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How to give a compliment ~ part 1
One day @ and I were walking along Princes Street nattering to each other about this and that. I recall that I was trying to express my deep gratitude to both @ and the universe for him being in my life. He was being a little modest and saying things like "don't be silly", which may have been to do with the fact that he is modest, or it may have been to do with the fact that we were on Princes Street surrounded by one million confused tourists possibly recovering from what happens at one, or it ... read more
How To Begin The Day
[caption id="attachment_503" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Crow"][/caption] As I sat down at my desk to begin work this morning I looked out the window and was taken with the scene outside. The sky was a crisp, clear blue colour with a few cotton wool clouds drifting gently. The clouds were tinged pink by the sunrise, as was the frost on the rooftop opposite and there was a slightly unreal feeling to it all, as if I had arrived a little too early and the Dreamworld was still at ... read more
Ignoring Vasilisa
You may or may not know that one of my favourite tomes is Women Who Run with the Wolves and you may or may not know that one of the stories analysed within the book is the story of Vasilisa. The basic gist of the story is a hero cycle about a girl who meets a number of challenges with the help of the doll in her pocket who whispers sage advice every so often. It is a wonderful story in itself and it is also a wonderful way of describing intuition. Intuition is the voice that tells you ... read more
Nothing Is Useful