Dave Martin | Sports + stupidity ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The trials and difficulties and shitty things make you what you are. And the things that are hardest make us strong and prepare us for harder times in the future. And the things that we are afraid of, that we do whatever we can to avoid, are often the things that make us, that build us, that makes us strong,…
When something goes wrong, that’s great, because now you don’t have to worry about it happening anymore. Now you can move forward. Once you get something, the inevitable and only thing that can happen to it, by nature, is to lose it. As with life, the only thing left to do is die. You can’t live and then look forward…
You are unfortunate in my judgement, if you have not been unfortunate. – Seneca, from On Providence I don’t know how to describe how flippin’ brilliant Gang of Youths are and how bloody excellent their latest album is. So I’ll just demonstrate with a real life story, written in a way like I don’t know how to English and have never…
When Life gives you lemons, make lemonade. That’s positive advice but so’s this. Or is it? I don’t know. I can’t figure out if Kunu from Forgetting Sarah Marshall has nailed it or he’s talking shit: When life gives you lemons, just say fuck the lemons and bail. Is this good advice? Maybe? I don’t know. Is he talking about suicide? Or is just…
I’m hitting the road for a 20-hour roadtrip today to hang out with my brother in the Victorian high country. And I’m taking my dog Chunky. Now… I’m pumped about it and when playing with Chunky I’ve told him many iterations of how pumped I exactly am about it. You know: ‘We’re going on a roadtrip, Chunky.’, ‘We’re heading out…
Time goes in one way. Never in history has it gone backwards (except this one time, at 1:10). Yet, from the second you are born, the only thing that is guaranteed, the one thing, is that you’re going to die. And you may have heard this before (at 0:13): ‘AAAAAHHHHH. I don’t wanna die!’ or: ‘AAAAAHHHH I’m going to die!’…
Why, what else but to revere and bless the gods; to do good to men; to bear and forebear and remember that whatsoever lies outside the bounds of this poor flesh and breath is none of yours, nor in your power. – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5:33 This is my favourite ever Snufkin moment and could be my favourite ever moment…
BUT WHAT says Socrates?–”One man finds pleasure in improving his land, another his horses. My pleasure lies in seeing that I myself grow better day by day. – From The Philosophy of Epictetus CLIII There’s a reason why, when it came time for Socrates to accept his fate–and in turn, his death sentence–he was perfectly ready to go. Much unlike the…
The past don’t define you, Even if it creates you. – from Illy – Two Degrees Today, Richmond Football Club play for a spot in their first Aussie Rules AFL Grand Final since 1982. And though the past 35 have been lean and depleted of any team success, it has no bearing on what will happen today, or in the future.…
Asked how a man should best grieve his enemy, Epictetus replied, “By setting himself to live the noblest life himself” – The Philosophy of Epictetus CXLIII My mate Matt has this thing that he does: he doesn’t dismiss anything. Because who’s to say if what you’re doing is right or wrong? Even if it’s working for you, maybe there’s an even…