“True nostalgia is an ephemeral composition of disjointed memories.” ~ Florence King. I opened a box of Pears Soap this week, and immediately embarked upon a journey of remembering. That brown, translucent oval shape, that smell, evoked a host of memories. In fact it was not the Pears Soap I was remembering so much as […]
“Vision is the true creative rhythm.” ~ Robert Delaunay. Childhood is a time of wonder, of imaginary worlds and sometimes, confusion. There are always those gaps in understanding, where a child may hear something and then try to fill in the blanks. My grandson wanted to be taken to Christmas once. It was just around […]
“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.” ~Howard Zinn. I don’t have many memories of changing seasons from my childhood. Perhaps, before global warming, the weather in England went from cold and rainy to cool and rainy! I am sure I must have seen the autumnal colors, resplendent in oranges […]
“My life is based on pain, passion, and purpose.” ~ Elijah Cummings. One of the problems for researchers who wish to observe the interactions of humans, is that the very act of observation changes those interactions. We see this every day now, with people trying to go ‘viral’ with their homemade videos. We may be […]
“All of me loves all of you…all your perfect imperfections.” ~John Legend. My daughter was a handful as a child. Which is why she hates it when she sees me looking on with glee as her own daughter gives her all kind of attitude. It is the special curse a mother wishes on her kids, […]
“Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light. Above all things reverence thyself.” ~ Pythagoras. I am not sure when I was introduced to philosophy or the great philosophers. I know my father used to ‘wax philosophical’ at the drop of a hat. I must have learnt about Socrates, Plato, and […]
“If you’re going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can’t be erased.” ~ Maya Angelou. Ninety-nine years ago, my father was born, the third child of a truck driver and his housewife. He grew up in a working-class neighborhood knowing that the only way out of poverty was education. […]
