What, is it May already? Hibernation is one thing, but disappearing from here for close on two years is something else entirely! But I am pertinently awake now to post about alertness. The stimulus for this post comes from our government’s exhortation for us to “Stay Alert!” as we precariously enter the next phase of… Read More Dr Derek’s Guide to Being Alert
Moral Philosophy Last week’s post under this heading referred to the six emotional facial expressions that are universally recognised across all cultures. There has long been a debate about the universality of morals – the extent to which all societies share a sense of what is good and bad, or right and wrong. The nature… Read More Filosofy on Friday – III
This is a new weekly feature. More accurately, it is an aspiration – to publish something every Friday with a philosophical theme or twist. Posts may not appear on Fridays when I am consumed with existential angst. Posts may appear under this category on days that are not Fridays, causing all sorts of conflicts about… Read More Filosofy on Friday – I
Blogging 101 Day 11 Task – to write in response to a prompt, adapting it to the style of your blog and giving it a personal interpretation. The Prompt – Write about a song or songs that bring back memories [taken from the front page of The Daily Post]. Music by its very nature reaches… Read More Music Moves
Blogging 101 Day 9 Task – To be inspired. Write something that has been inspired by someone else’s blog. I have taken my inspiration from a blog post by Calensariel. She undertook an exercise related to a book she recommends called “The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself” by Roberta Allen. It is a simple preparatory… Read More An Exercise in Knowing Myself
Today’s Writing 101 Challenge (actually from Friday, the kind people at WP gave us a couple of days of grace) – To write about something we treasure in a way that makes it clear to the reader why we have such strong attachments to it. Also, to aim for a longer piece than usual, to… Read More In Search of Treasure
Today’s Writing 101 challenge – to imagine a favourite festival, conference or event never happening again or being taken over by an evil corporate force… I have enjoyed some very memorable conferences in beautiful cities such as York, Edinburgh, Canterbury and Dresden. The connecting theme has been around psychology and the practice of Cognitive Behavioural… Read More Reduced to This…
Today’s Writing 101 challenge is to write the first part of a trilogy of posts about losses …. My starting point should be my endpoint in an ideal world, but it is not always so. This is about losing my way in a very literal sense. It happened many years ago on a cold November… Read More Serially Lost – Part I
Today’s Writing 101 challenge – to write for 15 minutes about three songs that have significance for me… I will begin with “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” by the Rolling Stones. In terms of structure, it is a complete song, building from simple percussion, through Mick Jagger’s diamond-edged vocals, to a haunting choral… Read More Three Songs
The second challenge for Writing 101 – to write about a place that is special… Autumn has made her presence felt. This morning, thick fog curled over the fields and reduced visibility on the road to work. Later in the day, I noticed conkers on the ground. While autumn has her own bittersweet melancholy, it… Read More A Place to Be
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