Mindfulness
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“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Imagine you’re at a bus stop with just one other person that you don’t know. It’s dusk and the street is quiet. You notice that the other person, who isn’t standing close to you, is speaking softly as they gaze intently at the ground in front themself, clearly not talking to you. Would this persons Continue reading
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“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it” – Rumi
Our attention is under constant pressure from a huge array of outside sources, so it’s no wonder that studies now confirm the attention span of the average human to be 8.25 seconds. You’ll note that I say ‘outside sources’, this is because humans tend to use a broad brush when describing our inner world, even Continue reading
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“With age comes wisdom, but sometimes ages comes alone” – Oscar Wilde
What makes a person wise? And what is wisdom anyway? The word alone sounds grand, elevated, respected or even honoured, and yet wisdom is no more than a set of character traits and qualities that can be acquired. In fact, becoming a wiser person ought to be considered just as worthy and attainable an ambition Continue reading
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Making friends with reality
Driving from urban to suburban this morning took ten minutes, time enough for the illusion of free movement, unimpeded and graceful mechanical ease, superb. Of course it couldn’t last, and thankfully, I didn’t expect it to. I try my best not to argue with reality anymore, I never win anyway. An argument with reality is Continue reading
Denis Magee 