Category: WRITING
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Not Well
I am currently languishing in a period of being Not Well! I am not Ill, but I am most definitely, Not Well: it is more of a flu-like malaise than an illness. And my cure? A RETREAT.
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The Enduring Mystery of The Rule of Three
The concept of things coming in threes has a pervasive presence across various aspects of life. By understanding this pattern, we can gain insight into the human mind’s inclination towards patterns and symmetry. It is a number which creates harmony, balance and connectedness. A number which flows and leads to a resolution.
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How do Creative Habits enhance your writing and wellbeing
I am currently working on an Action Research programme in schools (funded by Arts Council England) which is exploring how a creative and culturally rich experience can enhance children’s life and learning. One of the key factors we were discussing yesterday is: ‘how do we foster Creative habits across the whole school; and most significantly,…
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Seeking Harmony in Mind Body Spirit
Seeking balance and harmony between mind, body, and spirit can be a profound journey of self-discovery and growth. My recent experiences with my baby grandson and his older brother have offered me valuable lessons in understanding this balance.
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Where Method Acting Meets Journaling
During my varied career in the arts and theatre, I have come to realise that Method Acting isn’t just for the actors. In fact, I have drawn heavily on it in my writing and I now realise that my writing practice is pure ‘method.’ Instead of viewing yourself as a writer when you are journalling,…
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Curiosity is your superpower
I realise, writing this, that curiosity is a superpower. I thought mine was writing, or having ideas, but they are facets of the bigger picture. And so, I surveyed the G3A landscape from above where I could see the bigger picture – the garden of curiosity surrounded by fields of Mind, Body, Spiritual beliefs.
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Ideas come easy… but too many create a dust cloud
A peak beneath the surface; a dive into the unknown and unseen, surfacing with precious crystals, manifested by visualising myself dowsing my gut microbiome…
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Letting go of the side…
So this is easy. There is one major thing in my life that I am scared to do. And that is letting go of the side when I am in water; fear of going out of my depth so that my feet are not touching the bottom (pool or sea…)
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Complaints, grumbles & discontent …
What do you complain about the most? Most of my complaints, grumbles and grief get written out in my journal. The rest is reserved for politicians and the Vox-Pops the TV companies record of ‘ordinary‘ people commenting on political activity. But if these ‘ordinary‘ people are representative of the world we live in, then we…
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Doo-be doo-be dooo!
This was a question I loved to ask myself, years ago; in the days when I believed that having money would solve all of my problems…
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The Symphony of a Book
I couldn’t write this post until I had finished the book I was reading. And then the whole thing changed. I was planning to photograph my TBR pile, which is at least a dozen books high in print books plus loads on Kindle. But then something changed.
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Family Traditions
Traditions are the glue which hold us together, but when that glue dissolves, which can happen for so many reasons in our fast paced world, traditions become the echoes of the generations – no longer practiced but held in the hearts of the memory keepers – usually the older women of the family.
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