I think when it comes to playing the card game 'Cheat' aka 'Bullshit' winning is the distraction.The real fun comes from calling people cheaters and risking gaining a load of cards.When you're actually trying to win you're hesitant to call someone a cheater because you don't want to risk picking up a load of cards.And … Continue reading Winning cheat →

Jafar fears rejection. Therefore he doesn't talk to women. Now I think the curing of Jafar's fear is experiencing being rejected and seeing that it doesn't kill him. In fact it's actually not that bad at all. Therefore, ironically, Jafar is avoiding the very practice that will heal him (well in my unqualified eyes at … Continue reading Jafar and Kurt →

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.