The Dalai is a wise man. I shall be remembering these words as I continue to keep my head down, with my start up. This will be a bit of an update post, rather than an amazing-tips-for-simplification-post. Please forgive the self-indulgence, but hopefully it explains my absence and current perspective. What a few weeks... I've … Continue reading Start Down
Simply Solitude
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
One of These Things First
One of my favorite songs is by the great Nick Drake, called One of These Things First. It’s a wonderful tune about 'could haves' - Nick's fragile, angelic voice tells us that he could have been many things. The full lyrics are posted below. Hear the song on YouTube Nick could well have been many … Continue reading One of These Things First
Starting to Finish
One of the tricks of meditation is to gently bring one's mind back from the various thoughts that seem to spring eternal, as if from some internal thought fountain, each time they wander. The goal (if tricks and goals can be applied to meditation) is attentiveness. To be fully conscious of the moment - without letting … Continue reading Starting to Finish
Finishing – A Simple House
Those of you following closely (thanking-ye) will know I spent 11 months in Kenya with my best mate Tim designing and building a house, called Ruby (my late Grandmother's name). Photos below. Here's a couple of my previous musings: Building a simple house The simple house Those following even more closely will have learned that … Continue reading Finishing – A Simple House
Simple Venturing
What heats up must cool down… From the baking heat and relaxation back to London. Trying, oh so hard, to retain the best bits of London in Kenya and the best bits of Kenya in London. Spying on myself in each place - using the juxtapositions to explore the essence of Simpletom, to determine what … Continue reading Simple Venturing
Bettering
I remember sitting by a pool in Bali (the struggles) on my gap year and writing in my diary that I wanted to become 'a better person'. I had read the requisite amount of Dostoevsky, Hesse, Eliot and Somerset Maugham to know that my previous aspirations - to become rich, successful and renowned - would … Continue reading Bettering
24 Hours Later
24 hours ago, I was (at the time or writing, not posting) on the tube somewhere between Acton and Rayners Lane. In these 24 hours I have transported myself through time, continents and society. Since landing on Kenyan soil I have watched a group of people surround the staff at an airport gate and shout, … Continue reading 24 Hours Later
A Hard Day’s Night
We’ve gazed into the eyes of creatures on the bottom of the oceans, played with the dark side of the moon and as of the last few weeks, potentially managed to make something travel quicker than the speed of light. Clever beings are we. Yet I still find it somewhat strange… amusing even, that Michael … Continue reading A Hard Day’s Night
Simple Destiny Control
(Happy 11.11.11 folks...) One of my greatest friends attacks his creative outlet with an almost religious zeal. He is a veritable inspiration. At eighteen he could hardly play a note on the guitar, had a weak voice and little sense of rhythm (sorry “TJ”). Despite these dauntingly major hurdles, he decided he wanted to become … Continue reading Simple Destiny Control
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