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In the face of adversity, creativity and solidarity flourish. Which may explain the revival of Amabie, a Japanese folklore healing spirit (yōkai). The story goes…
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We should never underestimate the pleasure of anticipation. Whether it’s an upcoming holiday, reuniting with loved ones, a new book to read, the next instalment…
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Art is the mirror in which we see our truest self reflected. Which artistic styles do best you relate to? Do you have a favourite…
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All art has the power to transform. When we are moved by art, something shifts, we are changed forever. Art is a catalyst. It sparks…
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Art is the view we get looking through a keyhole. We are voyeurs of another time and place, eavesdropping on other people’s lives. But what…
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We are all latent artists. Have you discovered your talent yet? What kind of art do you wish you could do, or do better? Perhaps…
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A picture paints a thousand words. In times of crisis, art also reminds us that life is beautiful, that solidarity is powerful and that selfless…
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I love graffiti art, which brings beauty to ugly spaces. Architecture and urban design should be beautiful. Yet large parts of our cities have succumbed…
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Books are the ongoing conversation of the ages. Do you have a soft spot for books, a weakness for their charms? Do you think of…
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Books have a way of grabbing our attention, revealing just enough to pique our interest. Can you remember the first book that made a real…
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Every book is a philosopher’s stone, a rite of alchemy which changes us. Books are a meeting place – between author and reader, between expressed…
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Books are the dialogue which never ends, the eternal human conversation. We can choose how much of the dialogue to listen to, how much of…
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Which historical figure has influenced your life the most? It’s a tough and interesting question. For me, a real contender is a German blacksmith and…
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One of my favourite musicians, Johnny Clegg, has died. For many South Africans and others worldwide, he was a legend. In France they called him…
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My wife and I went to the Siam Niramit theatrical show in Bangkok, a cultural extravaganza of elegant dancing, joyful music, spectacular costumes, creative sets…
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Dancing is allowing ourselves to be moved by music. Why does dancing feel so good? Could it be that we were all born to dance?…
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Each tide of music makes its own waves of dance. Like the gravitational pull of the moon, we feel the tug of dance on the…
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Dance is the quintessence of harmony – harmony between time and space, music and movement, beat and step. Dance is an exhibition of beauty, the…
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No one can judge the way we dance. Dance in a crowd, dance with a partner, or dance alone – whatever makes you feel good.…
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Dreams are the swirling smoke of our spirit's fire. What do they mean, these wispy, incoherent images that drift like clouds across the moon of…
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Why do dreams sometimes appear as nightmares? We fear the unknown. Uncertainty makes us anxious. It is also why we often discard dreams as nonsense.…
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Dreams remind us that anything is possible. They give us the courage to think big, to pursue our visions. Dreams are wormholes in time, allowing…
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Everything we suppress or ignore or deny in ourselves – whatever we push below the surface of our consciousness – ends up in the subterranean…
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Suspending disbelief is not nearly as powerful as believing. How often do you allow yourself to be enchanted? When last were you captivated by a…
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Only occasionally do we allow ourselves to peek back into the enchantment box through the eyes of our children, or perhaps through the flickering lens…
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Our parents, our teachers, our leaders and ultimately, we ourselves, fail to understand that believing in fairies means believing in the art of the possible…
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Our parents, our teachers, our leaders and ultimately, we ourselves, fail to understand that believing in fairies means believing in the art of the possible…
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Enchantment does not mean turning our back on reality, but rather immersing ourselves in reality, with all our senses. It means being fully present in…
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Food is a universal language spiced by delicious local dialects. Have you ever been away from home on a trip and started to miss your…
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Food takes in the full spectrum of human experience - from our highest virtues to our basest vices, from the painful ache of hunger to…
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