Human beings invented an instrument called the clock, with two hands and a face with digits. They deceived themselves into thinking that they own time. They continued to improvise on the models with technology and expensive material. Each attempt left them more exhausted. And then, they reached a conclusion that time cannot be controlled. It … Continue reading Illusions
PROMPT Socrates believed self-knowledge was essential. Today, we wonder if there’s even a self to know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zccoaL0stbM The basic premise of this thought is that our sense of self is created by what others make us think and feel about ourselves. Write your comments on the thought, or a story/poem/rant/ reflections as usual. LAST WEEK’S … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 33
THE PROMPT INTRODUCTION The characters here just represent certain forces in the world. The story does not run in a linear fashion. There are several such stories happening simultaneously, leaving impressions on each other. One evolves into another, in a non-linear fashion. They know that they are not rivals or opponents. The gender is incidental. One … Continue reading Facades
Welcome to week 32! Prompt Feel free to write whatever comes to mind, in any format. Vent it all out. Breathe free. LAST WEEK’S ROUND UP Hecblogger at https://playingwithwords.blog/2018/04/06/your-legacy/ Eugenia at http://amanpan.com/2018/04/06/bits-and-pieces/ Michael at http://summerstommy.com/2018/04/07/reenas-exploration-challenge-week-31/ Richmond Road at http://theworldofbrutus.com/2018/04/07/changing-the-world/ Athling2000 at https://athling2001.wordpress.com/2018/04/08/reenas-exploration-challenge-week-31-4-8-2018/
Welcome again! Coming straight to the prompt this week ….. Here’s the picture and the lines. Feel free to write whatever comes to mind – poem, story, free format writing, personal reflections, memoirs, anecdotes -- and link up to this post. LAST WEEK’S ROUND UP Hecblogger at http://playingwithwords.blog/2018/03/30/decoding-love/ Michael at http://summerstommy.com/2018/03/30/reenas-exploration-challenge-week-30/ Eugenia at http://amanpan.com/2018/03/30/incomprehension/ Reena … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 31
Welcome to Week 30! 30 is growing up. 30 is the connecting point between the follies of youth, and a dawning of what seems like maturity. With corporate spans turning shorter, 30 starts a reverse count – how many years more to becoming the CEO? Or where do I go from here, if I am … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 30
The prompt word this week is CEILINGS PICTURE PROMPT Feel free to write whatever comes to mind – poem, story, free format writing, personal reflections, memoirs, anecdotes -- and link up to this post. LAST WEEK’S ROUND UP Hecblogger at http://playingwithwords.blog/2018/03/16/reverie/ Eugenia at http://amanpan.com/2018/03/16/order-of-the-day/ Michael at http://summerstommy.com/2018/03/18/reenas-exploration-challenge-week-28/ Reena Saxena at https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2018/03/19/the-beauty-of-idleness/
I chose an Erasure poem for the Exploration Challenge this week. In a way, it symbolizes leisure - being creative, but lazy to create, taking time in picking out the right words from a literary piece. We get such a kick in being conflicted we lost leisure no feeling for cultic celebration a-musical … Continue reading The Beauty of Idleness
The Slow Movement never really appealed to me. It effectively means being left behind. Why spend so much time on one activity, when I could do a lot more? It changed when I read a review of Joseph Pieper’s book – Leisure, the Basis of Culture. Perhaps, childhood memories are so vivid for we were … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 28
She woke up one fine morning, and the nagging pain had disappeared. It was a tremendous relief. It looked like the new medicine was indeed effective. The week ahead was busy. The physiotherapist called for an appointment, but she terminated the arrangement. The waist belts, hot water bottles, therapy magnets, herbal oils all had to … Continue reading Pain
