If you can’t have your cake and eat it too, instead of despairing and thinking ‘Fuck…If only [1 of the things you love here] wasn’t here/wasn’t happening/didn’t exist.’, is it
Category: On Trials
What if there was no degree of anything? Hard, extra hard, super mega ultra hard… Whatever.What if there was no degree of anything? Hard, extra hard, super mega ultra hard… Whatever.
There’s no degrees of contentment –you either have it or you don’t. But what if there was also no degree of ‘difficult’. Things can always get more difficult. If you’re
Trials, Challenges or difficulties? Bring ’em on.Trials, Challenges or difficulties? Bring ’em on.
You are unfortunate in my judgement, if you have not been unfortunate. – Seneca, from On Providence When anything difficult, trying or challenging (whether small or massive) comes along, embrace
One word changes everythingOne word changes everything
A friend wrote to me today telling me it’s been an ‘interesting’ time for me lately. Now, you don’t need to know what ‘interesting’ means in this case, but interesting is the
The philosophy of: Patrick Dangerfield [Without the fuck-ups there’s no FUCK YEAH’s]The philosophy of: Patrick Dangerfield [Without the fuck-ups there’s no FUCK YEAH’s]
Patrick Dangerfield’s one of Geelong’s superstars, in the Australian Football League. And he’s a rare breed of not only player, captain, but also sportsman. He says that after a loss,
Missing the Point #2: Win the morning, Win the Day? So if you lose the morning, thennnnnnn…..? Then what?Missing the Point #2: Win the morning, Win the Day? So if you lose the morning, thennnnnnn…..? Then what?
You might’ve heard this thing before: Win the Morning, win the day. You’d agree that losing is the opposite of winning right? And winning’s the opposite of losing? So doesn’t that
When something gets to you, be like Kobe (or at least try to)When something gets to you, be like Kobe (or at least try to)
When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity, lose no time in recovering your self-control and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the
Missing the Point #1: If Buddhism’s about having a tranquil mind (and real life’s mostly not that), shouldn’t the temples be built in places that are noisy as fuck and hectic as shit?Missing the Point #1: If Buddhism’s about having a tranquil mind (and real life’s mostly not that), shouldn’t the temples be built in places that are noisy as fuck and hectic as shit?
Nowhere can man find a more untroubled retreat than in his own soul – Marcus Aurelius, from Meditations Here’s a Buddhist temple: And where are they usually? In isolated places, built
When shit sucks, embrace it.When shit sucks, embrace it.
When you go through something tough, don’t deflect, deny or numb (with alcohol, drugs, distractions etc.) the feelings of how much it sucks. Embrace the shockwaves within you and that