Thursday, December 18, 2008






News from Wilson Mansions

I am, in some strange way, feeling grateful tonight.
Feeling warm towards life.
Sorta appreciate.
Sort of a deep sense of being here -
and appreciating it.

Today has been my last day working OUT.
I have days to work IN but
today is the last gig.
Now I have to book trains and planes
admin, prep, yawn .........

Only got indoors at 8pm.
Now Joan has retired,
me sipping Cointreau,
MTV playing but I cannot see it,
out of view with my laptop on my knee.

Tomorrow we go to the North.
Annual present exchanging.
Then home to catch the big big
big Carol Service at Church.
50 in the choir -
buzzing beats man.
I really do love it.
Depth of spirituality.

Listened to the new Youthwork podcast on the London Tube.
Guest was Jenny Baker, I love her.
I appreciate and respect her -
as I do the gang at Youthwork.
It is good I think. Check it out - subscribe
go to iTunes and it will download regularly to your iPod or any other digital player.

Another sip ....... hmmmmm

Greenbelt announces their first podcast today.
The first hey hey
It is great and please consider capturing it.
Greenbelt Christmas podcast
We've produced our first Festival podcast for Christmas this year. Drawing on the experiences of a group of Greenbelt's who visited Israel-Palestine in October, it focuses on the story of the Little Town of Bethlehem today. Download the podcast in various formats here and browse through various related links and resources we've drawn together around the audio.

I know the humans who have been slaving creatively to deliver this in time for the season.

love it love it.

Consider signing up for the regular eNews from Greenbelt called Dispatches.

I am planning to blog all the way through this season. I feel a yearning to discover more personal depth in Christmas.

One thought I am going to blog about.
1 If I knew that Wilson Mansions was to be visited by a pregnant woman and her Man. knew it was to be the birth of Jesus here at Wilson Mansions.
2 If I knew that Wilson Mansions was to receive a knock on the door by a couple. A stranger, a woman pregnant! and a strange man.

I am planning to blog how I would treat the different couples. I have thought about it. My thoughts are - they would get different attention. Uncomfortable thoughts so far.
Maybe you want to think about it?

Have you heard the song on my piPhone. Written and performed by our own Big John.

I feel tired tonight. Heavy eyelids this morning. I stepped in the shower asleep.
On the road tomorrow. But I will blog ................