Welcome

I don’t mind admitting that I’m a serial volunteer. Mainly because we must all make a contribution towards building the future. The longer you live, the more responsibility you have to feed something back in. Like many, I have spent time dwelling on the inadequacies of our systems, but in the end, if we don’t get up and do something, we’re not really helping.

I volunteer to make amends for the destructive actions of others. A bad start in life taught me compassion. I have been determined never to get distracted by what-might-have-been, and to keep pushing onwards. Understanding the past remains essential – because it does inform the present – but beyond that it can be a ball and chain around the ankles of the future.

I’ve been volunteering since I was 16 and I’ve done a lot of it over the years – although in pretty comfortable circumstances it must be said. But there’s so much that has decayed over my lifetime that the future needs input now, right now. Within the bounds of the possible I know, but any input is better than none. I’m not unaware of the myriad difficulties we face but the lone warrior is not much help. Contributing to collective action is essential in building a robust enough response that achieves results.

So this website is about what I can do next that will make a contribution to keeping our humanity alive. By supporting collective endeavours that could benefit from the skills and experience I have accumulated from previous engagements with life.

This is about action, not power. I am not looking for influence, authority, recognition, fame nor fortune. Just to make a difference with anyone else who also thinks it possible.

Go well, be kind, and let’s hold the destroyers accountable.