Forced Reflections

This year is the centenary of St. John's College. A pretty big event like that means large volumes of celebrations. One of them, an event for alumni in the north east, was held in Bishopsthorpe Palace, the Arch Bishop of York's place, just outside York itself. The college asked if I would speak about the college and what it has meant to me over the years I've been a part of it. Of course, I agreed, and as I've not posted in a while, I decided to use the event as blog-fodder.

Needless to say, being invited to speak forced me to take a new look at my time in John's, which was strange, since I'm still in the midst of it. However, it lead me to realise that it's good to take stock and appreciate something whilst that thing is still ongoing, rather than leaving things all to endings, when things are bundled up with nostalgia and out of reach. I can't help but feel that in a life that rolls on and around pretty quickly that there's value in taking two steps back from the things, places and committments you're immersed in to take stock, appreciate and tweak what might need tweaking.