Friendship is such an important and complex idea, that it is virtually impossible to cover in a book, let alone a shortish blog post. With that truth in mind, I have decided to reflect on aspects of friendship through various quotes and comments that have inspired me over the years. In this way I can …
I’ll tell you why New Year resolutions annoy me. Apart from setting yourself up for inevitable failure, they cause you to focus on both an unsatisfactory past and an uncertain future. The notion is that at the end of the year, you weigh up all the things you didn’t like about yourself and commit to …
It is easy to lose sight of the good things in your life, especially when times are tough. Even at Christmas, there is no guarantee that you will find joy. With all the counting of blessings, celebrations and the inevitable resolutions that follow soon after, it is not unsurprising that many people crash in a …
Sadness is attracted to some people like a magnet is to steel. For them, everything is coloured through the dark grey lens of melancholy, even the good stuff. When people with a leaning towards sadness look back, they see nothing but misery. When they look forward, they see a future tainted by sorrow. This isn’t …
We all like to remember the good times. We like to mark the anniversary of significant occasions with a little celebration here and there. It’s nice to remember those times when we were at our best. If you were a sports person or an actor, they’d have given you a trophy. This remembrance approach is …
Life is pleasant, Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.” Isaac Asimov Many people, from Shakespeare to virtually every Counselor in existence, have at some point broken human life down into stages. The idea being that we can define our goals in life by the stage we are up to. The seven life stages …
NB: Whatever gets you through the night discusses mental heath issues. I am a writer not a medical professional., so If this piece causes any concerns for you, please see a Doctor immediately. This is always the best thing to do. Many years ago, John Lennon wrote the song Whatever gets you through the night. …
You are driving along, minding your own business, when some dropkick swerves towards you and yells something rude as he passes by. On occasions like this, it is easy to let the bad behaviour of someone else upset you and drag you down. Whether it is a stranger or a friend, other people’s meanness and …
There is a great lookout in Australia at a place known as Sublime Point. From the safe spaces at the edge of towering sandstone cliffs, you can look down from on high at a town called Thirroul, nestled on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. It was from this lookout that I had an epiphany …
Many famous and clever people have had something to say about kindness. Kindness is an inspiring and noble ideal to aim for, no matter your circumstances. None other than Plato himself, said “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” Plato was a clever bloke. Mark Twain, that great American writer said …
