Amphibian Philosophy
Affirmations are somewhat controversial things, because their intent is built around the prospect of positive thinking and self empowerment, but they're also plagued with terrible philosophies and ideas that use them in ineffective ways that lead to wishful thinking. It's always important to remember that just because you say to yourself "I can do this", … Continue reading Using Affirmations and Getting What You Want
Thoughts and emotions are an endlessly fascinating area to me, because they're both so closely connected that they can often also be confused with one another, and the challenge of disentangling yourself from intense emotional experiences or ruminative thoughts can be very difficult but also extremely rewarding. One thing that people don't seem to recognize … Continue reading How You Feel Is What You Really Think
Have you ever been through an experience where you've done a bunch of favors for people, such as working with them through some difficult tasks, or something simple like helping them move, and after a while you realized that they've given nothing back in return after expecting it? It feels pretty bad when this happens. … Continue reading The “Covert” Contract Problem – How Not To Deal With People
Readers of my blog and newcomers (welcome!) have likely encountered many people who have espoused extraordinary ideas and fantastical, idealistic claims. They exaggerate, use hyperbolic language, talk a big game and in general, tend to "appear" to have a lot of self-confidence and self-reassurance. Now this is lovely..assuming it's real, but what's important to keep … Continue reading Ideas Are Worthless Without Results
Something that has come to mind in recent weeks is the idea that ideas, or rather philosophical principles, are difficult to understand. It takes monumental amounts of work, according to some, to understand certain ideas behind philosophical systems or ideals. It requires intense examination, deconstruction, reconstruction and eventual, full understanding in order to finally get … Continue reading Understanding Ideas Is Not Hard, Integrating Is.
Don't worry about it! The worst advice you can get 🙂 The cognitive solution to worry
Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy has been one of my favourite series' to go back to again and again, not just because Batman is always an enjoyable, exciting superhero to go back to, but also because the themes underlying the overall story behind the Batman are philosophically interesting and incredibly inspiring. The primary things that … Continue reading Batman Begins – Birth
This short story was actually written up by me about a decade ago now..so when I was 21! I've been going through my old files and write ups and was surprised to have completely forgotten about this one, because upon finding it I was instantly reminded of how much I enjoyed writing it! As is … Continue reading Time and Eternity – Short Story
The soft, silky scarf that is wrapped around my hand is all that is left of what once was. What we were. As I stand by this river under the night sky, with a gentle breeze blowing by, the soft rustling of the grass in my ears, I longingly look at your scarf, the one … Continue reading Letting The Scarf Float
While these write ups are largely fictional, they also hold a lot of real moments in my life that I have experienced and are deeply personal. I write them when particularly strong pains hit me so I just write and don't edit. It's a painful energy and pressure that I need to release somewhere - … Continue reading Shattered Stars
Frog Machinery 