Learning about learning has led to learning about the brain. It seems that learning in later life – as in earlier parts of life – involves neural pathways. Growing new neural pathways is possible well into adult life. We know this because of the plasticity of the brain. It’s plastic?
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
~ Lao Tzu
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”
~ William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
The story behind a name often adds to its meaning. So it was with the name of this blog.
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As part of this blog I am engaging in some blogging projects. I completed a photo 101 project some months ago and learnt lots of new tricks. Now it is time to fine-tune some blog writing skills.
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The process of writing can be a powerful tool for self-discovery. Writing demands self-knowledge; it forces the writer to become a student of human nature, to pay attention to his experience, to understand the nature of experience itself. By delving into raw experience and distilling it into a work of art, the writer is engaging in the heart and soul of philosophy – making sense out of life.
~ Georg Buehler
There's only one way to find out if the grass is greener over there! #inspiration #LiveGrey http://t.co/23c5h2jRNk pic.twitter.com/fB4o6aG6mm
— Live In The Grey (@LiveGrey) June 24, 2015
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
~Socrates
We return to the snow and already the beauty abounds. After good snow falls for the opening weekend, a rain and wind storm saw lots of it washed away.
Dogs make the best listeners
The best way to persuade people is with your ears – by listening to them.
~Dean Rusk
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Words have power. They work. That’s why poetry can affect people. That’s why music and lyrics and songs affect people.
~ Sammy Hagar, American rock vocalist.
