It's funny how in the moment you may have felt supremely confident in your actions and elated at the outcome but then some time passes and the second round of emotions roll in and they're negative. All of a sudden a glorious moment becomes the source of overthinking, guilt, shame, and sadness. I think the … Continue reading Second round emotions →

I think the optimal amount of life to fake having left in order to foster a wise perspective is one year. One day is too short. It encourages reckless behaviour. Five years is too long to create enough tension for any kind of change. But pretending this could be your last summer will make you … Continue reading Fake life left →

She sounded like she was enrolled in the cause. She even offered to take on some responsibility. Then her actions made a mockery of her words. It's tempting to assume ill intent, label them a liar and cut them out of your life. But I'd say 9 times out of ten they're probably just struggling … Continue reading Actions and words →

This text is in blue. I didn't know you could do that. Ah I lost it. Nevermind. Anywho... The Tao talks about the flow of the universe and getting into that natural slipstream. Which sounds a lot like fate. But may be a more palatable version of the 'wider plan' to those who grew up … Continue reading Blue text →

Cunk on Earth is a great example of people dying to give a factual answer despite the obvious comedic traps laid before them. That or the fear of being recorded giving a silly answer.

When I had breakfast the cat was napping in the sunshine in my garden. When I had lunch the cat was napping in the sunshine in my garden. When I was playing football in my garden, the cat briefly raised his head and opened his eyes but quickly went back to napping. It was only … Continue reading Napping Cat →

The Greek gods were more flawed than the one Christian god. Zeus got up to all sorts of hijinks, coming down to earth with his shape shifting adultery. I'm neither an ancient Greek or a Christian but it appears that the greeks made role models that were more reflections of humans rather than a perfect … Continue reading Greek Gods →

The Dummies guide to Tao focused largely on the many branches, the key figures, dates, milestones, and the adoption rates. Which makes sense. The Tao philosophy is so hard to understand and even harder to explain that it's easier to fulfill an economic need to produce a book with facts and figures rather than do … Continue reading Dummies guide to Tao →

What I find really annoying and I think most would be the same is the belief that persistence alone will be the persuading factor. I always thought it was weird in TV and movies when guys would pursue girls thinking 'all I need to do is wear her down and she'll be mine' Same with … Continue reading Persistent persuasion →

Most people can do the admin. Most people have a good eye for talent. What seems to separate the many from the few is the ability to live with bad decisions. Everyone can make a choice in a hypothetical scenario but when it comes to real life consequences the fear of making the wrong decision … Continue reading Wrong decision fear →