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…
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…
Only love expands intelligence. To live in love is to accept the other and the conditions of his existence as a source of richness, not as opposition, restriction or limitation.Humberto Maturana Humberto Maturana is a biologist who designed and executed biological experiments that supported a philosophical viewpoint that we create our own reality. So, through…
I love the theatre. More specifically, I love musical theatre. If money was no object, you would find me flitting between West End and Broadway, watching the latest shows multiple times and from multiple different seats in each theatre so that I could see them from many different perspectives. My love of theatre does not…
As we commenced the third and final level of the coaching course, I could feel myself operating mostly from humility and peace. I assessed this to be a result of my previous learning around taking care of myself; I was going to be kind to myself. There was also a small amount of anxiety around…
When I first created my blog, An Ontological Life, I wanted it to be an experience for my readers. I also wanted it to be an honest account of my self-doubt journey, with the ultimate aim of it becoming the story of how I have applied an onotogical approach in my every day life. I…
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