Back in 2014 I completed a course at Monash University on Mindfulness. At the time, I had no real interest in the subject other than idle curiosity. I, like many people, had a preconceived notion that being mindful was sitting on the side of a hill with a Tibetan Singing Bowl and chanting, “Oh mani-ard-meContinue reading “Climb That Mountain”
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The Squishy Stuff–part 4
Home In the quest to find if there is any truth in the statement, ‘what you think, you will become’ we explored many techniques from telling yourself to be rich, to fears and pessimism that hold people back from achieving their potential. One source of information is Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. HillContinue reading “The Squishy Stuff–part 4”
The Squishy Stuff-part 3
Reality is a story we create for ourselves.
The Squishy Stuff-part 2
To further explore the idea that ‘what you think, you will become’ we must look at possibly the most successful of all self-improvement books, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, published in 1937. While much of the book is about ways to become wealthy, the author insists following 13 principles in the form ofContinue reading “The Squishy Stuff-part 2”
The Squishy Stuff (episode 1)
What you think, you will become.
How COVID-19 Affects Your Face
The rapid spread of COVID-19 throughout the world’s population, and in particular the United States, has forced much of the population to cover their faces. Not seeing citizen’s faces in public places has law enforcement agencies scratching their heads. Your Face Says a Lot About You Most of us look at our faces in theContinue reading “How COVID-19 Affects Your Face”
Coronaspiracy and the 5-Gee Whiz
The Chinese government is dragging its feet over investigations into the origin of COVID-19. Populations around the world went into lock-down, alarmed by rising death tolls. Such a wide-spread catastrophe was in the pipeline for a decade or more awaiting a time when the mankind would submit to the promise of hope. Corporations such asContinue reading “Coronaspiracy and the 5-Gee Whiz”
Blogging is not writing, it’s graffiti with punctuation
Hollywood star Matt Damon recalls a notice attached to the copy of a screenplay he received. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the note read, “Read this then go wash your hands.” That instruction to ‘wash your hands’ from ten years before the current crisis, foretold a plight that later grew into a crucial truth inContinue reading “Blogging is not writing, it’s graffiti with punctuation”
Do as the Minister says, not what he does
Glasshouse Mountains
Australians Have Gone Mad
And it may be catching! Back in 1564, the year William Shakespeare was born, a weaver’s apprentice died. It was in a quaint English village. There was nothing particular about the young chap’s death because in those days death among the young was common. What set the apprentice weaver’s demise apart from others was theContinue reading “Australians Have Gone Mad”
