GreenBelt 08

A Fantastic time out with friends at this years festival (see Jon Taylor’s reflections). Highlights were as often the case – catching up with friends – Dave Wiles, Howard J, and David R. I was really encouraged about different things to reflect on from the tallskinnykiwi (such as itips and soon to be released book by Phyllis Tickle ‘The Great Emergence’). His talks certainly helped stimulate conversations over a couple of organic beers at the ‘Jesus Arms’. Music was pretty good, a highlight for me was ‘Emmanuel Jal’! There were still many tensions and questions in listenening to dialogue between emerging communities, traditional models and the difficult balancing act of postmodern engagement at the expense of walking a dangerous road to exclusivity. Brian Mclaren (check out the linked interview)was emotionally engaging and visually beautiful. Anyway there was no greater highlight than seeing my daughter dancing to the beat-boxed-coldcut-classic – legendary!

What More Do We Need?

OK. Just watched ‘chumscrubber’ – a diffusion of teenage angst and dis-connectedness between inter-family relationships. Pill popping culture for avoidance answers, fictional computer characters replacing physical maternal and paternal links etc. Then i thought of camping, the joy of camping – no seriously i can be one in such an experience, my family by my side literally (well at night!), the seasonal clock dictating sleep patterns, the community of fellow campers and the surreal experience of such a community. We share nothing in common but our humanity and ‘hi, are you off today…ok…well take care’. Question to all is, c’mon really what more do you need right now in your life, c’mon what is it? eh eh eh?!?