20250928

Work isometrically: against imagined resistance.

20250927

Uniting in a common enemy is not the same as uniting in love.

20250926

Slow down
Pay attention
Do good work
Love your neighbours
Love your place
Settle for less
Enjoy it more

20250925

Gestures of giving
If you wish to get into energy then you must first learn to concentrate an aspect of mind we call intent.

20250924

Traditionally, Palestinian men start the day with a tiny cup of very strong coffee (usually flavoured with cardamom) and a small glass of local olive oil. Both are bitter and, if imbibed mindfully, create a descending wave of astringency settling in the lower belly.  A natural abode for the quiet mind.

20250923

KEEP TO A YIELDING MIND

Our equivalent to St Paul's Pray unceasingly.  
No mention of attack.
How well do you function out of your milieu?

20250922

Always upping the ante.

20250921

When asked by the BBC to offer advice to young composers, Thea Musgrave replied, Don't do it, unless you have to. And if you do, enjoy every minute of it.
Ignorance is the most insidious form of resistance.

20250920

Do it with passion or not at all.

20250919

Like wading through warm honey.

20250918

Great mantra
STOP COMPLAINING!

If, for any reason, you feel subpar, never let on. Always behave & interact as though you're at your best. Life's too short…

20250917

Infinity is a loop that springs open to reveal an endless spiral.

—Eugenia Cheng
My father decided to replace the old washing machine he bought in the '80s. He went to the store and told the assistant what he wanted: a new machine to replace the old one. The assistant asked if the old one was still working. My father told him it was working fine – just old. The assistant told him to keep on with it: "In those days they made things to last. Nowadays they're made to last about five years."

20250916

Death should be the great letting-go. The final chance for the spirit to fly free. This is why it is so important for warriors to die in battle, where the spirit's raging for release.
Relax not into a dozy slackness but a taut responsiveness.

20250915

Egos interact at the level of bumper cars.

20250914

20250913

The change we need to make is no mere tweek. It is a fundamental seismic shift. For most this is not only impossible but ill-advised. As my teacher used to say: Most students are not ready to begin. The best we can hope to achieve is thorough preparation.

20250912

bene qui latuit bene vixit
Cultivate a fearless heart.

(The enemy is always fear  – one of the first things my teacher said to me.)

20250911

Make or break.

(Eventually we break – just hope it's later rather than sooner.)

20250910

A friend suggested I try out his AI app so I asked it to explain Deleuze & Guattari's concept of 'desire'. This is what it told me:
Deleuze & Guattari have a unique take on desire. They see it not as a lack, as traditional psychoanalysis might, but as a positive, productive force. They view desire as something that creates & connects, constantly generating new realities & possibilities, rather than just filling a void. It’s a fascinating concept!
I always suspected it was their word for 'spirit'. Now I know.
We must become past masters at borrowing energy if we expect to progress.

20250909

Pregnant with silence

20250908

analogue = potency
digital = exhaustion

It's obvious if you think about it.
For the scientist truth is objectivity.
For the artist truth is subjectivity.

20250907

I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul. 

—Jean Cocteau

20250906

frugality & friendship

20250905

Quiet mind is empty of words & thoughts but brimming with feeling & sensitivity.   A completely different way of being in the world.

20250904

We use words to make sense of consciousness: turn chaos into cosmos.

20250903

Things are so artificial nowadays that the mainstream is more likely to lead into a cesspool than the ocean.