Other Ramblings
Random stuff that can’t fit anywhere else
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Life is about play, and why we need more of it
What’s missing in my life? Well many things but one I can identify is time for fun. Messing about, play. Sometimes I don’t want a goal a purpose to work towards. Measure my success rate,…
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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…
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The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
Once you learn how to die you learn how to live Morrie Schwartz What’s happening?!! I’m in tears here. Trembling all over, gasping for breath. I can’t stop it. What’s going on!? It feels both…
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Wild at heart: the seductive quality of nature
Have you ever seen the film Into the Wild? It’s based on the true story of a young man, Christopher McCandless, who leaves everything behind to venture out into the world on his own. Another is the…
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I wish I was somebody else……
My social anxiety has affected me in so many ways. So much that when I look at what I’ve done with my life, is see little of consequence. I look back at the person I…
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Do you hate being nice all the time?
Nice. I hate that word, and good too. Isn’t Richard nice. Nice, nice, nice. He’s a good boy. Modest, unassuming, impeccable manners. He’s very nice. I hate being nice all the time. Sometimes I just…