It is a fortune that may befall anybody. And this misfortune has befallen me. The only is how best to endure the situation. Any shitty thing that can happen can
Category: On Providence
Whatever shitty thing happens to you is neither remarkable or ordinary – it just IS. And it’s probably happened before, like even a day ago.Whatever shitty thing happens to you is neither remarkable or ordinary – it just IS. And it’s probably happened before, like even a day ago.
To someone else, to some one that may even be similar to you in a few ways. Whether a week ago, ten years ago on the other side of the
Nothing is Unprecedented. ‘If it happened today, then it’s probably happened before.’ – The philosophy of Gang of Youths’ Deepest Sighs/Frankest ShadowsNothing is Unprecedented. ‘If it happened today, then it’s probably happened before.’ – The philosophy of Gang of Youths’ Deepest Sighs/Frankest Shadows
If you’ve seen the present you’ve seen all things, from time immemorial into all of eternity. For everything that happens is related and the same. – From Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations
The value of catastrophe in our livesThe value of catastrophe in our lives
If you look back at the calamatous, disastrous implosions that occurred within your life, did they change things for you? Did they make you who you are? Positive events can
What comfort lies in the moment when the worst comes to the worst? Just one: that you are never alone and you can share it with someone.What comfort lies in the moment when the worst comes to the worst? Just one: that you are never alone and you can share it with someone.
The times where we form our greatest bonds to one another, our greatest connections may not be when all is rosy, full of pomp, grandeur and gaudy –it’s in those
Catastrophe will befall us all. But in between those times, there are moments that do go according to our dream script.Catastrophe will befall us all. But in between those times, there are moments that do go according to our dream script.
Everyone through out history has at least one cataclysmic event happen. By the definition of being mortal we all must face the greatest catastrophe that there is – death. At least
If you try to prove Murphy’s Law, you can’t. Because any attempt to do so will –based on Murphy’s Law– go wrong. And that’s another reason why it’s dumb as shit.If you try to prove Murphy’s Law, you can’t. Because any attempt to do so will –based on Murphy’s Law– go wrong. And that’s another reason why it’s dumb as shit.
You can’t prove something that necessarily and inherently cannot be proven true. Therefore, my conclusion is: Murphy’s Law = Dumb as shit. Because of this: I just invented ‘Reverse Murphy’s
Is it possible to be in the midst of your worst case scenario and yet still embrace it? & The Philosophy of: Nietzsche’s Amor Fati and Camus’ Benign IndifferenceIs it possible to be in the midst of your worst case scenario and yet still embrace it? & The Philosophy of: Nietzsche’s Amor Fati and Camus’ Benign Indifference
There is a certain kind of solace and bliss that comes from accepting our fate. The most difficult times may be when we don’t know. Once we’ve been dealt a
What if you lost pretty much everything? You would be okay.What if you lost pretty much everything? You would be okay.
Excellence withers without an adversary: the time for us to see how great it is, how much its force, is when it displays its power through endurance. I assure you,
When it feels like the worst has come to the worst, and you feel like you’re suffering the worst of the worst alone, you never are.When it feels like the worst has come to the worst, and you feel like you’re suffering the worst of the worst alone, you never are.
If someone had a knife to your throat, and you were certain they were going to go slashy-slashy … what’s the one thing you’d wish for? A good job? To be
How can we best deal with life’s sucky times?How can we best deal with life’s sucky times?
By embracing it? By saying Yes to it all? All the sucky shit? Can you cope with it in a range of positive ways? Can you easily realise that if this is happening
What’s your dream? Imagine never realising it. What’s your goal? Imagine never achieving it. Who do you love? Imagine they left you (or died). What are you grateful for? Imagine you lost it all. – If the worst came to the worst… (& The Philosophy of: The School of Life)What’s your dream? Imagine never realising it. What’s your goal? Imagine never achieving it. Who do you love? Imagine they left you (or died). What are you grateful for? Imagine you lost it all. – If the worst came to the worst… (& The Philosophy of: The School of Life)
It may not be useful, or a life worth living, if you go about your usual day imagining the worst is going to happen. That sounds like a bullshit kind
Everything is actually going to be alright (and is) – The philosophy of: No Woman No CryEverything is actually going to be alright (and is) – The philosophy of: No Woman No Cry
If you’re having a day where you’re worried, anxious or uncertain (is that a bad thing?), listen to this – it’s impossible to keep feeling the same way. You can
If you’re experiencing something deep, some real emotions, some powerful feelings of fear, challenge, toughness or isolation, embrace them. These are the real times of life.If you’re experiencing something deep, some real emotions, some powerful feelings of fear, challenge, toughness or isolation, embrace them. These are the real times of life.
Most people have a one (or a lot of) songs that when they hear them, the song automatically takes you back to some time. And most times, that time it
Is it healthy to think ‘Nothing is actually mine; nothing BELONGS to me’? so you’re ready for when it ends or disappears?Is it healthy to think ‘Nothing is actually mine; nothing BELONGS to me’? so you’re ready for when it ends or disappears?
Everything must end. So although it may not be healthy to constantly think ‘This is going to end. This is going to end. This is going to end.’ During every
Are you suffering because of a future that may not even be bad? Or may even be far greater than you fear? Or may not even happen at all?Are you suffering because of a future that may not even be bad? Or may even be far greater than you fear? Or may not even happen at all?
If something sucks, or worse, is terrible, do we suffer? Maybe you think yes. Is that situation of suffering definite (at least in your current perception of reality)? Maybe you
Everytime you get in the shower, do you freak the fuck out when water starts coming down?… When you’re out, instead of thinking: ‘It’s starting to rain, time to go home’, what about instead thinking: ‘It’s starting to rain, time to STAY LONGER.’? There’s no such thing as good or bad weather. (& The philosophy of: some dude taking photos of the storm at the beach in the rain)Everytime you get in the shower, do you freak the fuck out when water starts coming down?… When you’re out, instead of thinking: ‘It’s starting to rain, time to go home’, what about instead thinking: ‘It’s starting to rain, time to STAY LONGER.’? There’s no such thing as good or bad weather. (& The philosophy of: some dude taking photos of the storm at the beach in the rain)
Good weather. Bad weather. Blah blah whatever. How much does the weather run your life? Is it the weather that stops you from doing what you want to do, or
If you managed to survive okay without something or someone before they came into your life, you can live without it after it’s goneIf you managed to survive okay without something or someone before they came into your life, you can live without it after it’s gone
What’s the most important thing or person/people/animal in your life? At some point they came into your life, right? But before that, you were fine living without them, so it’s realistic that you
The philosophy of: Que sara saraThe philosophy of: Que sara sara
If the past is the complete opposite of the future, then if the past is set, that must mean that the future is set in absolutely 0.00000000 ways. There may
Things are the the way they are, there’s no other way they could be.Things are the the way they are, there’s no other way they could be.
When you look back on forks in the road, it can be tempting to think, ‘If I had/hadn’t done x, then I wouldn’t be with/doing/living in y…’, but the only