It makes some scratch their heads in bewilderment. It was clear, as long as he didn’t tell anyone where his strength came from, he’d be fine. He got into a relationship and his girl wanted to know and after he teased her for a while and she wore him down with nagging, he gave up […]
Read More What Did You Expect?It began with a chat. It developed with conversation. It blossomed because ongoing communication was the order of their relationship. Jon was on the coach, but looked to see if he could find a seat on his own, because he didn’t know anyone else going on the trip. He thought he had found one finally […]
Read More A Simple Conversation: 2 – The Build-UpIt did not have to be blown out of all proportion. People did not need to get hurt. All it needed was … It was not the phone call or a text message. That would allow distance, that would keep them at arm’s length and further. Words would be exchanged, but they would not have […]
Read More A Simple Conversation: 1 – The BreakdownIt’s not always difficult to please her. It can be a simple thing. Make sure there’s sufficient water in the kettle. Switch the kettle on to begin the boiling process. Take the cup out of the cupboard. Get the coffee tin. Get the teaspoon. Get a teaspoon full of coffee. Put it in the cup. […]
Read More … As A Simple Cup of CoffeeOne of the people I was teaching asked me to explain the term ‘substantial’. On that occasion I got all technical on them and said that it meant – stuff. When something is substantial it is full of stuff. When it is not substantial it doesn’t have a lot of stuff in it. The person […]
Read More Something Substantial: Not Just A Cheese SandwichThere is a personal and individual way of looking at things. Am I in shape? Am I fit enough? Am I firing on all cylinders? In the team sports there is an aspect in which the player ensures first and foremost that they are in prime condition. They appreciate that the team is needed to […]
Read More Things Are Shaping Up: An ExpressionAhhhhhhh the shape. What makes it the way it is how the lines join up. They might join in a pointed manner. There might be a flow throughout as though there is a single line. Either way the shape is given its definition by the lines that keep in touch. Life is a lot about […]
Read More Things Are Shaping Up: Keeping In TouchApparently, when she was younger, she was always pushing at the boundaries. Always testing the edges of what was permissible. She would be told what she could do and what she was not allowed to do and for some reason she would keep pushing until she discovered what it was that tipped things over the […]
Read More Things Are Shaping Up: Open SpacesThere is something reassuring about routine. You know where it is, you know what it s, you know when it will happen, you know when it will end, you know when it will start up again. You even get to know how to fix it if it goes broke or at least ensure it that […]
Read More Bent Out Of Shape: Familiarly UnfamiliarMovement, activity and events. These are important ways in which stories unfold. Important as they are, what makes a story compelling to me are the characters involved. I can understand how action set-pieces have captured the imagination of some. The level of them and their impact on a story can raise the expectation and excitement […]
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