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I’m a black and white thinker

A couple of days ago a friend of mine got angry at me because they didn’t like how my thinking about certain issues is so ‘black and white’. They told me the world isn’t black and white, and so I shouldn’t … Read more …

Living a life without purpose

One of the things I saw when I visited  Shanghai, China in 2011 was a lot of people standing by the side of the road. Lots of roads. They were just standing there. Not looking at anything or anyone, not … Read more …

Struggling with depression

One of the things I’ve never had a problem with is avoiding depression. I recognise those times that I’ve been depressed, and once I’m aware of it, I can pretty easily get out of it. Depression is based on feelings … Read more …

You can change the world

We hear all the time about how we can change the world if only we smiled more and brightened someone’s day. It’s true though.

Think about it – someone is walking along, minding their own business, thinking about how miserable their life is, and how they just want to kill someone. Truth be told, they’re already planning how to kill their husband / wife / boss / neighbour in such a way that no one will ever know.

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Keep getting up

One of the biggest secrets to success – don’t stop. Keep going. When you fall over, keep getting up, and keep doing it. Eventually you’ll achieve success, because it always comes to those who don’t quit.

Most people fail because they give up. They stop doing it. They don’t get up any more.

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Choose yourself, not your abuser

For all kinds of different reasons, we may end up in the wrong relationship with someone. When things go bad, we try to hold on to those relationships because it’s important to us to try and show our commitment by … Read more …

Taking selfies means you’re mentally ill

If you’re someone who takes lots of photos of yourself in a bathroom or out somewhere enjoying yourself – instead of taking photos of what it is you’re enjoying – then you’re probably a narcissist with a mental illness. There’s … Read more …

You can see your future too

There are some people who claim to be clairvoyants. They might be, they might not be – that’s not the issue. The issue is – how valid is the future that they see for people? People who go to clairvoyants are … Read more …

Backing up my life on the cloud

For well over a decade I’ve been using online storage solutions for files that have been important to me. But as the years have gone by, what I’ve wanted to store has quite dramatically increased in size. 2Gb of free … Read more …

Meditation and wisdom

It seems that the theme for me over this past week has been about meditation and wisdom, which is something I’m quite happy about. A long time ago, I was a wise young man. I also meditated a lot. And … Read more …

Lots of changes, lots of processing

One of the things about my life is that it’s always full of change. Something is always changing, somehow, somewhere. I usually embrace change, because it’s been a part of my life ever since I was born, but sometimes change … Read more …