Tag: creativewriting
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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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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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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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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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Leisure
What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time? I struggle with leisure.There are many things I would love to do, but don’t seem to get around to them. Leisure for me equals anytime I’m not working.So from about 7.00 pm til midnight, I watch politics or news programmes on TV. Then, I binge…
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A Place To Visit
So many places I would like to visit, some nearby, some far away.For me, nearby means in my Region of the United Kingdom, which is The East of England. (A part of which, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are AKA East Anglia.) There are some wonderful historical places all over this region that I would love…
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The 3 Ages of FUN
throughout life into Enjoyment and finally Joy. It is like the word itself has 3 phases. (Well you didn’t think I was just going to give you a list of 5 things, did you?)
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My Dream Job? I’m living it… almost …
My dream job used to be that I wanted to be a “full time author and live near the sea.” Oh, hang on. Wait a minute! That’s what I’m doing now and have been doing since 2011 when I was liberated from my income by my employer in my mid 50’s. I made a promise…
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