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“The problem is you are looking to everyone else for validation that you are worthy of life, worthy to be breathing .” I was only 22 yea...

Another Saturday like all others, but since it got to a wild 23°C (73°F), it was officially warm enough to be considered the first summer...

"Introvert Talks" is meant to be a new initiative or theme, where I myself as an introvert, just talk about reflections and th...

I've listened to a lot of people in my life and have benefitted from hearing and understanding many of them. Listening is an excellent s...

The phrase "adulting" is occasionally used flippantly, but for many of us, it's a daily reality that involves a variety of emot...

Image source Some years ago, there was this tall, dark, middle aged man, who moved about selling stickers to students in different schoo...

https://pixabay.com/photos/virtual-reality-woman-technology-4490469/ The other day, after meeting up with an ex-girlfriend for brunch, a...

We Talk Friday (WTF) This is a semi-regular series that I will run on Fridays to hold discussions on a current topic from the week gone...

Should a religion or any spiritual path follow the tides of time and evolve as society does? Values change over time, so why shouldn’t a ...

Aaargh.... these markets. Just when I thought it was a good time to buy, it has fallen even further. I should have made some posts abou...

Image   Don't look for love in an attractive face, or a perfect body, or skin colour. Don't look for it in a seductive way of walking. L...

The deeper you go, the more you'll see, Though the dark enfolds and holds you tight. You try to slow, too fast the stream, Loosened th...

A farmer shouldn't be too wise. This was said by a client today, who heard it when he was much younger from an old farmer who lived nex...

I think one of the reasons that society in general is so disrupted and volatile at the moment is, that there is an ongoing fight against ...

Lately, a favorite content creator aka “writer” (remember that word? I feel old using it! Or even author...

Every individual on this Planet Earth, born, will have a different interpretation about it. However, the basic principle that everyone te...

A lot of governments are getting pretty deportation happy, even if not as dramatically as the US government has operated recently. Howeve...

He struggled, he scratched out, he never left his room, he went crazy and he’d say ‘well I’m writing only the tip of the iceberg of what...

Believe it or not, I actually read a book. It's not that I can't read, it's just that I find reading to be a tedious exercise. I'll b...

I don't have any close friends in Los Angeles who can give me a more eyewitness account of what is happening with the protests, riots and...

I'm never sure what way to start these posts of mine, where I reflect upon what is happening in the world right now. As I try to find the...

Image edited by @maykit55 in canva Several days ago someone asked me why am I still here? I thought he was referring to why I was still...

I've listened to a lot of people in my life and have benefitted from hearing and understanding many of them. Listening is an excellent s...

Image   The pain they leave you with never goes away. Not because you cling to it, but because there are wounds that transcend what word...

“Everything happens for a reason.” I hate those platitudes. There is something to them, obviously, and actually something interesting on ...

I came across an interesting question in a financial article about the dangers of asking AI for financial advice, and in it was an intere...

I've changed. Not just in the way I talk, feel, or act-but in almost everything. I've changed.At first, that made me feel bad. I kept as...

My niece-in-law (I believe that is not really a thing) had a family gathering to celebrate her graduating from university - and she got v...

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought. - Blaise Pascal - This was the quote for this week's Weekend Engagement. Two questions peak...

What a week it was! Working as many hours as possible to meet financial goals, getting drained out of every ounce of energy in the proces...