I was looking at our living room this morning and my heart sank. I’ve been having a lot of fun messing around with art and drawing apps for my iPad, as well as designing some wedding stationary for my daughter and her fiancee, and I’ve been scattering bits of paper and “stuff” all over the … More One Step At A Time
In my last post “I Am What I Think and Do” I wrote: Dreaming is easy. Processing and focussing your thoughts, then taking action requires effort and hard work. Your goals and how you achieve them help define who you are and who you can become. So although the progression to self development and self … More Addendum to “I Am What I Think And Do”
“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world” Recently I have come across a lot of bucket lists. I am inspired not by the lists, but by the people who are sharing their accomplishments as they achieve their goals. The young man … More I Am What I Think And Do
It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow, so that got me thinking about how we celebrate it and why. One story goes that a Roman Emperor wanted his soldiers to focus solely on war, so he forbade marriage. A priest called Valentine defied the ban and continued to marry couples in secret. The priest’s subversion was discovered and … More Calligrams for Valentine’s Day
Surgery I had a couple of days ago required general anaesthesia. It was the third time I had required surgery in six months to repair a fistula. (I have previously posted about how I have avoided surgery through exercise and stretching, but sometimes a slice of the knife wins … c’est la vie …) Each … More The Sweet Sleep – Anastheasia
All of us at some time in our lives experience trauma or tragedy. I was listening to an interview on National Radio where a self help guru was talking about a book he had written about dealing with tragedy after his young son was diagnosed with autism. He had developed a phrase called the “reality … More Adversity – Forging Steel Under Great Heat
My gallery of original artwork is now continually updated as a page. This page can be found as a tab at the very top of the page above the banner, along with “About Me” and “about Spinal Cord Injuries” (since February 2012). It’s much more iinteresting than either of these. Please check it out. Here … More Gallery of Calligrams – Original Artwork
I am exploring the power of visual poetry. My friend and I were sharing our thoughts on the meaning of “character”. Our thoughts can be summed up as Watch your thoughts, they become your words, watch your words, they become your actions, watch your actions, they become your habits watch your habits, they become your … More The Power of Visual Poetry – Destiny
More calligrams! A `calligram` is a poem, phrase, or word in which the typeface, calligraphy or handwriting is arranged in a way that creates a visual image. The image created by the words expresses visually what the word, or words, say. Since I found out about calligrams and poetry I have played around with the … More Calligrams – Visual Poetry
How could I have lived this long and not known about about calligrams? I love letters and art, so throw poetry into the mix and voila, there is a thing of such beauty it takes my breath away. I’ve seen letters cleverly arranged into shapes to create an image that expresses the meaning of the … More Poetry – Calligrams
Look Up At The Sky 