Dave Martin | Sports + stupidity ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
There’s a lot that you don’t control in life. And no matter how hard you try, it can still smash you, no matter if you resist or not. So, focus on the things you can. And just like the ocean, let the rest wash over you, push and pull you or hammer you, like the sea… because it’s exciting. It’s life. (From Y Tu Mamá…
There is nothing that is as useless as the pursuit of legacy. To be remembered when you’re not living, by people in the future, many of who haven’t been born yet. So instead of trying to be remembered as ‘great’ or successful, ‘Fall Glimmer, Sparkle and Fade’. At the end of The Outsider, and in maybe my favourite piece of writing ever,…
California, and ‘going to California’ is a state of mind. But it’s also a different state of mind for every person. For me, it’s about freedom, and being able to do whatever you want. To be in a place where anything goes, where everyone lets you be who you want to be. But instead of telling you more reasons why…
Why the hell are there about exactly million songs written about some state (just 1 of 50) that stretches for about 850 miles along the Pacific Ocean, in the south west corner of a huge ass country that’s as big as Europe (minus Russia and all that)? It’s because California isn’t only a place. It actually is a state of mind.…
When a friend comes to you and tells you they’re worried about something that truly doesn’t matter, or that they’re shit at what they do, or they’re a failure, that nobody loves them, or they’re dumb, or thinks they’re not worthy, or worthless, or that they’re ugly, or something else? Do you tell them ‘Yeah, you’re right.’ or call them a dumbass…
Think of any fictional character. They all wrestle with desires, motivations, worries and fears similar to yours (they may just have 1 or 2 more superpowers). They are remarkable in how unremarkable they are. That’s what makes their stories universally relatable (even Superman and Harry Potter sprung from abandonment issues). You are a star in your own book. in your…
If you wanna fix a problem, then you gotta be happy. Being happy is the only way out of a mess. If you wanna fix a problem, then you gotta be happy, ’cause happiness creates happiness. – From Ben Lee’s Happiness There’s not a single person on planet earth that can make you happy, content, satisfied with yourself and give you…
I guess I’ve always been interested in adaptability. In taking whatever life hands you and running with it. – Tom Robbins You can try and be invincible. In any situation you can try and believe that nothing can beat you. And this may be a useful mental strategy, but when unexpected shitty things occur, it may be more useful, realistic…
The only moment that exists is now. And people who have died (most likely) don’t feel anything about it now. And whatever we do for future generations may or may not matter, since someone who isn’t born can’t feel one way or another about it, and those that are born had no say in the matter. So over the course…
How good a listener are you? Simply be aware of what actually is without giving it names and without judging it, for you are now feeling out reality itself instead of ideas about it. – Tao Te Ching One of the absurd things in life is that you can never know me. And I can never know you. You, as…