We did a team project in work where we each had to come up with a photo a day for 365 days and share it through a Google Plus page. I finished the project recently and was thinking what to do next with the photos. And then the idea developed (no pun intended!) that I … Read more
In the last blog post I spoke about the need to build a habit of writing 500 words a day. The plan was to see if this would help with regular writing and move forward the manuscripts I am working on. The process has been thought-provoking so I thought I should share some of it … Read more
So, I’ve been quiet on this blog. And that isn’t a reflection of a really busy frenzy of activity behind the scenes. It reflects a fallow period, with the fields left bare, no seeds, no crops, nothing to report! I wrote a couple of posts ago about chasing at least three rabbits across the field … Read more
I used to love getting phone calls. It was a regular occurrence and one filled with expectation. Whoever was calling me would have something interesting to discuss with me, after all. Then the world changed. Like many people around me, I haven’t had a landline for nearly a decade now. There’s just the mobile phone … Read more
Why do I love abstract and weird? Well… to be honest, why not? Sometimes it’s so important for the music we listen to or the things that we read to challenge us. If all we listen to is the sweet and obvious sounds then we miss a whole sound palette. Being open to adventures in … Read more
I have mentioned before on this blog that I am a huge fan of the work of David Sylvian and Richard Skelton. An initial google might lead you to think that these two have very little in common. Sylvian began his career in the last 70s and early 80s with Japan, a band that trod … Read more
I didn’t get what was meant to be happening with John Cage’s 4:33 when I first heard about it. This was a piece of “music” that lasted for 4 minutes and 33 seconds. Except it wasn’t a piece of music because the musician would sit at the piano (or any other instrument) and not play … Read more
During the Writing Marathon back in March I spent most of the time writing new material for the latest book. The title has mutated slightly, so that now it is called “The Journey to Wonder”. In the blog posts I wrote a lot about the process of writing, with plenty of statistics about the word … Read more
When did you last say thank you and really mean it? When did you last send a note or an email to someone just to say thank you? It’s interesting how we can so often feel unappreciated in life, and yet we take so little time to show our appreciation of others. Perhaps we could … Read more
‘You’re never in a secure position. You’re never at a point where you have it all sewed up. You have to choose to be secure and like stone, or insecure but able to flow.’ – Keith Jarrett