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Chi Chi or qi is a concept derived from Classical Chinese Philosophy. It can be expressed in English as ‘life force’, but also as ‘air’, ‘breath’ and ‘energy flow’. We might compare or contrast chi with Awen , a Celtic word which Bards use to mean inspiration - and which also relates to ‘breath’ and ‘flow’. Sometimes the Hindu notion of kundalini is referred to in relation to Chi. But kundalini does not translate to ‘air’ or ‘breath’ or ‘flow’. Kundalini is a coiled snake . Me Me, I have some ideas. Me, I hope you understand. Me, I look forward to hearing from you. Me, I trust you are well. Me, I want to select carefully. Me, I have now settled on the theme. Me, I am attaching a painting. Me, I work in Property. Me, I am a very proud and happy Mummy. Me, I am active and rooted in Community. Me, I managed to replace my day job of more than 33 years as a legal PA. Me, I have been running my own business. Me, I fully sacked my boss. Me, I came t...

In July last year I offered an original poem as a raffle prize at the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants ' Summer Party. I promised that the raffle winner would be able to name a subject of their choosing, and that I'd write a poem on the subject that they could do with as they wished. At the end of a truly lovely afternoon spent with supporters of JCWI, the artist and law-worker Jagrati Bhatia won my poem-prize in the raffle. In the weeks and months between then and now, Jag and I have been exchanging thoughts over email and webcam about the possibilities of the poem, the theme for which she decided would be 'Identity'. To my great pleasure, Jagrati also told me of her intention to arrange for the finished piece to be displayed alongside her artwork at the Law Society's Art Group exhibition this month. The exhibition starts tomorrow, Tuesday 14th January, at the Law Society's Reading Room - 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL - and my poem 'Chim...