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metaphors

March 6, 2012 By Beverley Glick Leave a Comment

There are metaphors more real than the people who walk in the street. There are images tucked away in books that live more vividly than many men and women. Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet … [Read more...] about

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Why not try on a good metaphor for size?

March 6, 2012 By Beverley Glick Leave a Comment

How are you feeling today? Like a coiled spring? A cat on a hot tin roof? Slightly off kilter? A sack of potatoes? Down in the dumps? Whatever it is, you’re feeling it in your body, experiencing it as an emotion and articulating it in the form of a metaphor. Artists and creative thinkers throughout the ages have used metaphor to inspire them. As Michael Michalko says in his recent post for … [Read more...] about Why not try on a good metaphor for size?

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