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Ode to Conversation

Ideas unleash a neural dance. They twirl and tango on the dancefloor of your mind. Tame the ego. Tuck in the intellect. Fling open wide – Imagination. Counterpoint and pirouette opinions. Revel in the blaze that lights the crevices of … Continue reading

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Resonating with Byron

“Words are things; and a small drop of ink falling like dew upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.” – Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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My karma ran over my dogma

However objective you may wish to be as a writer, there will always be a lens through which you perceive and colour the world.  Your writing will reveal shades of your  cultural identity, political affiliations, moral compass and “education”, for example.  The … Continue reading

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How to spark ideas?

Many of the world’s greatest minds have been stimulated by “walking meditation”. An outwardly aimless, impromptu stroll around a garden or park is an inspirational excursion accessible to most. Set out with the intention of freeing the mind to invite an upwelling of … Continue reading

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Brainwave or Orwellian funk?

 From The Sunday Times, London, May 30, 2011 Quote: SCIENTISTS have found a way to “mind read”, peering into the deepest recesses of the brain to watch words forming as people think and speak. Using networks of electrodes implanted into … Continue reading

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