Ren Powell

POET | PLAYWRIGHT | TEACHING ARTIST

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illusion of self

Dropping Character

Yesterday after work I took a long bath without my mobile phone. Without earbuds. No podcast, no music, no news. I can’t remember the last time I did that. I had a rush of ideas. Most of them related to work, but that was fine really. Creativity feels good regardless of the arena. I got…

23/12/2020

Ren Powell

“A diary means yes indeed” – Gertrude Stein

acting lessons, Identity, illusion of self, social media, teaching
(Not) Leaving the Wallow

Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful…How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural–you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow. THICH NHAT HANH If that is not the perfect definition of real “self-care”, what is? So many years…

14/10/2020

Ren Powell

“A diary means yes indeed” – Gertrude Stein

Ageing Gracefully, aging, illusion of self, self-care, self-compassion, wisdom
A Little More Conversation

“I want to be such a conversation”… is what Neil Reid said about what can become of us when we witness someone else’s examination of the world (which includes one’s self), and then take those questions into our own examination of our own world. And if one takes note of that process – could there…

06/10/2020

Ren Powell

“A diary means yes indeed” – Gertrude Stein

conversation, diaries, illusion of self, journaling, Poetry, Reading, social media, storytelling, Writing