Pedro has been all cleared by his doctor to go back to horse riding. The doctor has said - his body is fully fixed and ready! But Pedro doesn't feel psychologically ready. Yes, Pedro does enjoy horse riding but what if he gets bucked off again? It's been a long time since he connected horse … Continue reading Pedro’s horse riding →

After everyone has had their caffeine hit, the canteen is quiet as a grave in the mornings. Everyone's at their desk, everyone's being productive. But after lunch, it's like the canteen is the rolling subs box. You can guarantee at least one person in there at all times. It's like the entire office is implicitly … Continue reading Canteen busy hours →

The reward for good work is more work, so be careful what you're good at! 😛

Tina is a delight. Her positivity is felt as soon as she walks into a room. She's easy to get on with, has a bubbly personality and fills each crack and gap with fun. Now, I dare say you've come across your own Tina in your lifetime. And I want to ask, did you care … Continue reading Delightful Tina →

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A helpful aspect of modern marathons is the mile marker and the pace keepers. So you can know with certainty how much suffering is left and how quickly you can end it all. If only this were the case with every journey. For example let's look at poor Jorge. He's trying to make it as … Continue reading Progress markers →

Both Fiona Brennan and Katherine Morgan Schafler extolled the virtues of self compassion in their books. But they did so in different ways. Brennan glossed over it and essentially said: 'This habit is the key to success, do it' Whether as Morgan Schafler plumbed the depths of why it's enemy self criticism comes about, the … Continue reading Author intent →

The indifference of nature is calming. The sea, the trees, the grass do not care about your problems. They're just going to keep doing their own thing. They were here before you and they'll be here long after you're gone. Their apathy is obvious. It puts things into perspective.

'How's the knee?' Claude asked Dietrich. Dietrich had actually just had another setback and it was becoming likely that he would never return to sport. A thought that was crushing him internally and yet he replies: 'Oh yeah it's fine!' ... 'What does your dad do?' Olga's dad has been dead for three years but … Continue reading Lying to protect yourself →

Will I regret this decision? Depends on how good your memory is. Hindsight is 20:20 and it's absurdly easy to pick out the right options retrospectively. On the other hand it helps to remember just how much was unknown and uncertain when you made the decision. "No, I don't regret that decision because that was … Continue reading Will I regret this decision? →