Category Archives: Amazing Women

Jung and the feminine side


What was the best compliment you’ve received? “What about masculinity? Do you know how much femininity man lacks for completeness? Do you know how much masculinity woman lacks for completeness? You seek the feminine in women and the masculine in men. And thus there are always only men and women. But where are people? You,Continue reading “Jung and the feminine side”

Sewing machines


Name the most expensive personal item you’ve ever purchased (not your home or car). I don’t know how many. I had a sum of money and was told, at a purchase power of 15:1 it would be enough to equip a trading/training workshop. I paid, the bank took so much in charges that it wasContinue reading “Sewing machines”

Doors shut – doors open


What is the most embarrassing thing that you have ever done? But have no regrets about having done it? ‘What Have I done now,’ a hero asks? You are probably thinking of your youth and failed attempts to awaken the interest of a hoped-for lover. Relax. It gets worse. Imagine that happening to you inContinue reading “Doors shut – doors open”

No room for heroes.


Flash fiction time. Devinia, would describe herself as a country girl – horses, dogs, hunting, polo and cold showers in summer. That was her sort of thing. She was larger than life in other ways, too. No male could claim not to notice her hour-glass shape when pressured by jodhpurs and riding britches. I madeContinue reading “No room for heroes.”

Berlin in Haikus


An author likes to have a project on the go, which isn’t always easy due to the vagaries of inspiration. In such circumstances I look back through some photos and choose one to write about. After all, the act of making a photograph is, in itself a mindful act. I spotted this amazing woman, inContinue reading “Berlin in Haikus”

Being mindful without mysticism


The Microsoft Bing definition or Mindfulness. the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something: “their mindfulness of the wider cinematic tradition” a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique. How I applyContinue reading “Being mindful without mysticism”

Writing to cleanse your subconscious.


A revered childhood mentor, Mr Eveleigh, with the football team – a man who tried to get us to a guilt-free adolescence. In my last blog I asked why authors continue to write, despite gaining so few readers. Am I sure that we have few readers? An internet search reveals that average US sales forContinue reading “Writing to cleanse your subconscious.”