Here are my thoughts and musings on a wide range of topics. Generally, the blog posts that are in this category contain my opinion.
“Curses!” he shouted. “I’m just so unlucky” continued my seven-year-old. He had lost the game of table football with his younger brother. Our five-year-old had been spinning the foosball handles wildly. Barely attempting to actually play. It had been too much to compete with really. The whole thing was a… Read More »On parental guiding: What I can’t teach my son
Towers without visitors We think of a folly as a false start. A hiccup. A problem. But the word has a deeper meaning. Its origins are related to the construction of ornamental buildings which have no practical purpose. Rich Englishmen built ornate towers, in remote gardens, often as a source… Read More »On Personal Development: Meditation, Side Projects, and Digital Follies
I’m thinking about the Traitors. The show is very entertaining. Mainly due to the spectacle of watching group psychology in action. People playing are trying to win. They come up with various strategies to manipulate each other and drive narratives. It appeals to us watching as we can feel smarter.… Read More »On hidden information: The Traitors made me think
Exhausted. Spent. Worn out. All of this, but also exhilarated. Several years away from Muay Thai will do that to you. The pads don’t care. The trainer doesn’t care. And your body? That doesn’t care either. It just responds. The breath rate returns, energy surges back for the session. Adrenaline… Read More »Kickboxing, the present moment, and new beginnings
Who will remember you? “I’m not bothered what people know of me in four generations.” “That’s narcissistic!” This is a paraphrased excerpt from a recent popular podcast. Eric Weinstein was calling Steven Bartlett a narcissist. Essentially for not caring if anyone remembered him in 120 years. Of course, they were… Read More »Personal legacy in a collapsing world
Children of tomorrow live in the tears that fall todayWill the sun rise up tomorrow bringing peace in any way? There’s a lot packed into these two lines. They come from Children of the Grave, by Black Sabbath. The track itself pulses with urgency, warning, and a kind of longing.… Read More »Disengagement, Doom, and the Courage to Love
That salute. Beating his chest and throwing his arm to the sky. Twice. The world’s richest man outing himself as the global king of controversy. There have been remarkable achievements in his lifetime, sure. Yet that’s tarnished now. Trashed. Revealed to be driven by a megalomanic urge to get to… Read More »On that salute: The starting gun for the techno fascist regime
Where there are humans, there is hope A strange take perhaps in a world which has thrown up a grand surprise of grimly epic proportions. The post of USA president has previously been categorized as ‘Leader of the Free World’. Recent events make a mockery of that idea. Somehow, over… Read More »On the World in 2025: There’s always hope, you know
An angry mob attempts to set fire to a hotel. Inside shelter people who have escaped untold trauma. Many (predominantly white men) take to the streets across the country. They set cars on fire, pelt the police, loot businesses. Fueled by misinformation. Enabled by inequality. It is all a disgrace.… Read More »Dealing with Hate: A Hopeful Migration Narrative
Reflections There will always be moments that give you cause to reflect. Three occurrences this week have already counted for me. They are perfectly normal, although quite distinct. Together they highlight pride, compassion, and above all, the importance of perspective. That’s the thing about life when seen through moments. Reflection… Read More »Life Through Moments: Pride, Compassion, and Perspective
Rampaging wildfires. Frequent floods. The looming threat of all-out war. Meanwhile environmental activists sit in prison cells awaiting trials. Welcome to 2024! Amidst the contemporary whirlwind of clickbait news, political turmoil, and social division, the essential conversations and actions towards climate justice have become increasingly sidelined. In the face of… Read More »On Climate Action: Small steps bring about a better tomorrow
The drums of war are beating. Conflict is boiling over. Spilling out from Ukraine and the Middle-East like magma flows from angry volcanic eruptions. At the same time politics seems gridlocked. Battle lines are being drawn up. The Western powers, some potentially underprepared, are waking up to the reality large-scale… Read More »Zen Buddhism and the coming War