Scratching the surface of history is still valuable

Listening to the BBC History Extra podcast has given me a great insight into many historical topics that I would only have been vaguely acquainted with. Being able to dip into such a wide range of topics over the centuries, from the Byzantine, Greek and Roman empires to the Cuban missile crisis, Hitler and the… Continue reading Scratching the surface of history is still valuable

Stories and storytelling-what is the point?

Stories are a way we give meaning to our activity and life. We can choose the stories we tell ourselves, and it is vitally important that we choose the right one. Take three men working on a construction site laying blocks. One guy says he is a blocklayer. One guy says he is building a… Continue reading Stories and storytelling-what is the point?