Working On Me

Now that my fortieth birthday has passed, I feel entitled to buy and read 'The Oldie'.This month the Bishop of Reading has contributed an article called 'Change your life. Do nothing'. In it, he decries the bustle and activity of modern life and advocates the regular devotion of time to sitting silently and becoming attuned to things deep within us and outside of us.

Overstimulation is a given in the new century. Television, the internet and the radio compete for our attention while the ubiquitous mobile phone and email account ring, chime and buzz to demand our immediate attention. In all of this noise, is our internal voice ignored or shouted down?

I am off to find a comfortable chair.