After suffering for years from anxiety, doubt and depressed moods, I started doing what seemed the obvious, reading books. I read many Self-help books to address my suffering and live a better life. But now it has me. After over a decade of research, I wondered if all the reading was necessary. Doubts about self-help … Read more
What seems to get lost in the Atheist-Theist debates is just how different the respective worldviews are. Theists and atheists seemingly fail to notice the absence of other religions like Buddhism in this debate. Here I contrast what I know about two differing worldviews that affect debates and conversations about religion and philosophy. In the … Read more
Recently I had a much need holiday in Penzance and attended the Newlyn Art School and the Coast course run by Imogen Bone.Looking back, I enjoyed my time there; Cornwall is the best for an art escape, with its more rugged scenery. The group spent all four days outside sketching, although it had to be … Read more
On my journey into art, I’ve learned to use it to help flourish and address the suffering that plagued my life for so long. I never looked much at art before, but I had an idea for many years to try my hand at it. A few years ago, I put aside my indecision and … Read more
A question sometimes asked about art and artists is ‘Does art always have to have a purpose?’ Modern art begs this question because the art found in art galleries and museums is confusing and absurd. There’s also the history of ‘art for art’s sake; most advocated by Abbott McNeal Whistler, who makes art for its … Read more
If I see one mistake cropping up repeatedly in social discourse and our personal lives its the belief that the world has to fit our beliefs and expectations. What do I mean by this? Consider an everyday scenario: Caught in a traffic jam. We think, ‘It should not be happening like this!’ Our expectations are … Read more