afforded these opportunities it brings about imbalance in 'Emotional literacy'.

The less of these natural occurrences more imbalances, less focus leads to disrupted lifestyles. Then worse occurs and further problems arise. The need to gather and share informally is critical to how we develop as humans beings.

Go practice my children. Enjoy.

Well it's returned back on the old Skill base,worked recently in two areas. Last 5 years . Housing matters, leading active. coaching sessions,some counselling .back to old practices ,delivering face to face human encounters in an informal educational environment.

Back to looking at.

How we used resources.?
 What where the issues identified?
 Who came along numerically to the Youthie?

But it's been hard work physically my health being affected along with my feelings. Long time since Church, politics, imbalance economically, been natural happening for this old gent. Struggle until payday.

Just a reminder....

 

A true ponder on Immigration.

 34 people were detained following inspections on public transport and in public spaces in Blata l-Bajda and Rabat. Police said those detained were from Nigeria, India, Ghana, The Gambia, Senegal and Ivory Coast. A week earlier, 22 people were held after raids in Blata l-Bajda, Ħamrun, Marsa, Fgura and Rabat, including searches in private residences.

Police have also carried out similar inspections in Ħamrun, Qormi and St Paul’s Bay, where 19 people were arrested after being found living in Malta irregularly.

The Political situation around immigration it's legality and the exploitation by migrants is real concern. It's Changing not for the good either the tapestry of whole of Europe. Concerns , others fears, rise of poverty . These are real issues for normal indigenous persons. From elderly , to the children just started school. The issues is exploited by many sides of the political coinage.

My concerns are witnessed this mornings in our rural village the Polska cleaner taking her son's to school at 7 in the morning. A village not even small town several Turkish barbers, vapes shops, managed by Eastern Europeans ,others like the Baker can't see the point of working. Poverty take strong hold people have struggled since before COVID C19 I don't feel inspired but get more struggling about the environment then seen for best part of my life. 

All a waste of time if you know what l mean

So British Royal family are arguing about who stays in which bedroom. Apparently there a protocol for letting family stay on as bedroom ,Perhaps there's just not enough rooms to put your head down.

All a waste of time if you know what l mean. Now maybe just maybe the thoughts, the actions, the grasp and understanding of the rich is so far removed from our reality.

So you thought you'd like to see them healed

Got Blue Peter to stage an appeal

For the poor, for the poor...

Cosmetic are great but look deeper.

 Hull has previously been named one of the worst places to live but National Geographic recently named it one of the best places to visit. Suppose there's some truth in that. It's good actually cosmetic are great but look deeper. l mean really is it a bad place not just to live but to come from this environment. Further  witness what liberals have done to my home town. 
Filled this city (which l think is 8th largest city in UK), with every warring African national in such numbers it is an embarrassment. Every day we pass high numbers of eastern European distraction burglars going about illegal activities. These men gather on the streets, drinking, local shops suffer from criminal " l take, you pay for me" even embolden to speak negative, behaving aggressively to locals.

We used to swim in old outdoor lido in the park when we were young so long ago but yet so near it feels. There was a girl called Deborah that l met she was really magic person, pretty and very sophisticated for her age. We met at a lido in Hull. Did we grow up or just grow older. Worth dropping here for little reflection.
How old would you like to be when you do ' Grow up' ?

It's all ..."cosmic man"...in the end l expect.

Repeating myself here, Theology is simple how we 'make sense of God'.

 We all hold those values,  treasure, wonderful, The points that do not add up ordering not aligned with our understanding. Theology like any interest ,Life skill, experience, should make us read deeper,talk more often, wrestle further, silently reflect while we ponder a new.

Wider societal historical and emotional aspects may come into play in our thinking.

Why is there so much fury in the way the reformation got discharged during the last Spcism.we had beautiful experience, new ways of doing theology different way to process. While the world turned we moved to towns, trades developed, the written word became more available  then we had ruled to govern the change which led to pretty appalling behaviour.Needed new Bishops, pretty soon the same issues became the norm.Yes simplified stuff we tore down beauty, we hurt those, even killed a far few who wouldn't change.

Thomas the great doubter but also great Apostle. Questions Jesus, Questions others,(Disciples) accounts. Asked for clarity as he wrestled with what he had been told. Jesus allowed this and spoke compassionately as this new way of being arrived. None of this was with fury or rejection .It was the making sense of God's new plan.

Don’t you give up and your dreams won’t give up on you.... WELL l don`t know so much !

 Your dream needs you

Your life
gonna find you
Your fear
not gonna blind you
Random angels
gonna guide you
To the street of dreams

Don’t you give up on your dream for the many not just the few
Don’t you give up and your dreams won’t give up on you