An Enchanted Place that makes Vienna Smile At this time of the year, I walk out into my garden every morning. It is one small step out of the kitchen door on the terrace, and three and a half steps from the terrace to the grass with its light green,…
Most people are not comfortable performing in front people. When I say of performing, such as an instrument, or singing, or acting, I mean more than just knowing how to do well at your chosen craft, I mean doing it well and in front of people. Its the in front of people part that gets us every time. How many of us sing like a bird in the shower but then when people are watching we cant carry a note. Here are three steps to start you on the road to comfort (never complete) when called on to shine.
anAurora I was chatting casually to a friend of mine one afternoon some time ago. We were both looking for something to do in the house, something that did not involve getting paid – we didn’t want the commitments or the hassle that come with paid work – something that…
The Unseeable Persona Walt Whitman Meets the Merchant of Venice If I were to take the time to list the errors of my tongue and misdeeds of my days, the list would undoubtedly be long and dreary. No doubt, the list would resemble one which can be jotted down by…
Africa, My Heritage Africa, My Heritage. A drum beats, beckons, boom-boom-bah-boom. It beats so quietly one can hardly catch it. It beats insistently, convincing and convicting. Boom-boom-boom-boom, a drum beats. A night so dark, indigo black. A blackness thick and concealing. A curtain, veiling for a time a sacred labor.…
AFTERMATH A Golden Opportunity How are you feeling now that the razzmatazz is over and the number 2000 has lost its glamour and fallen into its natural place in the scheme of things? What does it mean to you now? Perhaps you regard the whole thing as a bit of…
All Along This actually happened to me. That’s why I wrote this poem. I have realized something very true That sometimes people turn on you. You think they are your best friend Until that friendship quickly ends. To lose a friend and gain a foe, You ask yourself what you’ve…
All Touch And No Contact Cliff Richard sang a song once, 20 years ago, It’s so funny, how we don’t talk anymore. At the time, it seemed to me as just another love song, although maybe a cut above the rest as it was Cliffy. Now I’m not so sure.…
Throughout history, many forms of music have been called The Devils Music. In the 1950s many people burned rock and roll records (not a smart thing to do considering the poisonous fumes that are released by burning plastic). Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry all went up in flames. Of course that didnt hurt their careers any, as the kids of that time just bought more records. The Mambo, however, has been called The Devils Dance (Diabolo), and the more extreme forms can be exhausting to perform.
A Young Ukrainian Girl’s Holiday in France. This summer, my partner, Valerie, and I decided to give a holiday to a child from the Ukraine. You will recall that the Ukraine is a poor country in eastern Europe where, 20 years ago now, there was the frightful nuclear disaster in…
Male libido and age are linked and libido decreases as we get older but you can reverse this and increase your libido naturally, with some herbal libido enhancers and sensible lifestyle changes. If you are serious about increasing your libido read on…
A Special Verse for a Special Friend Sincerity in everything, no veils to lift or clear. No moments of depression when friends like you are near. No lacking in responding to a hand outstretched and warm, that is what life is all about, that is what should be the norm.…