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I am a 65-year-old retired person who is still active. I am a life coach, adult educator and writer. I live in Pretoria, South Africa, with my wife and 7-year-old daughter. My younger daughter's name is Caitlin after the wife of Dylan Thomas. I am an avid reader and also love listening to music of most kinds but in particular jazz and classical. I have a blog where I post writings on music and training and development issues: Click Here visit my blog to see what else I am interested in. Who I'd like to meet: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Natalie Goldberg John le Carre Nigel Kennedy

Two of my favourite quotes: "Don't walk behind me - I might not lead; don't walk in front of me - I might not follow; just walk beside me and be my friend" - Albert Camus "Life, at its best, is a flowing, changing process in which nothing is fixed." - Carl R. Rogers Isn't it exciting to be alive? Frightening at times, but what a challenge! - those are thoughts from me! Another quote I find useful, though I don't know the source: "There is no way to peace, peace is the way." (Thanks to a friend I have now found the source of this quote. It is from A.J. Muste, a writer, philosopher and humanist.)  And on a similar note though more graphically expressed by I think Jerry Rubin: "Fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity."

A new quote I have just discovered from Albert Einstein: "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."

I have started a new blog where I can vent and rant and rave about issues that concern or interest me, called "Brickbats and Backchat". I invite others to join me there:

http://brickbatsandbackchat.wordpress.com/

I have also started to write on All Poetry.

Find me on iPeace at http://www.ipeace.me/profile/TonyMcGregor

I have started also publishing on Qondio: http://tonymac04.qondio.com/

My LibraryThing catalogue is here:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Tonymac04

I can also be found on www.bookcrossing.com where my name is tonymcgregor

Have joined the South African Jazz Network here: http://southafricanjazznetwork.ning.com/profile/TonyMcGregor

 

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Pearldiver

Hi there Tony, sorri I'm late to arrive.. But I enjoy saving the best until last. Look forward to reading more of your work. Take care.

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Dan Varella

Thanks for the fan club invite. I was in South Africa 8 years ago.....an amazing place. Very diverse in so many ways-

Have a great day-

Dan

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Arthur Windermere

Wow, you have a lot of fascinating hubs. I can't wait to dig into them.

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Helen Cater

Hi there!!!


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