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 Trials
The Philosophy of: The Shins’ Simple Song (On adversity)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 those close to us to help us. It’s vulnerability. I
‘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)‘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 first embrace the hurt, acknowledge what happened and truly face
Live like a warrior – The philosophy of: MatisyahuLive 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 handling it. Adaptability is invincibility. What’s the thunder in your
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
If you stumble, what if you turned it into a (sexy) dance? – The philosophy of : Flight of the ConchordsIf 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 or even found something within yourself to have a laugh
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
Just when you think things are shitty… The philosophy of: Hassan, the airport prisoner.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 decisions made about your status or ‘worth’ are decided by
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
Is it possible for you to not only accept your fate, but to love it? – The philosophy of Nietzsche on Amor Fati.Is it possible for you to not only accept your fate, but to love it? – The philosophy of Nietzsche on Amor Fati.
I’m in California or Mexico right now (probably), so for a few weeks, this is a collection of all my favourite questions I’ve thought of in the last year and bit since I started
The Stoicism of: The Onion – On Trials, challenges, life, death, good times and bad (and hot and cold showers).The Stoicism of: The Onion – On Trials, challenges, life, death, good times and bad (and hot and cold showers).
Though at first this article seems like The Onion are taking the piss out of (and they might be) Stoic approaches to misfortune, trials, life, death, gratitude, nature and the indifference of
The Philosophy of: Rumi – The wound is the place where the light enters you.The Philosophy of: Rumi – The wound is the place where the light enters you.
The wound is the place where the light enters you. – Rumi It’s the trials and the suffering that make the good times truly sweet. And it’s the trials that
The Philosophy of: Little Miss Sunshine (& Marcel Proust) – The meaning of life lies in the tough times, the trials and the suffering (& acting like a kid)The Philosophy of: Little Miss Sunshine (& Marcel Proust) – The meaning of life lies in the tough times, the trials and the suffering (& acting like a kid)
Though the fun times in life can be cruisy and comfortable, it’s the challenges that make you who you are. And they make you enjoy the good times (and be
If something shitty happens to you, is it possible to stop yourself and think: ‘Maybe this’ll turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to me’?If something shitty happens to you, is it possible to stop yourself and think: ‘Maybe this’ll turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to me’?
It’s the most challenging and trying times that change us in the most positive ways (if dealt with head on). They make us stronger, and more capable to deal with
The philosophy of: The 1975-The Sound (& Kanye West) – Facing your flaws, weaknesses and faults builds strength. Distracting and deluding yourself makes you vulnerable and fragile (+ my experiment doing the opposite of Kanye).The philosophy of: The 1975-The Sound (& Kanye West) – Facing your flaws, weaknesses and faults builds strength. Distracting and deluding yourself makes you vulnerable and fragile (+ my experiment doing the opposite of Kanye).
Kanye has this picture on his living room wall: And it’s there because as he says, ‘Well, I gotta cheer for me before anyone else can cheer for me.’ But
The philosophy of: This dude off Youtube, Nelson Ferreira – Joy comes from good shit, and good shit also comes from shitty shitThe philosophy of: This dude off Youtube, Nelson Ferreira – Joy comes from good shit, and good shit also comes from shitty shit
There are no actual bad things that happen in life. Because the good stuff in life, ok, is great for the joy it gives you, but anything that happens to you
The philosophy of: Gang of Youths ‘Go Farther in Lightness’ pt.4 – The Heart is a MuscleThe philosophy of: Gang of Youths ‘Go Farther in Lightness’ pt.4 – The Heart is a Muscle
Just like working out and lifting weights to get stronger, it’s the trials that make us strong. You need to go through those hard times to become strong. Because as
The philosophy of: Gang of Youths ‘Go Farther in Lightness’ pt.1 – Persevere (also pt.1)The philosophy of: Gang of Youths ‘Go Farther in Lightness’ pt.1 – Persevere (also pt.1)
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
The philosophy of: Kunu from ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’The philosophy of: Kunu from ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’
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