Apologies for the self-indulgence This is a post about my plans for the year of the rabbit. As of now I am currently living in an economically declining country on the edge of a successful and (mostly) civil continent where it left the main players club. This leaving, commonly known… Read More »Behold the Year of the Rabbit
Changes Afoot There are significant changes afoot in my life and I thought I would write a blog post to try and get a handle on where I am at mentally. I am not overly concerned that I cannot or will not be able to cope in the near future, I… Read More »Taking Stock of Changes : Where I am at in August 2018
A guide to structuring a narrative to tell your own life story in a positive and empowering way.
Thanks mainly to a positive comment I recently found a YouTube Channel of an Amsterdam based spoken word artist called Vino Venitas. For one thing, it has reminded me of the creativity of exploring a poetic voice. For another, a certain video of his has inspired me to write about… Read More »Captain Your Own Ship : Never give up on your Friends
Outlook on Life There are various answers to the question of whether the glass is half full or half empty. My favourite is ‘it depends what’s in it’. The core purpose of the question: are you more of an optimist or a pessimist? I have previously touched upon needing to… Read More »How To Find Inspiration
What exactly is nostalgia? The word itself is formed of the Greek νόστος (nóstos), meaning “homecoming” and ἄλγος (álgos), meaning “pain” or “ache”. However, in contemporary use, the word doesn’t necessarily mean a painful yearning for home. Nostalgia is actually one of my favourite feelings. Although likened by many to a melancholy, I always feel it… Read More »Nostalgia and Positive Benefits
Procrastination The word procrastination has its routes in the Latin words ‘pro’ (forward) and ‘crastinus’ (belonging to tomorrow) so it literally means putting things off until tomorrow. Making a habit of procrastination is harmful to productivity as it’s likely that whatever is being put off is something that needs to be… Read More »Stopping Procrastination Through Practicing Gumption
What is effortless action? There are times in life when everything seems to flow by. One good experience after the other. A seemingly endless stream of positive and empowering experiences. The travelling lifestyle or University days seem to embody this sense of flow. During these episodes, it tends to be… Read More »Effortless Action (Teachings of the Tao Te Ching)
The older we get the more knowledge we have absorbed, the more mistakes we can learn from and the more experience we can draw upon to frame our outlook on life. It follows that a person’s level of wisdom should advance at a similar rate to their chronological timeline. High levels… Read More »Exploring Spirituality