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Tag Archives: Haruki Murakami

Nao and Zen, Time Beings and a regret for the inevitable

The butterfly beats its wings, and we are all prisoners of time.

Posted byrodkersh1948July 30, 2022July 30, 2022Posted infamily, Film, MindfulnessTags:A Tale for the Time Being, Adam Buxton, Climate change, Douglas Adams, drowning, Dundee, extreme heat, Haruki Murakami, Joe Wicks, Louis Theroux, Manvers, Marcel Proust, Reekie Linn, Ruth Ozeki, swimming, time travel2 Comments on Nao and Zen, Time Beings and a regret for the inevitable

I, like most people have a favourite pair of pants.

He had and has inherited my dad’s bibliophilia;

Posted byrodkersh1948June 29, 2022Posted infamilyTags:Audible, Books, Borders, Bruce Lee, clutter, Foyles, Haruki Murakami, Israel, Marie Kondo, Mas Oyama, Nakayama, Nevile Shute, Oor Wullie, Paul Auster, Ruth Ozeki, Somerset Maugham, The Broons, Tidy Magic, Waterstones1 Comment on I, like most people have a favourite pair of pants.

Two worlds

If their lack of safety is 10 times greater than your perception of safety, are they safe? Are you?

Posted byrodkersh1948June 26, 2021Posted inEffectiveness, family, Humanism, nature, Person Centred CareTags:Covid, Descartes, diversity, Equality, Haruki Murakami, Judith Kerr, Mahayana, Quality Improvement, Satisfaction, The middle path, The tiger who came to tea4 Comments on Two worlds

Nakata, Aphasia and Sylvia Plath

Imagine being able to converse with a cat.

That’s what Nakata can do.

Posted byrodkersh1948May 22, 2021Posted inDelirium, Dementia, Effectiveness, family, Person Centred CareTags:aphasia, communication, Douglas Adams, Haruki Murakami, John's Campaign, Kafka on the Shore, language, Sheila Hale, speech, Speech and Language Therapy, Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, The man who lost his language2 Comments on Nakata, Aphasia and Sylvia Plath

Roundabout discovery of a great French composer.

Facts can be convoluted or linear.

They can be jaggedy or zigzag.

They can be true or false.

Posted byrodkersh1948May 16, 2021Posted infamily, HumanismTags:Alexa, Alexander Trocci, Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc, Gnossiennes, Haruki Murakami, Music, SpotifyLeave a comment on Roundabout discovery of a great French composer.
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