2017: Practice, don’t preach

    New year New Me New blog post. You get the idea.   I don’t think anybody can reach this time of year without subconsciously assessing their progress and identifying the twenty things they have to do starting today to look like this: (Let's say they both smell really bad) Yes, I’m referring to …

The Great Escape

I recently watched a run of the mill romantic comedy, Before Sunrise. (yes half the reason i watched was ethan hawke ) While I wished I could relate to the spontaneity and romance of the film’s plot, I was saddened to find I could more easily identify with a rather depressing thought from one of …

Free Will(y)

Last week I watched a film that not many would associate with mental health Was it about a whale? Lol, no, it was ... The Matrix. At face value-It’s a sci-fi classic, with lots of impossible action scenes and an engrossing alternate reality where humans are enslaved by machines in a simulation of reality.   …

You Cannot Resist

“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.” ~Winston Churchill   I would wager every single person reading these lines has a yearning to change something about themselves. Whether it’s New Year’s Resolutions, Valentines blues or Lenten promises, we make internal promises to ourselves that this will be the year to change.   I …

Affirmative Action

It has been a long time since I penned a new post here Those of you who know me personally and know me well will understand the reasons for this. Although I have felt like writing many times, I resisted the urge for my own sake and the sake of my readers. I resolved when …

General Liez

General Liez All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.” ― Alexandre Dumas A recent experience of a very well educated acquaintance has ruffled my feathers about the advantages and disadvantages of generalizations. me...on a good morning.. A generalization, to give a,er,general definition, is a concept inferred by experience from specific stimuli. e.g. after peeing on the …

The Simple Life

The Simple Life Today, I had a little cry to myself on Woodstown beach Not for any particular reason, not for any boy who frightened me or spider who broke my heart. Spiders. Such heartbreakers Today, like many days before, I just cursed my own consciousness Now, the complexity of the human mind is not …

Just Be Yourself

"Just be yourself". We’ve all heard this mantra of advice at various points in our lives. Whether you were starting school, embarking on a first date or aiming to impress at interviews you were told if you just “be yourself” you’re on the right track. I, however have a few issues with this seemingly simple …

A Gifted Soul

We all have days, weeks, when life is just..uninspiring, humdrum.. MEH. And even though the news is full of the usual wars in hot climates and financial districts you remain pretty apathetic. It's a selfish and self-obsessive habit. And you know it, and you're pretty apathetic about that fact too too. And then... one thing, one small, but …

Wonderful Speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UF8uR6Z6KLc#! A remarkable speech by an amazing man-sure to motivate anyone who needs a little help up 🙂