Right or wrong versus context

Today we are going to explore a subject that is glaringly obvious, yet, somehow, seems to be overlooked by most people – especially with respect to their feelings and emotional reactions, and that is: How can you be right (or wrong) without a definition of the context of the answer? At the simplest level this […]

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John’s weight loss blog

For some strange reason I suddenly feel compelled to lose the irritating (and hugely stubborn) final last half a stone that has been bothering me for the last 5 years, and for some even stranger reason I feel the need to try and capture my thoughts and my feelings for the next 30 days or […]

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My life purpose

The last six months of my life have seen a lot of change and upheaval and this has challenged many of my values and beliefs, it has also afforded me the opportunity to take stock of who I am, what I want and where I am going. In the summer I will become 50 years […]

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Spiritual me

What does spirituality mean? Why would a person be interested in becoming more spiritual? What do you get from it? What is the difference between spirituality and religion? These are the types of questions I have been asking myself over the last 10 years, these days, I find it even harder to express what spirituality […]

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Are our thoughts helpful or not?

Thoughts are a funny thing (if you think about it!) – sometimes we want them, sometimes they help us, sometimes we can’t stop them, sometimes they are happy and sometimes they are sad. Often they just bubble up out of nowhere and other times our thoughts are about other people, events, memories or perhaps future […]

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Pull your selfs back together

To me the phrase “just pull yourself together” is naive and nonsensical, because if you think about it, who is pulling who back together?  Who knows how you should be and who is the bit that has moved away? Additionally, who is the self you will be again once you have reconnected? I realise this […]

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10 self help videos I like

My favourite videos I thought I would link to some of my favourite YouTube videos. No specific topics just things that inspire me and people who are passionate about what they do, however, I do love science. Carl Sagan – Incredible symphony of life I just love this compilation and listen to it every morning […]

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