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A Contrary Being: October 2014
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Tuesday, 14 October 2014. On 14 October 1922, Virginia Woolf finished her diary entry with this:. But I am perfectly serious in saying that nothing budges me from my determination to go on, or alters my pleasure, so whatever happens, though the surface may be agitated, the centre is secure.'. My determination to go on - that is the important thing.when you have a goal, a mission, a purpose, a dream, a vision, a life.determination, motivation, commitment, energy and belief are all required.
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A Contrary Being: Dodging the black cloud
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Thursday, 5 February 2015. Dodging the black cloud. I don't mean to sound melodramatic and self pitying (although I probably do) but after a couple of glasses of wine and a fitful night's sleep I woke fully immersed in the black cloud. It always amazes me how suddenly and absolutely this happens. And of course there were the taunting words flying around in my head - "well what did you expect? Who do you think you are? Did you really think they would want you? And so on and so on. 5 February 2015 at 11:53.
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A Contrary Being: September 2014
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Tuesday, 23 September 2014. Listening to the rebel whispers. Sometimes they are oh so quiet, only just there, lingering at the edges of my mind and at other times they are raging, storming and bursting with passion and energy. I am talking about the whispers, the rebel whispers. They lurk in the corners of your mind, ignored and refused space because -. Because of fear. Fear of the unknown, of rocking the boat and letting in all sorts of unpredictable ideas that YES things can be different. Grayson Perry...
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A Contrary Being: trying to make some sense
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Monday, 30 March 2015. Trying to make some sense. I've been thinking, just sitting here thinking. Thinking about the madness of it all. Oh I don't mean Kerouac's madness, the madness to live, passion. No. I mean the obscene and foul madness of greed. Human greed. Take a look at the following newspaper headline:. COULD NOT SURVIVE MANKIND. COULD NOT SURVIVE MANKIND. COULD NOT SURVIVE MANKIND. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Trying to make some sense. Putting ideas into practice.
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A Contrary Being: June 2015
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Wednesday, 10 June 2015. I had intended to blog twice a week, produce a zine every month and find somewhere to sell my art.mmmm.well they were optimistic plans! As you can see the blog posts are somewhat erratic, I am only just finishing my third zine of the year and as for somewhere to sell my art? For tea, coffee and cake. Here is a creative space of my own making where I can welcome people with fresh coffee and cake or possibly a cream tea, I can display my work and hopefully sell some, it is putt...
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A Contrary Being: January 2015
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Monday, 26 January 2015. In the wilds of my mind. I woke in the night with a sense of panic, my heart pounding. A strange and disturbing dream. It had been so intense that I couldn't be sure that it was only a dream. I can't emphasize enough how real the dream seemed and how afraid it made me feel. I couldn't sleep for a long time afterwards and it has remained stuck in my head, making me restless and anxious. Is all part of this liberation. It was like we were making our own cabinet of wonders. Slavery ...
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A Contrary Being: Putting ideas into practice
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Monday, 2 March 2015. Putting ideas into practice. There is something about being outside that really stimulates thoughts and ideas isn't there? Days spent in the woods gathering and chopping logs to feed our very greedy log burner - hard, physical work but also time to notice and time to think. Time to start putting ideas into practice. There isn't as much space in the room we used before as it is now doubles up as my workroom but that hopefully will be part of its charm! I'm excited about this plan - i...
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A Contrary Being: May 2014
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Tuesday, 27 May 2014. New Monday.better Tuesday. The difference between these two cabins brings to mind the concept of. We should cherish the beauty of things worn by use over time and refuse the insidious marketing that tells us 'you're worth it ', thereby conning us into believing the lie that consumption leads to happiness. Monday, 26 May 2014. Wednesday, 21 May 2014. Saturday, 17 May 2014. Announcing exciting news - well for me anyway! I have finally set up my website The Whispering Bridge. With lots...
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A Contrary Being: June 2014
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Monday, 30 June 2014. Here is July's issue of Rebel Whispers and again I have really enjoyed putting this together. A combination of poetry, story, opinion, comment, photography, artwork and inspired quotations all contained within twenty pages. The freedom of mind meanderings, leaving the well trodden path to explore the wilderness - who knows what may happen - but then life is an adventure, isn't it? Tuesday, 24 June 2014. New Monday.better Tuesday. Exercise more or cycle to work etc.". I must make thi...
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A Contrary Being: February 2015
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Sunday, 15 February 2015. I have been busy zine making. As soon as January's issue was completed, I began work on February. It is my intention to issue a zine on the last day of each month - a month's worth of rebel whispers! When I began making my zine last year. There was also the realization that it was going to take a lot of courage to really share my thoughts, opinions and art. Increasingly however I recognize that with sharing comes a huge amount of joy and feeling of connection with others whi...
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