CuppaGemma

There is the moment of the inhale. Slowly and carefully, containing anger, maintaining poise. There is the brief, but studied exhale. Composure, before disclosure. Then a pause. Dramatic timing, build that tension. A purse of lips, a slight of shake of head.  Delivered in the most understated manner. Tone must be precise and deadpanned. “And?” […]

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“I will show you fear in a handful of dust.” T.S. Eliot “Always use the proper names for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.” J.K. Rowling “Fear can’t hurt you any more than a dream.” William Golding “Unless one says goodbye to what one loves, and unless one travels to […]

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“The politics of resentment are impervious to facts.” Frank Rich “Our life is not so much threatened as our perception. Ghostlike we glide through nature, and should not know our place again.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “Your opinion is your opinion, your perception is your perception–do not confuse them with “facts” or “truth”. Wars have been […]

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When the wind quits, you row. A lot of folks will wall you or themselves with sandbags of “can’t”. In the moment of tension and difficulty rather than being solution oriented, they throw hands up and suggestions out because…. there are unknowns. Let’s not ask and let’s not tell. But what happens really when a […]

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