Everything in your past has succeeded in bringing you here today
After writing yesterday about my net worth, I was curious about how many others out there might be doing the same thing, and why. So as I usually do when I’m curious about something, I did a quick bit of … Read more …
Back in June 2013 I went bankrupt, and it sure did throw a spanner in the works of my life. (The story on that is here: What I’m learning from bankruptcy). But here we are, 3 years later, and I’m … Read more …
If you didn’t know that Donald Trump has been campaigning to become President of the US, then you’re probably an alien that’s hanging out here on Earth and doesn’t care about such trivial matters. But for the rest of you, based … Read more …
I started writing in a diary back in 1985, after leaving high school. I had the idea of recording my life for posterity. But unfortunately it turned out to be pretty boring for the most part. But I persevered. It … Read more …
You probably laugh at the idea. A war on men. Really? Ludicrous! Maybe you’ve heard of it but the idea makes you laugh. Maybe you’ve never heard of such a thing. Maybe you don’t even see how it’s possible. Bear … Read more …
A friend of mine had a discussion with me during the week about free speech. He tried to get me to understand that sometimes suppressing free speech was a good thing. Some people might get offended at the words someone … Read more …
In a misguided attempt to avoid offending women, men have become cowards. By letting women strive for equal rights without men’s input, men’s rights became diminished. As a result we have human rights and women’s rights, but we’re missing men’s rights. We … Read more …
There’s a new #FeminismIsCancer hashtag making the rounds on Twitter. I’m one of those who are happy to see it. The definitions of cancer include: “an evil or destructive practice that is hard to contain or eradicate”. It’s occasionally used in statements like … Read more …
The one constant in my journey is change. There’s always change. Even when I think something is certain, it’s going to change. A case in point is when I decided a few months ago to move away from things that inspired me … Read more …
I feel the need to avoid writing and stay silent for a while. This is likely a process that begun with I’ve been through the desert, continued with Seek the light, Rediscovering the Warrior Sage and then with Monitoring the ego. Things are shifting … Read more …
Just over a week ago my wife and I went to the Gold Coast to pick up a new (used) car (that one in the picture above) and drove it back down to Canberra. It’s a lovely ride, and I’ve … Read more …
As I’ve been writing about recently, I’m in the process of getting a BMW. I’ve been looking at various high performance models within a strict budget based on what I’d get from selling the 4WD plus a bit extra, but … Read more …
Back in 2003 I first discovered the idea of the ‘warrior sage’ after reading Stuart Wilde’s book ‘The Quickening’ (blog post: The Warrior Sage). It’s a spiritual philosophy that I felt aligned to, but which I ended up doing nothing … Read more …