Tag Archives: f.w. westaway

prodigies: pilgrimage to simplicity

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Dave

The prodigies. Children who know too much. The old sixteenth-century proverb says “you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.” What makes a prodigy? It seems pretty evident that there is a genetic component to the form … Continue reading →

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by the seat of the pants

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Dave

We often think that our intuition, and so called gut reactions, the businessman’s “seat of the pants” reflections leading to a course of action are invariably and intrinsically true and authentic; infallible sources connected to some primal verity embedded within … Continue reading →

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“thinkliness” : reason to believe?

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Dave

Putting your belief where your existence is.Many have thought and think they have discovered the keys to the universe, mastered the fourth dimension and ready for complete liberation from the practical…. …When it is there, we are said to feel … Continue reading →