Educated, right, and superior
A highly educated person tends to have much more invested (literally) into their identity when it comes to facts, evidence, information gathering skills.
Choosing regret
The thing about life is that it’s not created by a single sweeping blow, but rather a billion tiny strokes; the power of a persistent single drop of water.
How to turn communication around
There is an idealistic and romantic belief that society can become so connected, that we function as one well-oiled unit. A land of peace, productivity, happiness and fulfillment. Yet in our quest to creating open and more connected spaces, we ironically use sides, cliques, righteousness and division as tools of unity. A world according to me,…
The paradox of over-simplifying
There’s true beauty in the complexities of people, of nature, of the mind and the body. It’s within this maze that we discover parts of our existence that we never knew possible.
Be imperfectly living or perfectly dead
My dog has a funny eye because he was born that way. My piano is covered in scratches and dents, but it was free. My guitar has a chunk taken out of it where I was rocking out too hard one night, and I whacked the wall. I love my dog, my piano and my…
Tell lies, just don’t lie to ME!
It’s so much easier to just lie sometimes. It’s even beneficial at times – as if you’d ever admit to the police officer that you were intentionally speeding. Some lies keep the peace; telling your girlfriend that she looks fat in her new dress or that you don’t like someone’s cooking isn’t going to win…
The day I learned to let go of material possessions
In January this year, my home town of Brisbane was largely flattened by a massive river flood. Water, mud, debris and pollutants filled the streets, houses, offices and cars. But most of all, it swallowed people’s livelihoods, their hard work and the things that they cherished.
What to do when the wave crashes over you
Beware your thoughts for they become your words. Beware your words for they become your actions. Beware your actions for they become your habits. Beware your habits for they become your character. And beware your character for it becomes your destiny. – The Tao I’ve really come to appreciate and respect my thoughts as complex…