Just Say It
Ben Folds \”The Luckiest\” on YouTube
“I am the luckiest.” Words so simple, yet rich with meaning. I have been listening to this song for several weeks and am moved afresh every time I hear the first note of the piano.
The piece, written and performed by Ben Folds, achieves an artistic unity that you seldom find [...]
Waiting for Weather
“To see the world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.”
from “Auguries of Innocence” William Blake
After a typical Canadian winter, by late March I was starved for close contact with the outdoors. Read a succession of short connected posts as [...]
JM Barrie’s Rosalind and the Search for Authenticity
“This is my real self…if I have one.” With this line, the triumphantly middle-aged central character in the 1912 play “Rosalind” by JM Barrie reveals herself with a mixture of bravado and vulnerability. She has been caught out — by a much younger man – playing a part, pretending to be something she is not. [...]
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