John Donne wrote that no man is an island, that our lives are intertwined with the lives of others, and that we all form part of this great tapestry that we refer to as humankind. But bringing this concept to a closer level, to avoid getting lost in the immensity of the whole of humanity, […]
Month: March 2017
Patience and Perseverance
As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, twenty-some-odd years ago I spent most of my time painting and I believed that this was what I would do for the rest of my life. However, as a result of the twists and turns that life always has in store for us, I had to […]
Mourning
When someone close to us dies, we inevitably enter into a process of mourning. This is an involuntary, unavoidable and instinctive process. Our psyches and our bodies react to codes that are embedded in our subconscious and collective minds and which are completely beyond our control. Each person will go through his or her mourning […]
Nora's Blog... Sixty and Still Going Strong!! 