LS006 - Creating a Path Through the Forge

Hey everyone!

I hope that you have had a wonderful festive time and that you've spent it with friends and family.

Me? I can't complain, even if I have spent most of it alone. I like that, I'm not complaining, unlike others I don't need to be around people all the time. It's not an insult, it's just a fact of life.

Before I sign off 2017 on this blog later on in the post, I want to have a look at forging your new path into the new year...

LS005b - The Busyness at the End of the Line II: Re-Arm Your Aim

Hello everyone!

For those of you who don't remember, here's a recap what I covered last time when I put forward the idea that your busyness is simply a lack of organisation to your priorities, which can result in far more egregious consequences than you might think.

This time I want to help you out by suggesting a few ideas that might help you put said priorities in order so let's get started...

Off the Scale #7 - In the Bleak Midwinter by Christina Rossetti

Merry Christmas everyone!

I hope you are all having a good yuletide so far as I know I am. I'm learning to count every day as a gift and therefore to try and not throw away the time that I have been given since I can either waste my time, or I can invest it.

Today's "Off the Scale" comes in the true meaning of the season as I see it; the birth of Jesus Christ so I've chosen, of the many carols, my all time favourite...

LS005a - The Busyness at the End of the Line I - The Art of Being Distracted

Hello everyone!

It really is quite frustrating isn't it when you can't even get some of your friends to take you seriously enough to respond to your requests. We are all busy and have lives but at what point does "busyness" stop becoming a reason and start becoming an excuse?

This is going to be a two-part post so are your ready?

Let's take a look...

Off the Scale #6 - Les Pêcheurs de Perles (Pearl Fisher's Duet) by Georges Bizet

Hello and welcome to another post in my Off the Scale series!

This time we're going to be looking at one of my favourite duets in opera; the Pearl Fisher's Duet.

The first time I heard this was probably in the run up to Christmas last year and this past year have managed to hear it interpreted by Welsh operatic star Bryn Terfel, along with Andrea Bocelli...

LS003 - The Full Stop at the Start of the Sentence

Hello everyone!

After the last two posts have been pretty dark, I aim to lighten things up a bit today as we are heading closer than ever to Christmas.

There are only a matter of days before the day itself arrives and I must say that I'm looking forward to celebrating it with my family and, well, with myself...

LS002 - When All Around is White

WARNING: The following post contains themes of a nature which may contain triggers for some. This is fair warning so if you proceed to the end of this post and get burnt by the issues raised then don't say that you were not warned!

---TLP---

Hello,

Welcome back to another look into the condition that is my walk with depression and anxiety.

Today, I was out walking and I happened to visit my local park where the scenery was glorious and... white, everything was white with the recent snowfall!

That's when I realised something...

LS001 - It Makes Me Not Want to be Alive Anymore

WARNING: The following post contains themes of a nature which may contain triggers for some. This is fair warning so if you proceed to the end of this post and get burnt by the issues raised then don't say that you were not warned!

---TLP---

Hello everyone!

This post pretty much sums things up for me at the moment as the reverse breakthrough I experienced last week has pretty much led to me feeling a complete contrast to how I was feeling then. But guess what? I'm not surprised anymore because, in case you didn't know, I struggle with depression & anxiety.

It's an issue that regular readers of my blog will know all about...

Off the Scale #5 - Ludovico Einaudi's I Giorni

Hello and welcome to the next post in my Off the Scale series!

Today, I want to take a look at one of my all time favourite classical pianists; Ludovico Einaudi.

I discovered him around ten or so years ago when I was working for an IT firm and I must say, this was where I first started to realise the powerful effect of music...

WP001 - Until the End by S.R. Cook

Okay everyone!

As a writer, this has just come to me and I'd like to share it with you all.

I am dedicating it a very, very special someone, along with all those people out there whose also special someone comes to mind today. It's a little poem I call "Until the End"...

SC001 Russia: The Enemy State? I Don't Think So!

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the first in my social commentaries where I'm going to be looking at all sorts of issues and trying to lay down what is my view on such a subject. Don't think that you'll be able to predict what will come next because that's what I'm trying to master; the unpredictable.

Today, I wanted to start off by looking at an issue that's on everyone's lips (well, it is if you listen to what rhetoric the media is pumping out!) and that is Russia.

Glorious, Oh So Glorious!

Hello everyone and welcome to my first real update since my triumphant return!

You could ask me what has put me in such a glorious mood, but you'll have to guess all the while reading my last post. But come back to this one, won't you? Please? I'll be your... okay, I won't, because I don't care if you don't want my friendship and that is not an insult, it's just a fact of life...

Off the Scale #4 - Ludwig van Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony (No. 6)

Hey everyone!

Welcome to the next in my series of posts celebrating my liking of classical music.

Today's post is another of my favourites and, though it doesn't make it into my top 3, I am forever grateful for Classic FM for without that particular radio station I would not be aware of such gems as this.

The rise and fall of the score is one of my ultimate chill out pieces and I'll tell you something...

Glorious, Victorious!

Hey everyone!

Welcome back to my blog and first of all, I want to thank you all whilst I have worked on some very personal stuff that required me to cease blogging for a while, but now I am back so you can rest assured that the content will get (hopefully!) more frequent as I continue to work my way past all that I've been through this year.

I'm writing this having had a few glasses of cider so I hope I can still maintain clarity whilst I write this as I can sometimes go off on tangents if I am not careful...

A Glorious Return for the Penguin!

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog, The Write Dimension!

It's been a long time since my last post so if you are reading this and you have been here since the very beginning, first of all... YOU'RE WELCOME!!! ;-)

Secondly, since my fully fledged departure from social media and a third re:boot of myself, I'm looking to continue where I left off by picking up my digital pen and writing about whatever topics suit me best.

This time, as well as my usual take on the religious lifestyle I've come to adopt, I'll also be taking a very careful look at the issues of the day in a more social commentary style so keep a look out for the headers of those. I intend on prefixing them all with a code relevant to the content (for example a review might be RV0001, or some social commentary might just be SC0075, you get the idea by now!). This way, you can take a look at the code and decide if this post is something that is of interest to you, if not feel free to skip it and wait for the next content to be uploaded.

I'm going to try and get back to regular posting because I need it with what I've got going on at the moment.

Once more unto the breach, bro's!

===TLP===