It is of course the human condition, that makes us conscious of ourselves. Lulling us into a sense that we are at the centre of everything; the world; the universe. Whatever. A sense of self-importance, or indeed a sense of unimportance and nugatory. Obviously, our consciousness is the vital bit which makes us who we …
Well, well, well … Boris did win; despite all that against him. And, now that he’s installed at No.10, he hasn’t made a fool of himself… yet! Early days, perhaps. But he does seem to be following a strict plan, and has been making a real go of making the best of the hand he’s …
In Britain at the moment the Brexit saga continues, and Mrs May (the Prime Minister) has been ousted for being pathetic and making no one happy! And so the Conservative Party is in the midst of electing her successor. Boris Johnson is, as of yet, the runaway leader of the race, but Boris, like Trump, …
Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | Boris Johnson I just happened to see, procrastination creeping in again!, a man named Apollo Robbins demonstrating the wondrous art of pickpocketing. Quite clever I suppose, in a strange sort of way. For anyone who’s been ripped off or pickpocketed in the past …
Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | My big question about the Extinction Rebellion of Greta Thunberg, is how did it all happen. How did a group middle aged school teachers and do gooders, close down one of the most important cities in the world? Could the inept British police …
Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | Last week there were huge disruptions in London and elsewhere in the UK, as people tried to bring awareness of global warming and promote change in world politics. The young girl Greta Thunberg was a leading figure and influence …
Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | And so… continuing on the same subject of science, and the scientific community, it has indeed been shown, that the laws of the natural world are not constant, but change, and is something that is often brushed aside. I …
Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | Did you know there are, at this of moment writing, such groups of people called the ‘Flat world Societies’, who profess that… well yes, that the world is flat. Although, these people are generally ridiculed by just about everyone …
Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | It seems so often that there is a lot to be pessimistic about. Our planet is dying; the continuing war of religious extremism; corrupt and self-motivated politics; not to mention the intrusive eye and influence of big business to …
Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | Where I live, here in northern Italy, it is also with great sadness that we are apparently losing our fight for the frog. It is true that their habitat is being lost due to less marshland; drainage and different …
Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | Lots of things suck about our world we live in: Not least the environment. No one in their right mind would argue in favour of dirty air to breathe, and dirty water to drink. And so striving to preserve …
Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | Have you ever seen The Jeremy Kyle Show? Well, I must admit that I, having lived in Italy for a good many years now, have never actually had the pleasure of seeing it live on TV, and I would …
Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | 18/02/2019 Talking again about Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, this was another (different) production that La Scala Milan Opera Company put on last year, and I was yet again lucky enough to get to go and see. Unlike the Hungarian …
Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | Even if it could be construed as being a little bit like sacrilege, not respecting the composer’s wishes as with the Hungarian State Opera’s version of Porgy and Bess – and having a completely white cast, in reality this …
Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | A little while ago there was a little bit of controversy over the Hungarian State Opera Company’s production of Porgy and Bess. The reason being, that this is a ‘black’ opera, about the ‘black’ issues of the 1920s America, …
Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | Liam Neeson’s admission of his reaction to a friend’s rape of wanting to murder a random black person, is I feel particularly unfortunate. Unfortunate because it seems to show that he was unable to handle what was undoubtedly a …
Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | Rickmansworth When I was growing up in a small town called Rickmansworth, north-west of London in the 60s and 70s, I don’t think I ever saw a black or non-white face anywhere: there was one girl who was a …
Putting your plans into Practice Rob’s Hypnosis | Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | iTunes |. Amazon. | Hope you enjoyed the 7 lessons, and I would like to think they will help you towards your new found goals. However, knowing what you should be doing doesn’t necessarily …
Lesson 7 – Immediate Goals Rob’s Hypnosis | Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Okay. And welcome to our last lesson, lesson 7 (I like the number 7!) After having worked out a few of our goals, and having thought a little bit about how we might go about achieving …
In the last lesson, we finally came to work out some of our big aims for achievement in the future. We’ve had a little bit of time now to have thought about how these things would work out in reality, just considering for a few moments about if indeed leading this life would make you …