A look back on 2019 articles

31/01/19

“None of us know how long we are going to have in this life, so when we are here we may as well approach it with positivity. The futility of worrying that time is running out is borne out by the fact that whether we are eighteen, forty, sixty or eighty one, what is gone is gone, what is done is done and the important thing is that we have our whole lives ahead. That life ahead may be one day or it may be many decades but never will we know. Right up to that unknown time, we have the chance to try new things and to follow the winds of fulfilment and happiness.”

14/02/19

“Love is undoubtedly one of the most powerful forces running through mankind and it is no coincidence that it has been the favoured subject of poem, song and other vehicles of literature since these art-forms were conceived. As well as being powerful, love is one of the most complex areas of life and under its wide umbrella are many variants.”

23/03/19

“I haven’t discussed Brexit in detail with Beastie, but I think most politicians and a fair percentage of the population could take a leaf out of his book by not allowing legitimate and essential debate to escalate into abuse and long-term conflict. #belikebeastie”

04/04/19

“Rona Lightfoot from South Uist is among the most dangerous people to meet when one is trying to obverse Lenten abstinence!”

08/08/18

“Never before in the history of the Highlands has the music of a people exploded forward with such a power. The glowing embers of our music that survived over three hundred and fifty years of cultural suppression have “taken light” and the flame is spreading like a forest blaze of hope for the future.”

12/09/19

“There are of course many steps I’ve missed and plenty made in the wrong direction but there are some journeys that internally we know are right for us. When we identify these destinations – even if they are a thousand miles away - we must seize the day and take the step.”

31/10/19

“Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and so too will the next. I hope then, I will be writing a similar article and feeling exactly as I am right now. Life has a habit of dealing both good and bad, happiness and pain, and often, the two, simultaneously, so when we experience the good, we must relish it and embrace the feeling.”

We may not see tomorrow but today the earth is ours

Unknown the new horizons in the hands of higher powers

But now we bear the blessings when the golden stars align

Feel the grace and hold the wonder you’re alive.

Happy New Year to you all!