“What I mean Hircan is this. If love is based on a woman’s, charm and favours, and if our aim is merely pleasure, ambition or profit, then such a love can never last. For if the whole foundation on which our love is based should collapse then love will fly from us and there willContinue reading “Passage of the Day: Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) “The Heptameron””
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“Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 33 “Does Frizzy the Smicket Boy Prevail? “
Frizzy the Smicket Boy head of the Zortixian Defence Academy was like a hound on the scent of an escaped convict as he intensified the search for Jiber Jr. mastermind of the doomed slug people uprising and possibly even the leader of the Triple Complex Towers attack. Frizzy assembled a crack team of detectives inContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March” :Chapter 33 “Does Frizzy the Smicket Boy Prevail? “”
“Mutantism on The March”: Chapter 32 “Jiber Jr. Proves Troublesome”
The Jiber when he had been in power in Zortixia had been friendly with the slug people hoping one day to use them as a conquering army but the slug people were of simple minds and never understood military politics. Well they may have been slow but their memory of the savagery shown them byContinue reading ““Mutantism on The March”: Chapter 32 “Jiber Jr. Proves Troublesome””
Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”: mindfulness is more than meditation
“I used to think that meditation practice was so powerful in itself and so healing that as long as you devoted yourself to it on a regular basis, you would eventually see growth and change. But time has taught me some kind of personal vision is also necessary. Perhaps it could be a vision ofContinue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”: mindfulness is more than meditation”
“Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 31 “Revolt of the Slug People”
Montenez read Mudrage’s editorial and this caused some introspection on his part concerning “clean consciousness”. Perhaps he was not seasoned enough with conflict to understand what the cures for violence might be. He was somewhat confused and wondered if he was spouting gibberish. Perhaps it was time to step down from the clouds and experienceContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 31 “Revolt of the Slug People””
Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: The creative advantage of introverts
“But there’s a less obvious yet surprisingly powerful explanation for introverts’ creative advantage-an explanation that everyone can learn from: introverts prefer to work independently and solitude can be a catalyst to innovation. As the influential psychologist Hans Eysenck once observed, introversion “concentrates the mind on tasks at hand, and prevents the dissipation of energy onContinue reading “Susan Cain’s “Quiet”: The creative advantage of introverts”
Passage of the Day from “The Heptameron” by Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549)
“And we, who are all of good birth, ought to die of shame at the thought that our hearts may be tinged with worldly feelings, even a poor mule-driver’s wife does not fear to face was a most cruel death. Can any women regard herself as virtuous unless she has, like this woman, resisted toContinue reading “Passage of the Day from “The Heptameron” by Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549)”
” Mutantism on the March” : Chapter 30 “Montenez’s Brief and Eventful Visit to Zortixia”
Montenez remained on Zortixia for about a month basking in the public limelight and cheered by the good citizens of Zortixia. Initially Montenez owed his great popularity to the reputation of his late father but as he gave his own speeches and spoke his mind his popularity was a result of himself. Zortixians loved himContinue reading “” Mutantism on the March” : Chapter 30 “Montenez’s Brief and Eventful Visit to Zortixia””
“Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 29 “The Charter for Mutant Rights”
The international media picked up the story of the 4N attack focusing global attention on the southern coast of Columbia. Survivors recounted bizarre stories of attacking apes, a man in a loin cloth swinging on vines, hails of poison darts and a reindeer led aerial attack. Most of the surviving 4N executives suffered nervous breakdowns.Continue reading ““Mutantism on the March”: Chapter 29 “The Charter for Mutant Rights””
Passage of the Day: William Thackeray “Vanity Fair”: Death
“The doctor will come up to us too for the last time there, my friend in motely. The nurse will look in at the curtains and you take no notice- and then she will fling open the windows for a little and let in the air. Then they will pull down the front blinds ofContinue reading “Passage of the Day: William Thackeray “Vanity Fair”: Death”
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