Tag: inspiration
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The Serenity Of The Long Distance Bus Traveller
Am travelling on a bus on a gorgeous, sunny day from Granada to Madrid. There’s nothing much going on. I’m staring out of the window and this is what I can see and feel: – The sun is shining – The colours are soothing – The gentle contours of the hills are beautiful…
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Embracing The Melancholy
It’s been raining here recently and while looking out at the downpour earlier today, it got me thinking about the nature of water. In the same way that perhaps water embraces and absorbs the energy around it to move forward, I noticed I was doing the same today. I walk a lot here in Granada and when it’s…
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So What Do You Want?
So what do you want as opposed to what don’t you want? When asked what they want to do with their lives, one of the most common initial responses is a list of things that people don’t want to do, before or even if they get round to telling you what they do in…
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So What’s Next?
I started this blog in October, so at only a few weeks old of posting daily (including the transfer of a number of posts from a previous website I had) and since the end of the latest Blogging101 project, I thought I’d take stock of how things have gone. Firstly, I’d like to thank everybody who follows…
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Stop And Take A Breath In Granada
I took the photo below today as I was walking around Granada. It’s one of my favourite places in the city – the Carrera de la Virgen. Often the focal point of local celebrations and processions, while today it was just a pretty, tree-lined avenue to walk down. We often get lost in the day-to-day…
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Decisions, Decisions
I’ve just taken my first ever Spanish exam. Been planning it for a while and am glad it’s finally over but I was struck by the fact that while I’m in my 40s, the other people taking their exam all looked like and probably were in their early 20s. Suddenly I was reminded of being a…
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If You Were The Sun…
I can see why painters move to places for the beauty of the light. I can never take a photo nor paint a picture that seems to do it justice though it doesn’t stop me trying. We don’t have an Ibiza-style island sundowner place to hang out here in Granada, primarily because we’re not by the beach…
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The Frank Sonata
Short post today. Sometimes, less is more. This lyric is taken from the Longpigs song ‘Frank Sonata’. Love the sentiment… Love like you’ve never been burnt Work like you don’t need the money Dance like there’s nobody watching For the rest of the lyric, visit Frank Sonata and watch the video below…
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I Love Coffee (And Gertrude Stein)
Sometimes someone says something and you just think ‘that’s exactly how I feel’. This is one of those times. “Coffee is real good when you drink it. It gives you time to think. It’s a lot more than just a drink. It’s something happening. Not as in hip, but like an event, a place to…
I Am Away From The Noise 