https://livesteven.com/2026/07/19/the-ease-of-modern-travel-can-hardly-be-inspired-only-when-travel-equates-to-travail-hard-labour-and-unforeseen-difficulty-does-it-require-that-input-of-strong-breath-from-without/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-07-19T13:56:17+00:00The ease of modern ‘travel’ can hardly be inspired. Only when ‘travel’ equates to ‘travail’ (hard labour and unforeseen difficulty) does it require that input of strong breath from without.dailyprompt, writing, books, travel, history, europe, life, milton, colm-toibin, dailyprompt-2828https://livesteven.com/2026/07/18/i-promised-myself-to-try-to-understand-not-blame-its-an-impossible-promise-if-applied-solely-to-your-relationships-with-those-who-fly-into-and-out-of-your-life-practice-it-then-with-the-character/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-07-18T17:59:30+00:00I promised myself to try to understand, not blame. It’s an impossible promise if applied solely to your relationships with those who fly into and out of your life. Practice it then with the characters of those in public art. Why not start with Odysseus? This blog responds to Christopher Nolan ‘The Odyssey ‘.dailyprompt, movies, homer, dailyprompt-2833, christopher-nolan, matt-damon, the-odyssey