For the love of English I’ve been into English since my school days. In recent years I’ve studied the art and craft of writing as I’ve written blogs, essays and books. It has to do as much with the right words as good sentences. And etymology, the origin of words, has been an abiding interest. […]
I Find These Ten Words Beautiful. How about you? Read More »
Part of your wisdom portfolio As always, best read aloud slowly. Love, Intelligence, or Kindness? I surveyed my life and found it sound,Love, intelligence, and kindness abound.But I asked myself, and I ask thee,Which is most precious of the three? Love is such beautiful ecstasy,Ancient reproductive utility,Hard to control, often inadequate,Seen in many animals, small
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Part of your wisdom portfolio A pentametric poem in six stanzas. Recite aloud. Be Still, My Turbulent Mind I awake, and my mind’s wheel starts churning,It spins out dreams even while I’m sleeping,Why does my brain think so unceasingly?What’d happen if it went still fleetingly? Would I wilt, crumple, or cease to exist?Is it not
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Part of your wisdom portfolio Read it aloud slowly to enjoy it best. I Want No Artifice I want to create value every day,Not just meet, text, and talk my time away.I want to relish my work and excel,Not spin around the career carousel. I want friends I like or help to succeed,Not network selfishly
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Part of your wisdom portfolio We presented a proposal recently. It was an intense session, and the customer probed us on many aspects of the solution and financials. It went well, and when we gathered for a debrief afterwards, our leader said, ‘I think we did a good job. We had all the answers!’ In
Find the Right Question, Find a Treasure. Read More »
From one writer to another One of my friends remarked, ‘It’s awesome how you keep up your writing with work and everything else you do. How do you find the time?’ Not that I am a prolific writer, but I understood the question from a non-writer’s point of view. I had many thoughts at once
Our Writing May Be Getting Better, But What Makes It Fast or Slow? Read More »
When a connection strikes Once in a while, I come across a writer who strikes a chord in my heart. It’s always the heart first, although the mind soon follows. We love and respect great writers and their work, but the sentiment I am talking about is for a contemporary writer with whom I sense
Are You One of the Lucky Ones With Writer-to-Writer Chemistry? Read More »
Stories of life We spent just over a week in Switzerland recently. It’s a lovely country, and we had a great time. Every place we go has its oddities, and so does Helvetica*. #1 Water travails The first time we bought water, it jolted us. It is expensive! 4.50 CHF for a bottle. This is for
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Part of your wisdom portfolio Isn’t it astonishing that we can actually choose what to think, how to feel and what to do? We make decisions and act on them daily, every hour and minute. Large decisions stand out in our minds, but if we observe ourselves closely for a while, we’ll see the many
Amazing Choice. This is our greatest gift. Let’s not squander it. Read More »
Emanations of the Philosophy of Life Instinct The world is on the brink of disaster if we go by what daily TV and newspapers tell us. We know things are not so dire but still can’t look away. And who hasn’t felt like lashing out at some blatantly offensive instant message and realised they’re getting
Media Unites & Enriches, Polarises & Brutalises. Ways to Benevolent Media 2.0. Read More »
