Those opening chords did it. No one was singing yet, there wasn’t even a beat. Just those opening chords and you remember the song, you remember where you were, you remember the tears, you remember the very feeling of emptiness that was acknowledged by the power of that whole song. Just those opening chords. You […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Remember That SongIt never ceases to intrigue me just how hysterical the human species can be. The way such fervour, noise and heat can be whipped up on any given subject. After all that which triggers such anxiety with people and raises so many concerns about what could and might be. So much heat, so much fervour, […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: A Lot Of Noise But …Competitive sport is based on, among other things, the capacity to discern a winner. There is something about achieving that ability to win. There are aesthetic and value-based elemets that determines some people’s approach. Yet if there’s an agreed way of seeing who the winner is and that is acheived in the remit of the […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: A Win’s A WinIn my childhood there were cafes. Those were usually fairly drab places, but there was something familiar, something that made you feel you could get what you want, sit down and enjoy, have a chat and then move on with the rest of your life. It feels like the coffee shop is something that particularly […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Coffee ShopsThe other day I was thinking about what things would I love to do all the time – as in every day. Now there are a lot of things I love doing, but I’m fairly sure I wouldn’t want to them every single day. At present, here are the four core activities I love to […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Four Core Dryden ActivitiesWe don’t have to meet. We choose to do so. We choose to do so because we love to be together when we can. We enjoy each other’s company. There’s no obligation and so because it’s driven by that love for each other, we do it under any circumstances – rain or shine. (Photo by Stephanie […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Rain or ShineAnother habit I acknowledge is when I leave for work, I’ll often say to my family, “Have a great day.” That’s an interesting statement to make. It’s as though it’s in my power to grant that. Here – have a great day. If it were in my power to do that, you better believe I […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Have A Great DayI know it’s a habit when I discover that I have to do without it. Take the thing I’d have after my evening meal. I’d always enjoy a snack after the evening meal and before I went to bed. This is something I’d enjoy at least three times a week, so there would never be […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Acknowledging the HabitThere are few television programmes that my whole family will watch together. One of them is old re-runs of Family Fortunes. (Yeah American cousins, you might have Family Feuds.) What we love about it are the various dynamics that makes the show so well done. Namely, the family members chosen, their efforts to ‘entertain’ and […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Enjoying Family FortunesShe would be right at it from the start of the day. She would check what was said on her various news feeds. She would check her contacts to see if there were any developments. From there she would dive into organising the next event to raise awareness. As well as that she would join […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Devotion Today – The Cause
