A Databank is a repository of information on one or more subjects, organized in a way that facilitates local or remote information retrieval, able to processes a large number of continual queries over a long period of time. Imagine your brain as a databank storing information from past experiences coupled with an operating system tasked with … Continue reading Survival living
#vulnerability
Vulnerability is often confused and ill-defined as weakness. It is the quality of being open and able to lay bare oneself. It is an act of great courage and fearlessness, were a person removes their armour and defences, allowing a profound level of connection and communication of themselves to others.
Loss and looking for sadness
I recently read a post on loss, where a man described how he would press his face into his wife's clothing, desperately searching for her scent. What he wrote caught me off-guard and I have rarely had such keen identification. I would find my father's overcoat and press my face into its lapel, inhaling deeply … Continue reading Loss and looking for sadness
Is it right to write this blog?
I have chosen to write a blog; about the comings and goings, ramblings and musings of my mind... I have the arrogance to assume that you would want to read about me or the things that I am passionate about. Nevertheless, I am permitting myself this indulgence. I enjoy it and I find helpful to … Continue reading Is it right to write this blog?
The Mentalman's Journal 