Reflections

Most of my posts are reflections on life and my experiences living it, with the intent to understand why we do the things we do and whether we can improve upon them. These cover many various topics, but

Water is life. ‎You might never really understand how True these statement is until you become extremely thirsty. ‎I was at the farm and we work and work then suddenly the water finished without me having

Well, as are most, ours is a broken family to start with. I have done all I can to keep it together. But it cannot be one person doing all the giving and the other just receiving. And she kept breaking

100% of what you don't try. My life experience has taught me that trying to achieve what you dream of is key. Not doing it doesn't really protect you, it just ensures that you don't have the opportunity

How come relationships are so hard? Are they hard? I don't think so. At least, I don't think they need be. However, I think they are getting harder to navigate in the current environment of selfishness,

As human beings, we are creatures that are never satisfied, and I think that is good to a great extent because it makes us evolve. How do we think of making great changes in humanity in terms of development

This will be a weekly Sunday hangout between friends, where everyone else is also invited to join in on the conversations. A Sunday party for Hive users to interact and just talk crap about whatever happens

I've always taken pride in being self aware, you know understand yourself and others, understanding where someone else is coming from, giving others grace, what propels people to take the action they do,

‎"I better not say anything, so as not to create a problem.""I'm going, even though I don't feel like it, so as not to look bad.""I agree with him, even if it's not what I

I was sitting as I always do, my fingers moving mechanically. Scrolling up, down, and up again. No purpose. Hours passed. Short clips, fleeting images, empty laughs. When I finally turned off the screen,

I was talking to one of the regulars at the gym this evening, who is in his late fifties. We chat occasionally and he is a small business owner with a relatively physical job, though he has a handful of

Friendship, the bond that unites two people as if they were siblings.

After all the work done in the basement throughout the summer, I decided it was finally time to enjoy it a little. That required more work. The shower down there was filled with junk and the floor covered

Perhaps it's just a coincidence - my good mood this past week seems to have lined up with dogsitting the neighbour's wire haired pointer, Amy. Yes I know, who calls a dog Amy? I have yet to ask. The fact

‎ ‎ ‎Those simple, consistent efforts matters, you don't have to do it all at once. It's still better than procrastinating and waiting for a particular time to get something done or a big breakthrough

There are many different concepts of family today, and there is much talk on the subject; personally, I believe that family is whatever the heart tells you it is, beyond blood ties. My family was very

I used to believe in that of... * "If we are destined, we will meet later."* Today I no longer believe it that way, today I rather believe that love is not postponed: it is chosen in the present,

source do you still remember your childhood days vividly clear like it was yesterday?, do you still remember running in the rain, shouting and chasing each other , playing in the sand, do you still remember

We Talk Friday (WTF) This is a semi-regular series that I will run on Fridays to hold discussions on a current topic from the week gone. The aim is to keep them light and conversational, though some might