“Things have no hold on the soul. They standing unmoving, outside it. Disturbances come only from within–from our own perceptions . . . The world is nothing but change. Our life is only perception.” The words of Marcus Aurelius always touch me, and these in particular. I find that life is chaos when we let […]
When We Fail
Failure happens. It happened then, it happened now–I am not surprised. I saw it coming, even, in the way I thought, in how I ended up so twisted into a cycle of unraveling perceptions, all false, all poison. It is not that I failed that is what disturbs me, but the mechanism–how easy it was. […]
Adversity
It is difficult. I understand. We all face trials, we all face things that break us either in part or in full. It is a human thing, to face extraordinary challenges, for our pursuits, by nature of their higher purpose, also bring with them higher risk and greater potential for reward or calamity. It’s an […]
When All Seems Lost
We all arrive at a point in our lives when everything seems to be on the verge of oblivion. Jobs fail, families collapse, economies crumble, relationships end, health deteriorates . . . there are many things that may make you feel like your rope is short and you’re at its end. And it is easy, […]
The Importance of Stopping
This world is at breakneck pace. Society is churning like a whirlpool, its influence tugging us always towards is tumultuous center, always away from the calm waters at its edge. And for the most part one must go with it, to face the world and life and take risks and GO FOR IT. But at […]
Looking Inward
Often we are confronted with unpleasant realities. The world is a place of constant change and turmoil, and thanks to the digital society’s obsession with the negative, it is almost natural to drift into a state of helplessness about the world, about life; to let the externalities of life trouble us to no end. The […]
Dedication
Before a seafaring vessel is launched it is given a ceremony, a sending off as it begins its lifelong journey on the seas. It will not ever return to the dry dock it was born in, except perhaps to be dismantled, and as to where it shall go only providence knows. But what is known […]