I spend so much time on my own either at work or at home. So that when my mind becomes beset with troubles they take on a life of their own. My suffering becomes worse as negative thoughts, fears, and emotions all are magnified when I’m isolated from others. My imagination runs amok and what […]
The most powerful force in your world
Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with an impure mind a person speaks or acts suffering follows him like the wheel that follows the foot of the ox. The Dhammapada Verse 1. We tend to think that the most powerful forces are either those of technology (perhaps […]
I’ll be there for you… What does it take to have a friend and be one?
I’ll be there for you… That’s the opening for the tv series Friends. I’ve noticed that they argue and fight, but they are there for each other when things get tough. I remember thinking back in the 90’s when I first watched Friends that this is what I want, even just a little. It’s still […]
Anxiety and decision making: why is it so hard?
My palms are clammy, I feel cold, a chill comes over me. A trembling in my hands, my breathing becomes faster. I worry, I think, and think some more, the same problems and fears over and over. I have to make a decision, and now is a good time right? When I’m anxious or afraid […]
Living with perpetual Doubt
‘My life has been filled with terrible misfortune, most of which never happened’ – Michel de Montaigne I don’t see myself as a creator, entrepreneur. I have never thought of myself as a writer or artist. Whatever ideas I might have had were ground out of me in my youth. However, the idea of ceating […]
Why is it so hard to say goodbye?
‘All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.’ – Anatole France We have to say goodbye a lot in our lives. Not just relationships, but old homes, possessions, habits and more. […]