If you can’t have your cake and eat it too, instead of despairing and thinking ‘Fuck…If only [1 of the … More
Category: On Trials
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 … More
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, … More
One 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 … More
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, … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More