A few years ago, I experienced behaviours in a workplace that were akin to bullying. I don't believe that I was totally blameless. In my opinion, I wasn't being the best and most resourceful version of me and, like it or not, how I was being in that job led to me being bullied. I…
In the past, I have found that I generally try to avoid saying that I am busy. Sometimes, I even go so far as making more and more commitments in an attempt to "prove" to myself that I am not busy. I think there are a couple of reasons behind my unwillingness to admit that…
At the weekend I sat at my laptop for quite some time, trying to write a blog post for Monday. When no obvious topics came to mind, I worked my way through my list of drafts, with the aim of finding one that I could polish into a suitable post. Success wasn't really on my…
Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of language, while in fact language remains the master of man. Martin Heidegger As we look at how language as evolved over many centuries, we can see evidence of the way in which humans have shaped it. Over many years, we have merged together different…
Why bother? I am not going to get anywhere anyway! This, in my interpretation, is resignation; the mood of giving up. In much the same way as the customs dogs at the airport can sniff out banned substances with apparent ease, resignation can sniff out the very slightest hint of possibility in any situation. Unlike…
This week, I have been reflecting on procrastinaton. I think this is something that most of us do from time to time, and I am keen to hear your thoughts about it. What does procrastination mean to you, and what tasks are you likely to procrastinate on? I believe that I have a tendency to…
An Ontological Life 