Latest thoughts

Matthew’s thoughts caught in the moment,
challenging the confines of algorithms,
AI, and presumptive logic.

Three deer and a lesson in calm

Three Roe Deer have made camp in our orchard. Every drive past triggers them to statuesque stillness and stare. Their instinct of survival is my joy to eyeball. 

Podcasts – the saviour of conversation?

Throw two people together of contrary political colours and out comes some common sense, washed of vitriolic binary into warm and wearable. The result can be unpredictable, but when the mix is correct, it’s a rare magic. 

It’s not a working class, it’s a survivor class.
And they are profitable.. for some.

I am working on a commercial project to give voice to what was once referred to as ‘the working class’. But where is it?

Communities should not be quarry

Today was the opening meet of the Cotswold Vale Farmers Hunt, next door. A merry social occasion, always hosted by a local family farmer.

Admit it, meditation is prayer. 

Perhaps it is now a generational thing, but ‘meditation’ seemed a bit faddy to me. That is, until I recognised it as a refashioning of prayer.

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Sharing a little intelligence to help reshape.