Drifting on the torrid breeze, morning foul stench from the mountain ascends unyielding with trash Heat in blue skies, now brown Red sand lost Ocean desert, now concrete bitumen, plastic, steel, glass, refuse Heat, dust, stench. Nothing more. Thursday “If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the…
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Back in the Grind
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” Plato Thursday I have been back at the gym for three days. I feel so much better. I have not gained weight—a deceptive conclusion. The muscle mass I have lost…
Departures – Dubai
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust Friday There is nothing like the day of departure. Gym and then drop Shell off for one more day of leadership business. I have all day to get ready. We travel light, one carry on bag, so…
Conclusions
“Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live it, feel it, cling to it. I want to become acutely aware of all I’ve taken for granted.” Sylvia Plath Thursday The school year is done. Shell has another day. Leadership stuff. Wednesday was the last day for students. We had a party at lunch…
Peter Pan Syndrome
“On no account brood over your wrong-doing. Rolling in the muck is not the best way of getting clean.” Aldous Huxley Thursday It is awards day. Inevitably, more students do not receive an award than those who do. We have spent the last few weeks discussing this. Working towards building resilience, accepting this is how…
Back to the Binge
“Do stuff. be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. stay eager.” Susan Sontag Thursday Is it possible the two day week is more exhausting than the four day week?…
Kicking Stones
“The real opposition is that between the ego-bound man, whose existence is structured by the principle of having, and the free man, who has overcome his egocentricity.” Erich Fromm Thursday Nothing cheers an adult like smashing ten year olds in dodgeball. Another week down. The slow crawl to holidays. I have finished Consciousness explained. There…
McCarthy Complete
“The universe is no narrow thing and the order within it is not constrained by any latitude in its conception to repeat what exists in one part in any other part. Even in this world more things exist without our knowledge than with it and the order in creation which you see is that which…
Old Habits
“We are not only what we eat, but how we eat, too.” Michael Pollan Thursday My pants are getting loose and despite pushing up the calories I have dropped almost a kilogram this week. I decide to rectify the problem with a mixed grill from Al Jawareh. This used to be my regular Thursday night…