Category Archives: mind
Rumi – Poet and Scholar
Rumi Quotes The Love and Wisdom of Rumi, Persian Poet & Scholar Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī and more popularly simply as Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian and Sufi mystic. His work transcends … Continue reading
Emerald City – Grant Dodwell’s Australian National Theatre Live
Grant Dodwell’s Australian National Theatre Live brings Emerald City into cinemas. Recently on my Gypsy Traveller Tour of Eastern Australia, I had the good fortune to be invited to the screening of Grant Dodwell’s Australian National Theatre Live production of … Continue reading
Social Media – a great way to make new friends
Over the years Social Media has been blamed for many things such as feeding peoples addictive behaviour; creating face to face communication breakdown; the breaking up of marriages etc. It is not Social Media that is to blame but the choices … Continue reading
Indie Author – a Self Publishing Author with Michael E Thornley
Indie Author – a Self Publishing Author Indie Authors (Indie being a short form … Continue reading
Rhino’s – On the brink of extinction
Rhino’s – On the brink of extinction MORE THAN 5,000 RHINOS HAVE BEEN … Continue reading
Paraprosdokians – What did you say?
I had heard of them and used them but I have never known what they are called. Well now I know…. Paraprosdokians They are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or … Continue reading
Be true to your beliefs.
Be true to your beliefs … stand up for what is right…learn and grow from your interaction with society but do not waiver from your soul. I am making all necessary changes to live by my convictions. What is true … Continue reading
Twists of Fate Written & Published by Michael E Thornley
GREAT NEWS I am so happy to share with you all that I have just published my first book “Twists of Fate” BUY IT HERE 🙂 “Twists of Fate” is available NOW on Amazon.com as an Ebook (Kindle) Amazon USA … Continue reading
Everything has its Own Voice
‘The universe is composed of subjects to be communed with, not objects to be exploited. Everything has its own voice. Thunder and lightening and stars and planets, flowers, birds, animals, trees — all these have voices and they constitute a … Continue reading
Felt From the Heart
” Why do we close our eyes when we pray, cry, kiss, dream? Because the most beautiful things in life are not seen but felt only by the heart. “ As I have grown that little bit older AND been … Continue reading