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Comment on CATCHING A GLIMPSE by adrian

adrian — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:45:14 +0000

Thanks Suzette — I’d recommend readers check out your excellent blog, which I enjoyed reading a few pieces from earlier.

Comment on CATCHING A GLIMPSE by Suzette Hinton

Suzette Hinton — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:59:05 +0000

The last paragraph said it all. We can get caught up in the should’s of life and the ought to’s of life; but how boring is that when we could be jumping from one cloud to another. Thanks for reminding us to live.

Comment on WRITING BOOKS, AND OTHER EXERCISES IN BRIDGE BUILDING by Margaret johnson

Margaret johnson — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:46:39 +0000

Well I have to agree with you completely Adrian. My skype Motto is We are the sum total of our experience. That includes all the unofficial neurolinguistic programming we have had since the moment we were conceived. The structure of what we do is how we organise ourselves to use the experiences we have acquired. Maybe sometimes the problems we encounter are in that we find it difficult to restructure when the path we have is made is no longer benefiting us. Unpicking the structure as you did with the writer can be fascinating as an exersise in finding the bare bones. The really thrilling part is finding the tenouose connection to the muscle that moves the body and giving it the power to move in a direction that is better than the one it currently programmed to take.

James I expect it comes from understanding the deep hurt that an insult to your mother can cause, as well as understanding the language and culture of another person.

Comment on NEVER MIND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HOW ABOUT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT? by adrian

adrian — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:46:12 +0000

It rather makes me wonder why you continue to subject yourself to my unpleasant humour, Andrew. Strangely, you seemed happy to converse with me when I recommended a work opportunity to you.

Comment on NEVER MIND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HOW ABOUT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT? by Andrew T. Austin

Andrew T. Austin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:36:59 +0000

Humourless and unpleasant as always, Adrian.

Comment on NEVER MIND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, HOW ABOUT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT? by Margaret johnson

Margaret johnson — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:14:28 +0000

I love the simplicity of Chris’s solution as well as his generosity to his friend. I wonder did the friend change his credit card account.

Comment on WRITING BOOKS, AND OTHER EXERCISES IN BRIDGE BUILDING by Phil Farber

Phil Farber — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:37:58 +0000

Nice one! I like Sim’s bridge metaphor a lot. I’ve experimented with a variety of writing strategies over the years. Right now, I’m about 3/4 of the way finished with my current novel – and the bridge is definitely 15 feet higher than I thought it would be. But that’s half the fun.

Comment on WRITING BOOKS, AND OTHER EXERCISES IN BRIDGE BUILDING by adrian

adrian — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:49:05 +0000

Thanks for pulling me up on that one. It does come across as partisan and unwarranted. What I’d got in mind, but didn’t go into, was the claim that modelling can be conducted without reference to values and, in some cases, content. This is something that applies particularly in arts contexts. For instance, an artist’s choice of subject matter and the way they choose to tackle it may encompass reference to Old Masters and a range of critical theories, yet this would be considered out of bounds by JG.

Sure, you’d get a wealth of valuable material about how to make the brush strokes, and the state in which they’re applied, but anything else is out of the window…how can you ignore content in the case of a seascape artist? Or context, if they are referencing the work of Turner, say? As this applies to writing and Mr Connelly, the fact that he’s writing in a tradition of LA-based crime fiction, and influenced by a fascination for poetry and the visual arts, would be considered irrelevant by many, but is vital in shaping the choices that he makes.

In my experience, it’s JG and some of his followers that excise such rich material from consideration, in favour of micro-detail about the physiology of the exemplar. Valuable though that material is, without an appreciation of context, such a stance risks focusing exclusively on biology at the expense of culture. And dude, I been smokin’ yo mama’s high school certificate – says she’s been awarded an STD…(now, how would you go about explaining such a choice of expression without looking into black American culture..?).

Comment on WRITING BOOKS, AND OTHER EXERCISES IN BRIDGE BUILDING by James Tsakalos

James Tsakalos — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:16:07 +0000

“Time and again it becomes apparent that you can’t divorce what someone does from the life they’ve lead, much as Grinder school NLPers would like to suggest otherwise.”

What have you been smoking dude? Where on earth did that come from?

Comment on BEING HUMAN IS ENOUGH by stephen connell

stephen connell — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:07:53 +0000

Well said! Why would you not want to be human? The brain in conjunction with our body can achieve astonishing things which no machine or animal can match! The trouble is Adrian that we hobble our minds and bodies with BS in the form of all that New Age Bull dust and cripple our bodies with bad fuel!
We treat ourselves badly and then seek salvation in some idiotic new age therapy!