Learning how to live life matters shit if you don’t actually live it. You can read all the books you want, … More
Category: Gratitude
What makes us human? (+ The philosophy of On Wonder – All We Do)
That’s the thing about being human. That our capability and potential is huge. And being human means we should channel … More
As soon as you have something or someone valuable in your life, prepare to lose them. Because you will, you have to, but that’s a healthy thing.
Epictetus once placed an iron lamp in his home next to his household gods (valuables). He heard a noise at … More
The Philosophy of: Jeff Buckley
The wealthiest person is a pauper at times, Compared to the man with a satisfied mind. (from Satisfied Mind) This is … More
Crank the cold for the easiest exercise in gratitude
I’ve written about gratitude on this blog more than I have my love for Snufkin or my hate for Murphy’s Law – Here, here, … More
A great lesson I learned from one of the greats (Tzwika)
The people we meet all make and shape the person who we are. And the most inspirational and virtuous ones … More
Are you invincible? If you think it, you are.
If you think to yourself ‘I’m invincible’, what’s to say it’s not true? Whatever you think about yourself, it’s true. … More
Exercise in Gratitude #3 – Being able to use your eyeballs to look at stuff
If you can read this, you are fortunate to have something that millions of people don’t have around the world … More
The stars have seen it all
In the good times or bad, go out at night and just look up. The stars have seen everything –all … More
Even the worst things in life can get spun positively…
…depending on how strong you are. Yesterday I randomly had a chat with a dude I met while teaching a … More