Singing Can Reveal the Meaning of Your Life – Why not Give it a Try?
This section is my own work. However, 'the very idea' would not have come about without reading Dr Michael Mosley's book entitled 'Just One Thing'. I recommend it to you…
Self-meaning is the meaning we give our own lives and in their own terms, as experience. For example, my family means much to me. Self- and Social-meaning are two sides of the same coin – see below.
RR’s Meaning for Some – Putting an Idea to Work
M4A claims to use art to give more meaning to life. The idea is well-worked up on the website, but lacks examples of the realisation of the idea in practice.…
A Diary Can Reveal the Meaning of your Life -Why Not Give It a Try?
This article is my own work. However, 'the very idea' would not have come about without discussions with Pamela Combastet. These concern the course, which she runs, from time to…
Paintings by Olivier Pascal
Olivier is a friend from Auzon in France. He is a painter and a teacher. His painting style is loosely characterised as 'new realism'. It might even be a school,…
Fitness First!
WENDY HARDING DANCE TEACHER -FITNESS ENTHUSIAST! At the age of 51 I am very grateful to be fit, well and feeling full of energy. Many people pass comments like “your…
Photos by Sandra Benelli
Sandra is a friend of Isabelle Faucon. Isabelle recommended Sandra and her photos to me. And here are some for you to see, to engage with, including to enjoy. I…
Eloge de la Jachère – English Translation
JL: Rather than write a simple critique, I am trying to do 2 things. First, I am trying to provide better access to the story for English speakers, whose French…
Comments by John Long on a Model Theory of Consciousness by Nick Collins
NC is a tennis club mate - sometimes partner and sometimes opponent. Hopefully, the same relationship will hold for exchanges, appearing in this post. I am reading his blog to…
Kiss of Venus
We are trying to use art to help give meaning to our lives. We might be minded then to consider a bit more what art is? Not so much to…
Personality Tests – a Starting Point
As a trained psychologist, I am aware of the pros and cons of personality testing. They almost certainly reveal some aspects of a person, but not others. Their level of…
Tour of Britain
CP Tour of Britain 2021 Introduction Many familiar names from the Grand Tours, including André Greipel, Richie Porte, Mark Cavendish and Tony Martin, were riding in the 17th Tour of…
The Ideal Palace
Cheval began the building in April 1879 when he was 43 years old.[6] He reported: I was walking very fast when my foot caught on something that sent me stumbling a…
Tour de France
CP TdeF 2021 To Blog or not to Blog The answer to the subject question came on day 1. Calamitous crashes effectively put paid to the chances of leading contenders…
Eloge de la Jachere
This text was written in March 2020 and initially published in Gros Gris magazine in January 2021 ( https://grosgris.fr/ ) Glandue. Ce mot, je l'ai très souvent entendu pendant mon enfance. Désignant…
Vuelta
CP 1. GT debutant Tom Pidcock has so far been anonymous in the Vuelta, which offers the prospect of a real race in the final week after hot favourite Primoz…
Clay Tiles by BBF
Introduction BBF - I started a new hobby, to round out my days. Clay relief tiles. This is the 1st - I started it earlier today. Don’t laugh - it…
Haiku for Beginners
Dr <DD> got me going on this.......he is a bit of a dab hand, as you can read. I am, on the other hand, very much a beginner.....I am not…
CP BioBook
This is a post (!) modern (that is, non-linear) memoir (or autobiography) of CP. The life categories of CP are nevertheless ordered by decade. They can be accessed independently of…
A Political Ping Pong Exchange between Unlikeminded Cousins and Others
INTRODUCTION BREMAIN/BREXIT EXCHANGE https://www.facebook.com/john.long.73550794/posts/2213357368701040https://www.facebook.com/home.php Dear John Long, The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU.”. Government responded: You’re receiving this email because…
‘Life at GW’ by Cousin P
Cousin P and I have little or nothing in common except some early shared family experiences and and our tertiary education. The former consisted of very jolly Xmas and family…