It is a fortune that may befall anybody. And this misfortune has befallen me. The only is how best to … More
Category: On Trials
The Philosophy of: The Shins’ Simple Song (On adversity)
It’s not a stubborn strength that gets us through the tough times. Not showing a toughness and invisibility that allows … More
‘Remember all the things you tried to forget’ – Can you ever move on from things in your past if you just try to forget them? (The philosophy of: Tristan Prettyman)
If you’ve had shitty things happen in your past, can you ever truly move on from them if you don’t … More
Live like a warrior – The philosophy of: Matisyahu
No matter you might be going through, if its happening to you, it’s probably happened before. And you are capable of … More
The 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? … More
If you stumble, what if you turned it into a (sexy) dance? – The philosophy of : Flight of the Conchords
Any calamity that befalls you… what if you somehow not only moved on from it, used it to your advantage … More
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 … More
Just when you think things are shitty… The philosophy of: Hassan, the airport prisoner.
In those times when one thing seems to go wrong after another, and particularly those times when bearaucracy and superficial … More
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 … More
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 … More