The Driving Force of a Crucially Diminished Intellect
Psychological injury is different to physical injury. It’s something that settles over a period of time, as whatever has occurred continues to resonate inside you. Caroming off your thoughts and feelings; creating persistent resonances that shape the thoughts and feelings that follow.
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‘There must be rites,’ [the Fox said].
‘What’s a rite?’ asked the Little Prince.
‘It is a thing too often neglected…’
The Little Prince,
Antoine De Saint-Exupery
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I have a young man coming to see me for boxing training. His older brother bought him a ten-session package for an eighteenth birthday present, because learning to ‘handle yourself’ is considered one of the quintessential rites of passage.
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I probably first walked into a fight gym shortly after that so I could learn to stand up to him physically because reason and honesty weren’t working, but it was more than that. Continue reading
Ben Edwards with his trainer jamie McCuaig, behind the scenes at Glory 16.
“Why do I fight? I had a great childhood; I’m not an angry person, but I love fighting. Maybe it’s genetic. As a kid, I had big self-esteem problems, connected to my weight. Sure, that’s part of it. But there’s more to it than that. Continue reading
I have contributed an essay to this edition of Island Magazine on the relationship between writing and fighting called, ‘Fighting Words’.
This is the longest feather in my cap so far. Legitimate publication!
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Or buy the magazine at Readings Bookstores.
Theme Park at its Darkest 