Museletter
-
May
2005
My
News
The book is
finished! On
time! I set a
deadline of
completing it by
April 30th, and
on April 30th it
was finished.
The next stage
is to get the
manuscript to
the publishers,
together with
the cover design
and all the
blurb. Then it’s
up the publisher
to give me both
the hard-copy
proof and the
e-book version.
Which we think
will be sometime
in mid-summer,
just the time
for a book
launch!
During the
last month, I
have received
many comments on
the ‘Museletter’,
and all of them
positive. Thank
you to all of
you. I do love
the feedback,
and it’s
motivating and
rewarding to
know that what I
write does have
an effect.
My
Muse
It seems that I had a reaction to last week's election that was fairly unique. Firstly, I love voting! Like many people, I struggled with the election campaign, and I have lost a lot of interest in politics over the years. But the privilege of voting is something really special. I was out on Thursday evening, but when I got home I switched on the tv and because I get up at 5.45 on a Friday morning, I only intended to watch for a few minutes. So they had the predictions, and the talk, and the talk, and the talk, and I found myself engrossed in the drama of possibilities. So I stayed up waiting for something exciting to happen and, if the truth be told, it didnât. But I was struck by a thought that all these television pundits had missed the most important point. They were looking at the minutiae of the voting patterns, when the most important point is that we are so lucky to have the privilege of voting for those people who govern us. We should all be celebrating, not in a party political way in which one wins and the other loses, but just celebrating that we can vote free from intimidation, or any other outside influences.
Which brings me on to my second point. Winners and Losers. This election result was described by a commentator as the first election where all the parties lost! They all lost because the system makes it so likely. The system of adversarial politics insists that if one party is for something, the others need to be against it. That is just so ridiculous! Wouldn't we be better off creating a system where we could get agreement on policies, on whatâs really important? The problem with that is that the current system panders to egos, because egos like winning, and a system that was based on agreement would bring forward those who want to serve. I'm now off on such a flight of fantasy that I can't even convince myself! Seems a shame though....
Book
Recommendation
My Olympic
Ten Days by
Kelly Holmes
This book is Kelly's diary over those amazing ten days in August last year. You get a sense of what it takes to be a champion, physically and mentally. It has gulpfuls of emotion and inspiration. And have you noticed that nobody in the world of athletics has had a bad word to say about Kelly? In the book you discover why. There is no side to her. What you see is what you get. And remember, if she can reach her goals, so can you!
To
buy the book
click here
Opportunity
to Contribute
Why not do
something for
somebody else
today, without
any expectation
of reward? There
is a movement
called Random
Acts of
Kindness, who
just want to
pass on kindness
to others. Here
is their Mission
Statement:
The Random
Acts of Kindness™
Foundation
inspires people
to practice
kindness and to
“pass it on”
to others. We
provide free
educational and
community ideas,
guidance, and
other resources
to kindness
participants
through our
website at www.actsofkindness.org.
You can look
at their website
for ideas, but I
challenge you to
do something
that you think
of that passes
on kindness to
another person.
And don’t
forget to let me
know how
successful you
are!
