"The attitude of gratitude is the place of true joy, the real McCoy,it’s a place of giving, not taking,of being authentic,not faking,it’s part of the human condition to push forward a mission to make the world a better place,which isn’t easy when you get caught up in the rat race. Anger, envy, ego, self,they are the antithesis, the ...
TRUE JOY
"The hunt for the holy grail,it's on the trail which leads to pure joy,which you find not by looking out but looking in,deep below your skin. Pleasure is a transient treasure,it’s in sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll,it’s not in your soul,it’s in taking, not giving,it’s a fleeting high,to which you’re always saying goodbye. Happiness is taking ...
THE HOLY GRAIL
"The holy grail, an escape from going stale, peace of mind, you will find, if your body, mind, soul and heart are in sync, a work of art. With the right state of mind, you will find that peace of mind. If you feel gratitude and contentment, not resentment, if you stop chasing, racing, you will find that peace of mind. Don't consign yourself ...
BEHIND THE MASK: GETTING TO KNOW MYSELF…
I was having a private message 'chat' with my new, unofficial writing mentor yesterday and, re one of the exchanges, she said, "love this! this is a beautiful blog post, as is": I guess that she meant that what I had just said would make a great blog - so here it is... "Depression, mental illness/health/wellness, anxiety ...
OUR PURPOSE IN LIFE
What is our purpose in life? I think, for what it's worth, that whether one takes a religious position on the question or looks at it from a Darwinian angle, we do have a purpose in life or, rather, we do have a role to play on Earth - in the universe. IMHO, we are here to ...
BIBI WINS AGAIN. DON’T JUST GRUMBLE, SIT BACK AND WAIT FOR THE NEXT ELECTION…
So many of us, in light of Israel’s election result, are on a scale between ‘a bit down’ and ‘utterly despondent’, so many of us feel that an opportunity for change, an opportunity to ‘clean the sewer’, an opportunity to sweep away political corruption, legal and moral, an opportunity to introduce fairness, equality, kindness, empathy, ...
LIFE’S MOST BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE
The second most beautiful experience we can have in life is witnessing compassion, empathy, love and kindness, witnessing the manifestation of the very best of humanity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5umUPJ2G4Y THE most beautiful experience we can enjoy in life is acting - OURSELVES – with compassion, empathy, love and kindness and witnessing the reaction from those towards whom the humanity ...
A LITTLE KINDNESS GOES A LONG WAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thk2KJFU2iM A little bit of effort in the realm of kindness can have a huge effect on people's lives. I've just been watching Yaf, my wife, slicing some cake, wrapping it lovingly, ribbons and all...she's off to visit a friend who has just come out of hospital. Yaf could have just taken the cake but, no, she ...