“People say that we’re searching for the meaning of life. I don’t think that’s it at all. I think what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences in the…
Date Archives November 2007
dingy cafes
And so I find myself sitting in a dingy café that lured me in with the offer of free Internet access. Only the access is not really free. You have to buy their coffee, of…
writer’s journey
During my Saturday morning surfing, I came upon these three sites: http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/ http://www.nikinielsen.com/bio.html http://www.areyoumywife.blogspot.com/ These sites have really got me thinking about my dreams. I have tended to do one thing to the next without…
happy thanksgiving
No turkey for me today. Being an expat, I haven’t celebrated Thanksgiving in 6 years and it was only reading a post from Raw Dawg that reminded that today is Thanksgiving. I am about as…
new reading list
“Writers are always watching people. In order to have output, we need to have input.” I am a tired puppy tonight. And once again, I ate the foulest tasting hamburger in the world. But there…
NLP Taster Evening
A quick commercial for a really cool event we’re running in December. If you’re in the area, please do come along. I promise it will be fun, informative, and full of magical moments. How can…
happiness is
Instant happiness is FORGET the past; FUCK the future, BE here now! (early morning insight while lying in my hotel bed)
work life balance
Work life balance is a myth. To be balanced is to be mediocre. Even Jesus eluded to this in the Book of Revelations: ‘…you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one…
do we need a map?
The map is not the territory. If you have the territory, why would you need a map? A map presupposes a destination, an endpoint to obtain, a goal. If I sent you an email that…
death part II
Death, he gets his gratification By serving man his termination And when all men meet their expiration Death gives no explanation.
mystical flow
The most beautiful and most profound emotion we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. It is the source of all true science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no…
death part I
Death hides behind every corner, every bend. To some he is an enemy, to some he is a friend. Death favours those who live in sin. But he claims all in the end.
question no. 53
Question number 53 is courtesy of those funky business boys. The Nobel Prize winning Mr. Henry Kissinger is reputed to have started a press conference with the question: ‘Does anyone have any questions for my…
stirling nights
The barista in training told me there were several good places to eat in Stirling. I told him I would be here for several weeks which would give me plenty of time to try them…