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“There is nothing new under the sun” Has anything caused that phrase to spring to mind recently? Was it when the promises of new political leaders sounded so appealing, until we realised we had thought that once (or how many times was it) before, and sadly been disappointed? Was it when we heard that cargo pants were coming back in fashion, and the old V-neck was to be a new autumn ‘must’, and we realised that we still had both stuffed at the back of the wardrobe from last ti

“The Rhythm of Life is a powerful beat”! The lyrics from the 1966 musical ‘Sweet Charity’ may be familiar to some of you. If so, they may have immediately set the music buzzing around in your head. Then very soon your foot may be tapping too – because unsurprisingly the rhythm is key! Rhythm usually is key and yet we don’t always give it the attention or credit it is due. Rhythm carries the melody; rhythm organises and orders the sounds and silences; rhythm gives the melody s

I read of an American woman who travelled to Zimbabwe in search of her ancestry. She asked about the traditional words used by the locals as they greeted one another - “Mhoro, wakaadii” (“Hello, how are you?”), “Ndapora kana wapora” (“I am well if you are well”). They were, she was told, an expression of Ubuntu - the African philosophy that “I am because you are” or “We are because of each other.” Her initial confusion led to a feeling of “joy that comes from feeling connect