by Renardo | Feb 2, 2022 | Abbreviations |
I wonder how often we actually acknowledge the origin of a saying? Truly know where it comes from and what it implies. Maybe this has a bit to do with the book I am currently reading; The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram. I am a long way from finishing it,... 
by Renardo | Jun 1, 2021 | Abbreviations |
Dear Diary, It has been a while since I have been able to write anything for my blog. I think I might be suffering from writer’s block? Can it be? Surely this isn’t supposed to be such a tedious task and rather just flow naturally from the creative process that is... 
by Renardo | Feb 24, 2021 | Abbreviations |
A year. 365 days and a bit. That is the point that is almost upon us regarding the experience of lockdown in South Africa. It doesn’t feel all that long ago, yet it feels like it has been ages at the same time. It also celebrates the first anniversary of my... 
by Renardo | Dec 23, 2020 | Abbreviations |
Chicken or Fish? “How did I get here?”, I utter to myself as I am confronted with a familiar discomfort. No matter what I do it seems that this feeling is unshakable. In as much as a feeling could be shook, I would shake this one until it understood that I am... 
by Renardo | Oct 6, 2020 | Abbreviations |
Breaking isn’t one of the most coveted processes around. We talk about “back breaking work” when it is labour intensive. We associate seven years of bad luck with breaking a mirror. We even go as far as to introduce a paradox for wishing someone luck on their... 
by Renardo | Aug 30, 2020 | Abbreviations |
An interpretive dance of words about the experience of loss. A big part of the process of therapy, at least in my experience and approach, is the use of metaphors. Part one of this series on unfortunate events was written to set the scene, to create a metaphor...