How clearly do you see beauty and where do you seek it? "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", they say. I take to mean that an individual who may not be considered beautiful by one person may

How much sadness in your life is produced by your own thoughts? That's probably a difficult metric to determine however is an important concept to consider; In my humble opinion at least. Some believe

What have you built lately? A building, financial savings, a persona or hive brand maybe? Each and every day humans go about the task of building things. We're probably the most prolific builders on the

The spark becomes a flame burning more and more brightly, but even the brightest flame becomes an ember, then dies completely. It's a cycle; A beginning, middle and inevitable end, and no matter how brightly

Having no one read my blog is not unusual; There's so much content to get through here that people don't have the time to get to everything and so some blogs get overlooked. I guess also it's easier to

It doesn't ever come back around...The river...It flows only one way on its journey, much like life and the passing of time. That also only goes one way also and, as much as we may like there to be, there

What does home mean? Is it only one location, your house in the suburbs, or is it wherever you are? I guess that's dependant on many factors and is quite subjective although in my mind I don't believe

I took this image from Echo Point, deep in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It's a shot overlooking the Three Sisters, those three rock spires you can see. It's a spectacular sight in person,

I don't think a human can constantly feel upbeat, positive and energised...Is it possible to do be this way all the time? If it is I haven't learned the knack of it. No matter how earnestly I try, how

This is a picture of Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, (also called villa Île-de-France). It was built between 1905 and 1912 for the Baroness Béatrice de Rothschild a mega-wealthy member of the Rothschild

Most people like to be well thought of, and often, a person who pleasing other people can make those people think more highly or fondly of them; It's a simple concept. Although a concept that can become

I've never met a person whose life has travelled a single path in life; Life-events occur leading us this way and that and we need to make decisions as to which path to follow. Those choices can often

I sat here for a while, watching the water pass by on its way to wherever it was going. The sound was its passing, the birds above and the breeze moving the trees back and forth. It made me think about

Like many others I hold a few phrases as important in my life; They form a loose guide, an ethos as such, to the do's and do not's that I mostly adhere to in life. One of them is: If someone or something

I can't recall exactly when I realised my life was simply a reflection of myself and what I put into it; That was a while ago now though, and since then I've been careful to make sure that reflection resembled

Like most, I have had people drift into, then out of, my life; The result of which has sometimes caused me concern, the feeling of loss, or conversely, the feeling of happiness and relief that they have

We are all troubled and blessed in our lives, hopefully more of the latter of course, however tribulations visit us from time to time. Life is longer than a day, however at the end of each one, each day,

I believe a person's life will reflect who they are within themselves. Be the right person within and that will reflect outwards for all to see. I believe, also, that by choosing to be the right person

I went for a walk today, a nice break from languishing at home. The sun was shining warm on my skin, a breeze provided a cooling effect and brought with it the scent of the turning of the seasons, the

It took me a while to realise time is circular and not lineal; And therefore my life is also. As a younger person I felt quite certain I was on a journey to a place, that if I moved ever forward I would