‽istis
ponders a pause (weekending July 27th 2024)
And so, some pondering and wondering
about other ‘pausificatory moments’ of far greater import that some people may
also be contemplating this weekending, with not a few links to a few themes
that seem to have cropped up in past blogs:
‽
A ceasefire? Many ceasefires? Peace, one day?[i]
‽ The moment before winning or losing
a race; completing a jump successfully or unsuccessfully; hitting a ball over
or in to a net; executing the dive to perfection or with just too much of a
splash; hitting the target plumb in the middle or to the side, top or bottom,
etc, etc? And the opening ceremony of the Olympic games and the games
themselves probably cost an inseine[ii] amount of money.
‽ Weekend family time at the end of a
busy, busy week in UK, Venezuela and North American politics and a chance to
take stock in relation to campaigns (USA and Venezuela) and delivery on a
manifesto (UK)?[iii]
‽ The up-beat before the orchestra
comes in, the breath before the singers, the anticipation of the audiences as
the BBC Proms season begins?[iv]
‽ The moment before a blow is struck…[v] or a hug is given…[vi] a tear falls… or a smile lights
up…
‽ The moments before a big decision
or a resolution is made…
‽ The heartbeat before believing… or disbelieving... before speaking... or remaining silent...
‽ The moment before birth… and death… and all those pauses between the busy-ness between...[vii]
…and, as has often been the case, ‽istis
invites you to ponder and maybe add your own…
So finally this weekending, time for
a pause and yet another cup of tea before carrying on with an index of topics
across all those blogs and a final edit of an ‘Introduction’ and an ‘End-word’.
And then, a little later, ‽istis will decide whether perhaps, possibly, maybe that last hyphen will be replaced with ‘for now’…‽
©‽istis
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[ii]
With apologies for using the misspelling of a sometime pejorative mental
health/illness/diagnosis term for spurious comedic punposes!
[iv] https://www.bbc.co.uk/proms ‘The World’s
Greatest Classical Music Festival’
[v] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjqep1ew419o
NB: video ‘contains upsetting scenes’. The legacy and impact (word chosen
deliberately) of the ‘Euros’ 2024 https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/euro-2024-england-lose-domestic-abuse/
[vi] https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-asymmetric-brain/202304/3-new-scientific-insights-on-hugs-and-happiness
[vii]
Today, 26.7.2024, 12:12BST Estimated births: 187,065. Estimated deaths 84, 645
already today…
