“Even when our memories are accurate…the meaning which we attribute to those experiences, in other words, the reason they are important to us, is highly influenced by the imaginary world we weave around them. In this sense, the word imaginary alludes to the extra bit we bring to our perception, the ‘seeing beyond’ referred to by Sartre… When we revisit… Read more →
“One deep reason why we tell stories to ourselves (or to our confessor or to our analyst or to our confidant) is precisely to ‘make sense’ of what we are encountering in the course of living — through narrative elaborations of the natural arguments of action.” — Jerome Bruner and Joan Lucariello, Monologue as Narrative of the World Randomness is… Read more →
“Narrative is present in myth, legend, fable, tale, novella, epic, history, tragedy, drama, comedy, mime, painting, … stained-glass windows, cinema, comics, news item, conversation. Moreover, under this almost infinite diversity of forms, narrative is present in every age, in every place, in every society; it begins with the very history of mankind and there nowhere is nor has been a… Read more →
A work-in-progress generates its own energy field. You, the artist or entrepreneur, are pouring love into the work; you are suffusing it with passion and intention and hope. Steven Pressfield It’s been a long awaited process, but I’m finally getting around to revamping my personal website. Life is busy, as usual, so I won’t be able to roll everything… Read more →