Tag: Life

FAUX: THE NEW REAL

FAUX: THE NEW REAL

In my higgorance and naivety I've fallen for the fancy synonym for "fake" too many times, and in this case, once is too many times... All kinds of things are advertised as being "faux" these days, the word being paraded as though "faux" were something chic, valuable and amazingly desirable. And of course many things … Continue reading FAUX: THE NEW REAL

STAYING IN TOUCH WITH YOURSELF

STAYING IN TOUCH WITH YOURSELF

Who are you? What are you made of? Have you been in touch with yourself lately? I don't want to contribute to the "me" mentality raging all around us and in us, but staying in touch seems like an important thing to do... I've been realizing how relevant staying in touch with my roots is … Continue reading STAYING IN TOUCH WITH YOURSELF

THE ANTIDOTE TO BOREDOM

THE ANTIDOTE TO BOREDOM

Many of us fail to live our lives to the full. Countless people reach old age wishing they had done things differently, and that they had made more of their time on earth... Here's the second half of my rant on the subject of boredom. It's the biggest half (joke). I wrote in the shortest half … Continue reading THE ANTIDOTE TO BOREDOM

HOLY BOREDOM

HOLY BOREDOM

An old song by a British band I once liked was titled “I'm bored”. I've identified with the sentiments of the song numerous times in my life, and this little admission forms the basis of a theory of mine which I believe explains many maladies in our world... I was listening to a discussion about Don … Continue reading HOLY BOREDOM

IT’S LIFE…(your name)… BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT…

IT’S LIFE…(your name)… BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT…

We dream, we plan, we think, we strategize. We try to manoeuvre the pieces of our lives in the hope that one day...one day...everything will be just right. But somehow things never turn out quite as we imagined. In fact, they often turn out very differently. Just as we think we're getting used to things, … Continue reading IT’S LIFE…(your name)… BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT…