Tai Chi
Chai Tea
A dalinprome?
Chai darjeeling
Thai bergamot
Why walnuts?
Darjeeling, Bergamot and Walnuts
1.12.15
29.11.15
Explorers
Explorers venture out to discover what is unknown to them. The world is getting smaller, but more complex. There is more to learn and know than ever. The modern explorer is a bridge builder between pockets of knowledge... A work in progress. Perpetual.
- Airline pilots
- Gene sequencers
- Healers of ailments of the heart, by surgery
- Antarctic navigators
- Caribou hunters, for livelihood
- Natives of the Amazon
28.11.15
Listening skills
A good listener is alert,
searching for those chance flashes of the world,
moving mountains in their mind.
If you blink, you'll miss it.
Broadly speaking, listening styles exhibit two extremes:
A) Find the truth in what is being said
B) Find the falsehood in what is being said
In A), one works with the conversation partner, saying "yes and", refining the shared viewpoint with active listening approaches. It recognizes the short comings of language do not imply shortcomings of organization of thoughts, and poorly formulated positions. In general, language is a severe straight-jacket for developed thought frameworks. It recognizes semantics are defined by connections to other thoughts and terms.
In B), one confronts the conversation partner with holes and flaws in the language, sometimes finding flaws in the argument. Often debate becomes semantic in nature, as short comings of language are inherent in its serial, unmathematical and improvised nature. Often this distracts from convergence to jointly formulated positions, and conceptual and thought frameworks.
Other extremes likely exist.
For example, a third extreme, C), is team free association. Governed less by logic, and more by first impressions, conversations evolve rapidly and richly.
-- (c) 2015 DBW, all rights reserved.
searching for those chance flashes of the world,
moving mountains in their mind.
If you blink, you'll miss it.
Broadly speaking, listening styles exhibit two extremes:
A) Find the truth in what is being said
B) Find the falsehood in what is being said
In A), one works with the conversation partner, saying "yes and", refining the shared viewpoint with active listening approaches. It recognizes the short comings of language do not imply shortcomings of organization of thoughts, and poorly formulated positions. In general, language is a severe straight-jacket for developed thought frameworks. It recognizes semantics are defined by connections to other thoughts and terms.
In B), one confronts the conversation partner with holes and flaws in the language, sometimes finding flaws in the argument. Often debate becomes semantic in nature, as short comings of language are inherent in its serial, unmathematical and improvised nature. Often this distracts from convergence to jointly formulated positions, and conceptual and thought frameworks.
Other extremes likely exist.
For example, a third extreme, C), is team free association. Governed less by logic, and more by first impressions, conversations evolve rapidly and richly.
-- (c) 2015 DBW, all rights reserved.
20.11.15
Made with Real SUGAR
Consumer advisory: Lowering of customer expectations, and then raising them again doesn't make the final product any more meritorious than the original.
13.11.15
Its not size that counts, but how you use it
I have never taken an IQ test,
and I think I never will.
To me intelligence is the capacity
to see things from many points of view
and we all have our unique points of view,
so we are all unique intelligences
To compare intellects on a number line is
as vastly inadequate
as climbing a tree to reach the stars.
Simultaneously the right direction and a dead-end
- close but no cigar
- a monkey's invention
-- (c) 2015 DBW, all rights reserved.
and I think I never will.
To me intelligence is the capacity
to see things from many points of view
and we all have our unique points of view,
so we are all unique intelligences
To compare intellects on a number line is
as vastly inadequate
as climbing a tree to reach the stars.
Simultaneously the right direction and a dead-end
- close but no cigar
- a monkey's invention
-- (c) 2015 DBW, all rights reserved.
29.10.15
Brecht on life
In Praise of the Fighters Those who are weak don't fight. Those who are stronger might fight for an hour. Those who are stronger still might fight for many years. The strongest fight their whole life. They are the indispensable ones.-- from the version of The Mother that Brecht did with composer Hans Eisler in 1931.
Mental note: Find the original German version.
The 10 Worst Sonnets Based on Buzzfeed Lists
A new sonnet for you, by me: 'This Poem Will Blow Your Tits Clean Off.' pic.twitter.com/UHrDGTV7Um
— Richard (@_L_M_C_) October 28, 201526.10.15
The determined coward ...
What might the determined coward look like?
I suppose it has something to do with perseverance in cold dark places and severe conditions, when sheep are enjoying greener pastures elsewhere.
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I suppose it has something to do with perseverance in cold dark places and severe conditions, when sheep are enjoying greener pastures elsewhere.
-- (c) 2015 DBW, all rights reserved.
25.10.15
26.9.15
Because ...
... you wanted more than you deserve,
you get less than you are worth.
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15.9.15
13.9.15
Carpe Diem
It was a burden almost too much to bear
But what is a holier experience
a more infinite blessing
than that of being alive
of being in the realm of the living
capable of action and influence
capable of walking a line
when it would seem all is pushing you from it
but you know it must be done
its a marathon to go the distance
finally crossing ...
no need to ask what is next
just to collapse in happiness
and thank those who walked with you
and gave a hand and urged you on
when all hope was lost
finally crossing the line
it was a burden too great to bear
were it not shared with friends.
-- (c) 2015 DBW, all rights reserved.
But what is a holier experience
a more infinite blessing
than that of being alive
of being in the realm of the living
capable of action and influence
capable of walking a line
when it would seem all is pushing you from it
but you know it must be done
its a marathon to go the distance
finally crossing ...
no need to ask what is next
just to collapse in happiness
and thank those who walked with you
and gave a hand and urged you on
when all hope was lost
finally crossing the line
it was a burden too great to bear
were it not shared with friends.
-- (c) 2015 DBW, all rights reserved.
7.9.15
Poetry of an interlude
Where's the poetry in that?
... It won't be found.
Nay, here it be:
... A decry,
on grounds of a
complete and utter lack;
Poetry of emptiness;
Poetry of imagining it could be otherwise;
Poetry of higher expectations;
Poetry of dissatisfaction
... with where the universe has put you now
(There have been so many other richer moments).
Poetry of an interlude,
a musical rest
without which there would be no music.
-- (c) 2015 DBW, all rights reserved.
... It won't be found.
Nay, here it be:
... A decry,
on grounds of a
complete and utter lack;
Poetry of emptiness;
Poetry of imagining it could be otherwise;
Poetry of higher expectations;
Poetry of dissatisfaction
... with where the universe has put you now
(There have been so many other richer moments).
Poetry of an interlude,
a musical rest
without which there would be no music.
-- (c) 2015 DBW, all rights reserved.
31.8.15
23.8.15
Writer's imagination ...
"It is an extremely common mistake. People think the writer's imagination
is always at work, that he's constantly inventing an endless supply of
incidents and episodes; that he simply dreams up his stories out of thin
air. In point of fact, the opposite is true. Once the public knows
you're a writer, they bring the characters and events to you. And as
long as you maintain your ability to look, and to carefully listen,
these stories will continue to..."
--- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) - Opening remarks
16.8.15
Imagine imperceptible change
Our senses
perceive change
far better
than our memories
If change is slow enough
it doesn't feel like change at all
Bridging time-scales
is not a trivial task
from a neuronal perspective
A topic for the imagination.
Bring chocolate
and a wooden spoon.
Bring chocolate
and a wooden spoon.
-- (c) 2015 DBW, all rights reserved.
You ask, what is my art?
My life it is my art,
this road I walk
my canvas.
My body is my brush,
God knows
What are the colours?
-- (c) 2015 DBW, all rights reserved.
this road I walk
my canvas.
My body is my brush,
God knows
What are the colours?
-- (c) 2015 DBW, all rights reserved.
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