counselling
30 Jan 12

How does a counsellor differ from a friend?

[FINAL DRAFT] D. Owen C Pearce 30 January 2012   Drawing from personal experience of being in weekly counselling sessions and counselling theory this essay will outline the key differences

19 Jan 12

From the Desk of Johnson #2

MEMO FROM: The desk of Mr. Johnson RE: Gargantuan Member Dear Miss Stone, What you did took really balls; we could really use balls of steal up here on 3rd

business-cards3
19 Jan 12

From the Desk of Mr Johnson #1

MEMO FROM: The desk of Mr. Johnson RE: Mergers and Acquisitions To Whom It May Concern, vis-à-vis the head project manager, it has come to my attention that the proverbial

Dear David Cameron
15 Dec 11

Dear David Cameron

Disclaimer: This is satire and does not represent any political beliefs. I wanted to respond to Mr. David Cameron earlier, but I was so busy, I simply did not have

draft notes
09 Dec 11

Essay Discussion – Notes Draft

How does a counsellor differ from a friend? A fascinating question. In this essay I will attempt to address and answer the question drawing from personal experience, theory and drawing

It__s_Marco_Time_Again_by_tdiguy
23 Sep 11

On Time Travel

After an illuminating debate on the theoretical possibility on whether time travel into the past is possible, my mind has wandered into the murky waters of philosophical morality. What treasures

green_grass-605
12 Sep 11

Untitled #3

As I’m devoured by this place, by it’s time, I sit and think about endings. Still I long for resolution, such a longing can only be ascertained by the cruel

Fire
08 Aug 11

Terror Starts at Home

As some of the poorest parts of London burns tonight I have heard and read so much vitriol and hate that the irony sticks in my throat. The fear that

Coming and Going
21 Jun 11

Coming and Going

Should we rue past mistakes, make light of the present and be filled with nervous uncertainty about the future. Question: If you are going the wrong way on a roundabout

words
21 Apr 11

Lacuna Praeclarus

These are the 100 most beautiful words in the English language, apparently. And yes, I have nothing original to say at the moment. Ailurophile-A cat-lover. Assemblage-A gathering. Becoming-Attractive. Beleaguer-To exhaust

Lifestooshort
19 Apr 11

Life’s Too Short

THE WORLD IS MEANINGLESS   There is no God or gods, there are no morals, the universe is not moving inexorably towards any higher purpose.   ALL MEANING IS MAN-MADE

Exp
18 Apr 11

Psychology Experiment: 75% of people don’t notice huge changes in front of them

17 Apr 11

Google AdSense Account Disabled

Hello, After reviewing our records, we’ve determined that your AdSense account poses a risk of generating invalid activity. Because we have a responsibility to protect our AdWords advertisers from inflated

Freud
17 Apr 11

Freudian Slip

rules
17 Apr 11

A few rules…

1.   Never stop thinking. This is important. If someone ever says to you ‘You need to stop thinking so much,’ call them ignorant in your head and keep thinking

bananas
17 Apr 11

Bananas and Monkeys

Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go

Conformity
17 Apr 11

Social Influence

What is conformity, and why do people conform? Contrast and compare studies on conformity with studies on obedience Conformity has been defined as a form of social influence in which

philosophy
17 Apr 11

Western Philosophy

Old House
08 Apr 11

Untitled #1

There is an Indian proverb that says that everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, an emotinal, a mental and a spiritual. Most of us tend to live

growing
20 Mar 11

Untitled #11

Amin Bb Dmin Sold a hole to a dis-aster. F C Gmin Dmin Nail the strong winds tied to a door Amin Bb Dmin Know the crimes that stick in

book
19 Mar 11

Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day?

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too

psychology
17 Mar 11

On Modern Psychology

The definition of psychology reads something along the lines of ‘psychology is the study of human and animal behaviour’. You’ll probably find that this is the standard definition found in

jung
17 Mar 11

Jung: On the Anima

The whole nature of man presupposes woman, both physically and spiritually. His system is tuned into woman from the start, just as it is prepared for a quite definite world

soil
17 Mar 11

You Never Know

I sometimes take comfort in the idea that we are moving through time like particles of dust in a seemingly random and haphazard way. Our lives can be reduced down

Ocean Rays
16 Mar 11

City Ocean

First published on 13 September 2004 @ 23:33 I like to take walks at three in the morning. As you can assume and imagine, the streets are empty and it’s

dead flower
15 Mar 11

Bhagavad Gita 2.18

“All that lives, lives forever. Only the shell, the perishable passes away. The spirit is without end…Eternal…Deathless…&#

The Secret
15 Mar 11

The Secret

There are many sayings about life which, I guess, are intended to offer some kind of comfort to our existence on this planet and within space and time. Sayings like

bones
13 Mar 11

The Irremediable

I A Form, Idea, or Essence, chased Out of the azure sky, and shot Into a leaden Styx where not A star can pierce the muddy waste: An angel, rash

garden
13 Mar 11

Back to the Garden

First published on 16 March 2010 @ 15:30   We make light of these moments and in passing we smile in jest at its absurdity. The daily grind for us is a

fish bone
12 Mar 11

In Place of Anger

The past few days have been interesting to say the least. One journey has come to an end and other is about to begin, a journey full of possibilities and

bones
12 Mar 11

La Fin de la Journée [The End of the Day]

Sous une lumière blafarde Court, danse et se tord sans raison La Vie, impudente et crarde. Aussi, sitôt qu’à l’horizon La nuit voluptueuse monte, Apaisant tout, même la faim, Effaçant

flowers
08 Mar 11

Fleurs Féminines

First published on 27 February 2007 @ 3:33 Their humanity sings in tandem with the sweetest white flowers. To touch upon such a creation, to be one and several with its existence,

glass
07 Mar 11

Duality

The duality of man…is in the mind. This is the concept that is as old as time which finds it way into the symbolic and borderline metaphysical world of work

Bricks
06 Mar 11

Perfect Circles

Published 17 March 2007 03:13 Whey they told you, you have to go to extremes to feel alive, and they just didn’t know what they were talking about. It’s the

crow
01 Mar 11

from The Mystic Odes of Rumi

Our death is our wedding with eternity. What is the secret? “God is One.” The sunlight splits when entering the windows of the house. This multiplicity exists in the cluster

detonation
27 Feb 11

Bhagavad Gita

If the radiance of a thousand suns Were to burst at once into the sky That would be like the splendor of the Mighty one… I am become Death, The

DSCF7625
27 Feb 11

The Will

I write this with frustration and anxiety; my current situation [with work] is a constant struggle, ego driven with a hint of masochism. To help set the background, I’ll open

sane
20 Feb 11

SANE Personal Statement

I understand the importance of mental health (particularity good mental health) and feel that I can further my own understanding as well as other peoples on this often ignored issue. This is an area of my life that I feel quite passionately about. I would find it personally rewarding and fulfilling if I can contribute to the raising of awareness of mental health issues within both public and private life

crows
20 Feb 11

Act 5, Scene 5

She should have died hereafter; There would have been a time for such a word. To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To

DSCF7603
19 Feb 11

Pilot

So. Here we are again dear reader. It almost goes without saying that it has been a long time since I last published anything worth reading. One could argue that

stones_sml
19 Feb 11

Test Post – Eloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope

In these deep solitudes and awful cells, Where heav’nly-pensive contemplation dwells, And ever-musing melancholy reigns; What means this tumult in a vestal’s veins? Why rove my thoughts beyond this last