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'Oscar Wilde once said, “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” Art provides a way to communicate experiences when individuals lack verbal skills or when words are insufficient. Humans evolved artistic expression as an imaginative tool for adapting to changing conditions and solving problems.'-Girija Kaimal, associate professor in the Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University and president-elect of the American Art Therapy Association
'Nonverbal therapy helps people work through trauma and build resilience.'
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Today (Friday 9 January 2026) I read an inspiring and meaningful editorial in the Guardian which very much resonated with me-The Healing power of art, culture, poetry, music, visiting museums, art galleries, going to concerts, gigs, and more. To me this editorial makes a lot of sense.
In August 2023 my wife, Annie, had a life-changing stroke, resulting in many forms of disabilities, physical as well as emotional. For a while after the stroke we were consumed with fear, hopelessness, anxiety and despair. Then, suddenly out of the blue, we rediscovered our love and passion for arts, art galleries, museums, concerts, gigs and more, things that we had always valued and enjoyed.
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‘My library was my lifework, and I didn’t know if I, or it, would survive the night’
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‘A moment that changed me: in the bombed-out ruins of an apartment block, I saw a book I’d translated’
‘The sight of my work, torn and singed but still legible, made me realise the importance of translating and protecting stories – so they remain when everything else falls away.’-Amir Mehdi Haghighat
‘In the rubble of a collapsed apartment block, a single image stayed with me: a book I had translated from English to Persian, lying half-buried in dust and ash. Its cover was torn and smudged, its pages curled and singed, but it was still legible. Still speaking.
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Looking Back and Looking Forward
Nurturing Our Inner Fire: Keeping those flames of hope, passion, commitment, and dreams alive, shining light on our journey
Hope Over Despair
We must realise that it is truly possible to change the story of our world from despair to hope, from darkness to light.
…and then breaking through the darkness came the new moon sowing the seeds of hope and renewal
“The night might seem endless, but dawn is surely near, and with it, the promise of light.”- Hafez, the Persian sage, poet and philosopher of love
“Where there is hope… there is life.” - Anne Frank
"A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love"- Marie-Henri Beyle
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”- Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
- Bells are ringing everywhere heralding the hope of the New Year
- ‘A Christmas Carol’: A timeless tale of redemption, compassion, hope, and transformation
- Embracing the Winter Solstice-The Shortest Day and the Longest Night
- Christmas is the time to Weave a Tapestry of HOPE To Hear the Angels Sing
- The Antidote to Black Friday is to discover the true meaning and purpose of life