Happy birthday to the ungrateful colonials! It’s ironic that almost 250 years after becoming a republic without a King, they have elected a man who would be King! (Apologies to Rudyard Kipling). Sitting up late last night, chatting away on social media, I think I have a ‘date’ when I get back to Oman. AnContinue reading “Friday 4th July”
Category Archives: Creative writing
Wednesday 2nd July.
Happy birthday to me! I’m not sure if this makes me a sad old man or an individual – I woke up alone in room 207 of the Sanur Augung hotel, Denpasar, Bali to celebrate completing my 68th orbit of the planet. Lots of happy birthdays popped up on Facebook and LinkedIn, though less thanContinue reading “Wednesday 2nd July.”
Saturday 28th June.
Going on Holiday! School finished a few days ago, with an odd ending. From the stary of the academic year it was written in the school calendar that we would finish on Thursday 26th. (Note – the school is in Oman and the work week runs from Sunday to Thursday). We had forewarning that theContinue reading “Saturday 28th June.”
Ten Types of Journals You Can Create
What do you want to write about? When you begin journaling it will likely occur to you that having more than one type of journal might be the best way to keep everything organized better. When you have more than one type of journal, you can simply go to the specific journal to work onContinue reading “Ten Types of Journals You Can Create”
Journaling to Help with Stress
Stress affects almost everyone at some time in their lives. For some people, it’s more of a problem with their genetics and for some, it’s due to their situation. Whatever reason you are stressed, congratulations for recognizing it and wanting to do something about it. Here are some good ways to journal to combat yourContinue reading “Journaling to Help with Stress”
Journaling to Help Combat Loneliness
It really doesn’t matter what your issue is; if you want to overcome it, you can find a way to use journaling to help. You can set up a particular type of journal like a gratitude journal to help yourself become more thankful for what you do have, and you can also keep a bulletContinue reading “Journaling to Help Combat Loneliness”
How Journaling Can Help with Mental Health Issues
This is an unusual post, and yet I think it is useful. When I reflect on my own journals they help me put events into perspective, and sometimes looking back on a traumatic event can actually turn out to be quite amusing. When I look back at the diary I kept when I was workingContinue reading “How Journaling Can Help with Mental Health Issues”
How Journaling Can Help with Achieving Your Goals
I am currently working as a Maths teacher in Oman. I am also an amateur part-time author. I keep a regular journal to put down thoughts – sometimes about current events, often reflections, and occasionally ideas for short stories, books or poems. When I say ‘regular’ I mean at least once a week; sometimes daily,Continue reading “How Journaling Can Help with Achieving Your Goals”
Are you a writer? Do you keep a journal?
I am currently writing about my life here in Oman, and the challenges of working in an International School full of ignorant people – and I don’t mean the students!!! What types of journals should we keep? I end to keep as a sort of diary with reflections from the past. When I find somethingContinue reading “Are you a writer? Do you keep a journal?”
Why Is Mindfulness So Important to Creativity?
You’ve probably heard at some point in your life that being mindful is an essential part of a healthy and happy life. But you may be wondering just why this is. And this is because being mindful has the power to change many different aspects of your life. Mindfulness Helps With Mental Health When youContinue reading “Why Is Mindfulness So Important to Creativity?”
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