Voices Speak Louder Than Words
Who do you believe? I suppose it depends on who you trust. Sometimes though it is a case of the loudest voice being the most persuasive, so it's handy to know where the volume control is. There's also an on-off switch.
Don’t Tell Me I’m Neurotic!
We all need to categorise people sometimes, it helps us think and navigate in our lives, but labels are for labellers. Things won't object to being labelled, but people should. When labels stick they can be a nuisance, and if I choose to wear a label somebody else has applied to me it probably won't reflect whom I am.
Hearing What’s Needed
When you hear it, make sure you understand what is meant, in that particular case.
There Are No Bad Questions But There Are Lazy Ones
But there are lazy ones. Questions are the single, most powerful tool we have in language. They can transform your life. They also shape your life, and its one of those you-only-get-out-what-you-put-in things. So there are some questions I mistrust. And, because of the misery they can cause, so should you.
When to Ignore Your ‘Inner Life’
Spend too much time on the inner life and you risk another sort of impoverishment; there is a time to engage with life and even eat a few lotus flowers.
Ready to Meet the Cost of Life?
There is no manual for living to train us to do it well, and no diploma to say that we are ready for what life could throw at us. We may not be able to fix the things that get in the way of our happiness and fulfilment, but that needn't stop us being happier and more fulfilled. Don't all rush, there's plenty of time. Why do today what you can put off 'til tomorrow.
Do You Want To Properly Connect With Others?
By 'connect' I mean find a space where you can understand each other. As you watch this video, stick with it. It is more than it appears to be.
Can’t See Outside the Box?
I recently posted on laughter. Here's a video that might help.
Looking Both Ways At Once
In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus is the god of beginnings and transitions, and so of gates, doors, doorways, passages and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces, since he looks to the future and to the past. Just as we do when we approach the end of a year.
