Premeditatio Malorum
2nd June 2025 There is a wonderful 2000-year-old technique for weathering life’s Storms. In ancient Greece & Rome, many prominent thinkers subscribed to a philosophy called Stoicism. As part of this philosophy, they practiced a thought exercise called ‘Premeditatio Malorum,’ which means premeditation of evils. It simply means taking a moment to think through everything […]
Your Sacred Self
1st June 2025 This lovely parable is from “Your Sacred Self” by Dr. Wayne Dyer, and it is one of the best explanations I have come across on the theory of ‘after death’ and the concept of ‘God.’ In a mother’s womb were two babies. One asked the other, “Do you believe in life after […]
The Fallen leaf..
31st May 2025 “I asked the leaf whether it was frightened because it was autumn &the other leaves were falling.” The leaf told me, ‘No. During the whole spring and summer I was completely alive. I worked hard to help nourish the tree & now much of me is in the tree. I am not […]
My Master is on the other side..
30th May 2025 We all fear the unknown, especially something which has not been experienced before. A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, “Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side.” Very quietly, the doctor replied, “Frankly Sir, […]
Yhprums law
19th May 2025 It’s the start of a wonderful week, lets start with a positive thought. I recently came across the ‘YHPRUM’s law’ which is playful take on Murphy’s Law spelt backwards, suggesting that “anything that can go right, will go right.” It’s the opposite of Murphy’s Law, which famously states that “If anything can […]
A lesson I wish I learned earlier:
18th May 2025 It’s perfectly ok to live a life that’s confusing to others. Go to bed at 10. Wake up at 5. Eat real foods. Go on long walks. Obsess over one thing. Read old books. Don’t gossip. Enjoy your favourite drink alone. Listen to some good old fashioned classical music. Go to the […]
Stop Comparing
16th May 2025 Comparison is the thief of joy.” ~Theodore Roosevelt I’ve lived most of my life comparing myself to others. At first, it was school and sports. But as I got older, I began comparing other metrics: work, income level, house size, and worldly successes. I have discovered there is an infinite number of […]
Cut your losses
14th May 2025 The film was dire. After an hour, I whispered to my wife: “Come on, let’s go home.” She replied: “No way. We’re not throwing away three hundred bucks.” “That’s no reason to stay,” I protested. “The money’s already gone.” This is the sunk cost fallacy at work—a thinking error! She glared at […]
Whatever happens is for good
10th May 2025 In life, with all the problems we face, we fail to realise that most problems are a blessing in disguise. We will never know, we will never feel it because our mind isn’t trained to see the best in the worst. Everything is a test, and each of them teaches us a […]
Anti Goals
5th May 2025 I came across the intriguing concept of “Anti-goals” from a book I was recently reading and it entirely changed my framework of setting goals. Anti-goals are things you deliberately choose not to do or be, serving as a framework for defining what you want to avoid in order to achieve your desired […]