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Laughing out loud

by Jan on June 30, 2010

I’d like to share this with you. It’s a true story about a way in which I hid myself a wee bit, for many years. Reflecting on it has got me wondering about the connection between being ourselves – our true selves – and the development of our creativity. I’m wondering if it will resonate [...]

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Questioning – a super-power

by Jan on May 17, 2010

The power to question is the basis of all human progress. Indira Ghandi If I could choose a super-power for every child and adult everywhere, it would be the ability and desire to question themselves and the world; never to assume, but to challenge the status quo,  to say ‘hang on a minute’, to insist [...]

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Where are you looking?

by Jan on April 22, 2010

Sometimes what we’re looking for isn’t straight ahead, it’s just to the side, tantalisingly close, in our periphery vision.

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Writing what we don’t know

by Jan on April 14, 2010

I write what I don’t know. Robert Creeley I was struck by this quote from an interview with the poet, Robert Creeley. Think about it for a minute, even if you’ve read it before, please hold it, just for a few heartbeats. OK, I’m taking it completely out of context (you can read the whole [...]

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Original thinking

by Jan on April 12, 2010

To realize originality one has to have the courage to be an amateur. Marianne Moore Does that quote get you like it got me? Why, oh why did I never read that before, why did I never realise that it’s OK, in fact something to be proud of, to be learning, rather than to be [...]

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