Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement speech is worth watching if you’ve never heard it before. You can’t connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will connect somewhere in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. [...] Read more »
Blatantly Honest Responses to ‘Giving Up on Life’
credit: h.koppdelaney A few months back I wrote a post titled Giving Up on Life as a response to a search string that someone had used to visit here: “when it’s time to give up on life”. I’d like to share with you a reader’s response to that particular post. From Tom: Giving up seems [...] Read more »
Will your Quest for Success be your Downfall?
Thought: When you find what you are looking for in life, what’s next? It’s funny how so many people are on a never ending quest to be better, richer, more successful. We want to be the best we can in life, and sometimes that quest seems to be never ending. Isn’t that the point though? [...] Read more »
Giving up on life
credit: mkorchia Have you hit rock bottom? Are things not going well for you right at this moment in life? I’m not here to patronise you by telling you that everything is ok, and life is always easy. I would like to tell you that life really does surprise you sometimes, and things often have [...] Read more »
Hundreds walk past a collapsed teenager
credit: le vent le cri When you read articles like this one about a collapsed teenager who received no help from hundreds of people who walked past, do you suppose this is an indication of today’s society in general? Or is there a reason people don’t like to help out? This isn’t the first article [...] Read more »
The heart of life
credit: nattu Is it just me or does the daily news seem to be grim these days? There are so many sad things that happen in the world. While I’ve never wanted my kids to be overly sheltered or have a false sense of security, lately I’ve found it’s increasingly difficult to even listen [...] Read more »
One minute you’re sitting on a park bench…
credit: estmsk It’s funny how the excitement of ‘stuff’ diminishes with time. I’m reminded of the post Christmas period – so much excitement as toys and gifts are ripped open! Then a few weeks later, the same things are left lying around unused. There are so many things in life that have amazing appeal [...] Read more »
Career paths vs happiness: which road are you on?
credit: awezmazs If you’re like me and have done some soul searching regarding work, careers and general ambitions for life at any stage, I’m sure you would have come across the following questions: “What would you do if you weren’t worried about being paid?” or, “What do you really enjoy doing?” It’s well [...] Read more »
Giving and receiving: a new approach
If it’s by some obscure sequence of clicks that you’ve landed on this post, welcome! You’re in for a treat: to be challenged on the way we think about giving and receiving. credit: echoesofstars If you’re anything like me, you’re probably interested in making your life count for something. We may have different agendas, but [...] Read more »
The fragility of life: a wake up call
credit: Lambholic ▲ Sometimes it takes a wake up call for us to recognise what our real values are in life: how much we appreciate our loved ones, our families. The wake up call can come in many forms such as a near miss, a close call or minor accident that could have been fatal. [...] Read more »
