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Archives for 2013

Drama or tranquility

Each moment presents an opportunity. Some opportunities are worth “grabbing”.

Always worth a moment’s quiet contemplation before the performance begins.

The pause that refreshes!

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On purpose.

If not, think carefully, decide and then act.

Not all choices seem as if they were the best in retrospect.

That’s all right. Just aim for better every time.

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A voice can remind of great times and a great person.

Strange as it may seem, keeping a voice memo or a telephone message adds a great richness to one’s memory of a person. Video is quite different!

It is also a good moment to remember to listen anew, to the voice and tones which are unique to people close to us, in addition to the more obvious memory of their smile, their frown, their eyes and gestures.

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A music concert performed live and outdoors often creates a sense of entering another world.

Magic is the art of distraction while unseen actions are taken.

There is “magic” in music.

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If you visit a cafe you get an experience comprising of the decor, the atmosphere, the people who serve you and even, the coffee!

If you go to a street market is the main satisfaction that of buying the bananas and greens you need? Or is it the atmosphere of the street, the chatter of stallholders, the navigation around shoppers and market merchandise?

When someone provides a service, operates a shop or entertainment, does it improve the lives of the owners? Does it improve the lives of the customers? Does it cheer up passers-by just by operating?
Think anew. Then take a look once again. Ask questions. Discover more.

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