He was mean all year round, then on his birthday out came the bunting and mean-jammed sponge, dusted as if it were scared of the icing sugar. I'd have wrapped him in that bunting if I could. I'd wrap him with his fingers a millimeter from that stupid cake, the candle never lit. There he'd stay. There he'd rot. Then maybe, just maybe, I'd enjoy the day too.
Joys born of vice should never be held in equivalency with joys born of true virtue or else we create a cerebral short-circuit and confusion reigns; thus the word 'happiness' should belong only to that uplift born of loving goodness.
"Adjective and noun associations are worthy of our consideration because by careful linkage of words such as 'black' with strong emotionally positive words (such as in 'black heavens' and 'noble black night') we can start to program subconscious bias from the brain by creating a background neurochemistry that is more positive. This keeps the prefrontal cortex more fully operational and encourages more empathy in both thoughts and behaviours. Thus society develops better through their own choices and evolves. This is part of social evolution and this kind of awareness in writers is essential."
There is more truth in London's theatres than in the theatre of London's politics.
"For writers in the next half century and beyond, a comprehension of how creative writing, neurology, biology and our environment interact will be essential for a successful career."
- a link to the full article is in my bio and on the Descriptionari "About" page.
Much love!!!
Angela Abraham (Daisy)
"When we make daily choices that are emotionally indifferent, the sort that the money-nexus makes faux-virtues of, we build our capacity for emotional indifference at the direct expense of our capacity for empathy, and thus the conflict between money and love is laid bare."
It wasn't for the sake of fame we worked, but for what we could do wtih it, to have a positive effect in a world of pain.
As they laughed at the idea of evil spirits, they were easy pickings to influence into foul deeds; happy halloween indeed.
"It turns out, as obviousness would have it, that our brains (especially those of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in this case) have been teaching us neurology through comic books and the movies that have come from them."
Full article linked to from my profile, click "abraham" below, awesome!!
The sun adorned the sky that day as if it were a wishing well of molten gold.