Library
Life
Notes from Thom’s life of teaching, reading, and travel.
Life
· People
“You are, therefore I am”
Because you are, I am
2 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
Life
· Attention
How long is long enough to understand one another?
Sacrifice, sometimes, is only truly understood when it is silent.
2 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
Life
· People
Like a tree
Easy to be around, attentive and fresh, like a cool green tree — that is what I hope to bring to anyone I meet.
2 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
Life
· Persistence
The beauty of different temperaments
Maybe one day she will save your life, the way Erin Brockovich once did.
2 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
Life
· People
How much time do you need?
We may not be able to live every day as if it were our last, but we can live our last day as an ordinary one.
3 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
Life
· Persistence
The greatness and the blindness of a mother’s love
Keep walking, and the point of balance will come.
2 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
Life
· The world and travel
The snow guardian, and the beauty of persistence
All the evidence from his “amateur” record-keeping is recognised by science — climate change is real!
2 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
Life
· People
If only I had known about this sooner
You will see your own story in it too…
2 min read
·Sep 5, 2026
Life
· Learning and teaching
You can change
“ANYONE, WHATEVER THEIR NATURE, CAN BE TRAINED TO BECOME ANYTHING.”
2 min read
·Sep 5, 2026