New start, new home!
02/11/25 17:31
I have been keeping quiet over the last 7.5 years when I was CEO of OSMTH, on advice from various security specialists, but now I am back!
What a time it was! Being in charge of the direction and development and encouragement of knights and dames of the global Templar Order was a great responsibility and one I took very seriously. I was able to travel a lot, visit wonderful grand priories, priories and commanders in development and encourage their membership to grow and continue their chartable work. In addition I rand the United Nations branch of our operation, with wonderful volunteers in UN Vienna, Geneva and of course UN New York. Of course there were some glass ceilings to break on my journey up through the ranks, but I have to say I never enountered any bad feeling other than worse on that meteoric rise. Surprises galore in some places of course, but not even the slightest negative feeling. I hope I have paved some easier pathways for the future knights (and dames of course) on their journey of service to others.
My last day chairing OSMTH Grand Magistral Council in Buenos Aires:
My time as Grand Commander (CEO) was not without its troubles and challenges but these were met with maturity and good grace and hopefully not too many toes were bruised from the action! You can read more about my time at OSMTH on this link.
Sadly one of the challenges faced was the sudden departure of the wonderful Vincent, my Newfoundland, who had given me and all around the most wonderful love and a store of memories. Although I knew from the start he was not going to be a long-lived companion, those 8.5 years were so precious and there is a Newfoundland shaped hole in my heart where he now resides, like Lord Hanuman storing Shiva and Sita. Thankfully we still have Alfie to cuddle, and he has been so good in the nomadic life we led recently between so many different hotels!
All the while, as you can read in following posts, life took some often dramatic changes, but now living closer to the action on the edge of Glasgow…
What a time it was! Being in charge of the direction and development and encouragement of knights and dames of the global Templar Order was a great responsibility and one I took very seriously. I was able to travel a lot, visit wonderful grand priories, priories and commanders in development and encourage their membership to grow and continue their chartable work. In addition I rand the United Nations branch of our operation, with wonderful volunteers in UN Vienna, Geneva and of course UN New York. Of course there were some glass ceilings to break on my journey up through the ranks, but I have to say I never enountered any bad feeling other than worse on that meteoric rise. Surprises galore in some places of course, but not even the slightest negative feeling. I hope I have paved some easier pathways for the future knights (and dames of course) on their journey of service to others.
My last day chairing OSMTH Grand Magistral Council in Buenos Aires:
My time as Grand Commander (CEO) was not without its troubles and challenges but these were met with maturity and good grace and hopefully not too many toes were bruised from the action! You can read more about my time at OSMTH on this link.
Sadly one of the challenges faced was the sudden departure of the wonderful Vincent, my Newfoundland, who had given me and all around the most wonderful love and a store of memories. Although I knew from the start he was not going to be a long-lived companion, those 8.5 years were so precious and there is a Newfoundland shaped hole in my heart where he now resides, like Lord Hanuman storing Shiva and Sita. Thankfully we still have Alfie to cuddle, and he has been so good in the nomadic life we led recently between so many different hotels!
All the while, as you can read in following posts, life took some often dramatic changes, but now living closer to the action on the edge of Glasgow…