Voices, chatter, indistinct but incessant, through insulated walls and slightly open windows. Murmurs and laughter with synchronised bass line accompaniment.
All in Thoughts
So Where, Exactly, Did These Words Come From?
I wonder at times if we are still able to think for ourselves? Or does every thought, every appealing idea that we develop and nurture, come ready packed and generated elsewhere?
Beauty Is A Choice
If it's a beautiful day but someone tells you it’s not, is it still a beautiful day?
Oh To Bring A Little Classical Philosophy Into A Conversation
If you decided to put a word, just one, on a padlock and then leave it, locked, somewhere for others to see and consider, I wonder, what would you choose?
And I Wonder, Do We Waste Our Time?
Because when you see something, something that touches you in a way that almost dares you to try and find the words to describe it, well, you can't just see it and keep on walking, can you?
When Unpleasant Things Command Our Attention
Life can be very unpredictable.
We all know that. Things happen that we don’t expect and the world we enjoy can change significantly, almost overnight, at times.
And What Is Art?
And what is art?
Type it into a search engine and see what you find.
It's A Wonderful Thing To Know What You Like
And so I said, it’s easy.
It’s really so easy.
To make me happy, that is.
Those That Follow The Herd Will Never Save The World
It’s true.
And most people know it.
To follow the herd is a cop out.
Who Needs Witty And Smart?
I've spent way too long trying to write something clever about this image. Something about “chocolate box” views and changing aesthetics and tastes.
Can You Afford To Dream?
It would be so easy, I thought, so easy to simply get lost in a place like this. To let myself be taken back to a time where everything about life seemed simple and so very appealing.
Value Your Mental Health, Please
Life has been tough lately, for all of us.
Just watch the news (don't really, please, value your mental health instead) or even read some of my previous blog posts.
The Slow, Inevitable Creep Towards Invisibility
I am invisible these days.
It was inevitable, really, I’ve felt it happening for such a very long time.
Modern But Sadly Unbalanced Times
It was a challenge to hear much above the general hubbub, the incessant din, that suddenly appeared when the group stepped out of their training room and onto the sun-baked terrace.
An Overwhelming Feeling Of Melancholic Beauty
The clouds partly covered the late summer sunset a few weeks back on my last visit, but I could still see the rain on the horizon.
A Moment Of Honesty Through A Train Window
Perhaps the colour, a kind of electric, coral blue if there is such a thing, didn’t help as it undoubtedly made her stand out as she waited patiently on the platform.
Black Lives Matter Because All Lives Matter
Such a powerful statement. And such a sad reflection of our modern society that we not only have to remind people of this but also defend and justify the need to say it.
A Few Thoughts On Getting Up Off Your Arse And Turning Your Television Off
We paused frequently for photographs but I fear that none will do justice to the fields of swaying wild flowers backed by moody hills and heavy clouds that we experienced.
Those Who Just Got Born Lucky
How can a place that looks and feels so peaceful have such a wretched past?
Perhaps A Simple Life Really Is All We Need
We may never come this way again.