noun: the part of a person that makes it possible for them to think, feel emotions and understand things Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. What’s the first thing that springs to mind when considering the word “mind”? A hand-drawn image of a human brain, pink and riddled with…

noun: brightness; adjective: not heavy Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. For this post, I shall endeavour to shed some light on the word “light”. As well as being a word with multiple direct meanings, “light” carries moral and religious connotations. Don’t worry: it’s not as heavy as it…

verb: to give an answer without all the facts so you cannot be certain if you are correct; to give the correct answer or make a correct judgement; noun: an attempt to give the correct answer when uncertain if you are correct; an opinion formed without any knowledge of the…

adjective: refusing to change actions or opinions Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. To be called stubborn is hardly complementary, is it? Perhaps not as bad as “obstinate”, but it’s still almost synonymous with being awkward, causing problems where there were none. Precious few people admit to being stubborn;…

noun: fold, verb: fold Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. We don’t like creases, do we? Culturally, I mean. Yet, they’re something you find almost anywhere you look: those clothes you have yet to/no intention of ironing, that screwed up tissue in your pocket, that crumpled piece of paper…

verb: to talk; adjective/noun: opposite Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. Let us now converse on the ancient art of civilised conversation – unless you prefer the sound of silence? Hello darkness my old friend… I’ve come to talk with you again… People love to talk, don’t they? Everyone…

noun: the part of a plant that is often brightly coloured and has a pleasant smell; verb: develop Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. Flowers are beautiful. They smell nice. People wear floral print clothes, adorn their homes with objects patterned after flowers, and perfumes are made to emulate…

noun: period; occasion Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. “Time marches us all equally to the same end” Pharos, Persona 3. This is a quote which has stuck with me since I first played the game in 2008: a simple, yet powerful reminder of how indiscriminate time is. Time…

verb: to join or be joined Prefer listening to reading? Just click below. They say the world is more connected than ever now, don’t they? Incidentally, I have no idea who “they” are – perhaps that will be explored in a future post – but I digress. Generally speaking, this…