Explorations of simplicity and simple living
We are who we are. No matter how hard we try, we’re unlikely a Damascene moment will transform us into the person we’d always hoped we’d be. You might if you try over a number of years, change a bit. But it’s unlikely. Plus, we forget that we can get worse as well as better. Years … Continue reading Why Standing Still is Better Than Movement
Congratulations, you’re very ordinary. As I sit and write this, I overlook a tropical lagoon, mangroves and a few fishermen warming in the morning sun. A few energetic swifts wheel in a faint haze – evidence that despite the dry red earth and cloudless skies, the baked earth breathes life each day. I am perched … Continue reading Intra-ordinary
I read this article today, where Jeff Haden explains some of the reasons why you aren’t happy. Before we start, tweet the author and tell him his article made you a little happier if you like it. That would be nice, regardless of whether you agree with what I write below @jeff_haden The article made me … Continue reading How Many People Could You Call At 3am? On Richness
I read a good post from Zenhabits this morning, which nicely juxtaposes my last. If there were one habit or skill that he would focus on, it would be learning to be happy with himself. It rang true. Is there anything as important as learning to love who you ARE? Not what you might, could, … Continue reading Just You
They say that confidence is everything. Yet our ability to manipulate that confidence is also very powerful. Alastair Campbell wrote a beautiful piece recently which explores his struggle with the beast of self doubt. Surprising, given most of us assumed he had unwavering self-belief. Confidence is often a self-fulfilling prophecy. If we doubt ourselves, our … Continue reading King Con(fidence)
Like many a seeker I found, lost, found and ultimately lost myself in Dharmasala. I remember thinking that if I was to get a tattoo at that time, as a 19 year-old is want to, it would have been of a traveller with a cane over his shoulder, with all his worldy possessions tied into … Continue reading Simply Solitude
I’ve been in Berlin now for all of three weeks, so this may well be premature, but this city seems to embody simplicity so much more than London. I’m moderately hard on London in my posts. I wonder whether this is because it was the city I grew up in and, therefore, an expression of … Continue reading B-Town, Simplicity and Authenticity
