The organist librarian

Jerry is quite right. My comment to Jane Williams about the difficulty of explaining the Trinity to my Muslim and Buddhist friends is typically Western. Orthodox would say it's a mystery. I also commented on the palpable love in the Buddhist community born from mindfulness teaching so often stronger than Church life. Jim the chaplain at LSE was at the talk and we spoke but he seemed in a hurry to leave - typically upperclass English I'm afraid. Really enjoying Emma byAlexander McCall Smith an up-to-date retelling of Jane Austen and of course it's about the Woodhouses! 

Well my peculiar sleep patterns are catching up on me. Waking at 1 a.m. and blogging for an hour can mean not waking at 6 a.m. to go swimming and this happened today. Still I had time as I was due at Clapham Junction for 9 a.m. and senior development meeting. Liz dropped me at the station as she went to get the ladders for the painting. I was on the train but it was not announced or I didn't hear it as I was reading my Advent devotional material. To my horror I end up at Streatham station so i take a train headed for Wimbledon. Alas I should have changed at Mitcham Junction or stayed on it to Wimbledon as I just missed the train to Victoria when we reached Sutton. I texted Jane to say I would be late and I was there 30 minutes late. The meeting was 4 and half hours and we did not discuss the most important item "Safeguarding children". I wonder why managers do not affirm staff more - thanks and good comments are easily forgotten if there are negative vibes about. We did h...