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I never thought this would be a scenario I would ever find myself in. And I may have exaggerated a bit in the title of this post. After what I've been through the last few months in my job I started smoking again. The challenges I faced at work had both a positive and...

Aint no use sitting around and sulking. Nobody is going to get things done for me. So get up. go get'em!  I thought I'd start by completing some yearly reviews... watch this space: 2022 - ?? 2021 - ?? 2020 - ?? 2019 - Holding on 2018 - Priorities 2017 - Unexpected...

I've recently found myself on the wrong side of a mandatory vaccination policy of the company that I work for. When my breach of policy became official I was put on leave until it all got sorted. This ended up being 4 weeks leave. During these 4 weeks I found myself...

Many people will be glad this year is over. But I am afraid not much is going to change going into 2021. With COVID-19 sweeping again across the country and the world I cannot see things go back to "normal" anytime soon. What is normal anyway? The new norm of working...

I was blown away by this talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-079YIasck   5 Hindrances: - Sensual desire: From senses, as you climb you get distracted, hunger, etc. - Ill will/aversion - negative emotions, dislike against something/ situation / person. In climbing...

It's day one hundred and fifty something of lockdown. Will we ever get out of this? Will it ever get back to normal? Is this the new normal? Here's the things that have been consuming my life the last 4 months: Work My Son Sleep Star Craft 2 Studying Home...

I've been reading about the Sumerians and the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic tale (or poem) that is found on a tablet that is the second oldest surviving piece of "literature" in the world. The tale of Gilgamesh was discovered in 1849 CE by the archaeologist Austin Henry...

In my journey to start to follow the 12 rules for life by Jordan B. Peterson I am going to focus on this one for the next week: Stand up straight with your shoulders back Posture means a lot. Standing up straight, shoulders back does a lot more than we realize. It...

As the lockdown continues I start to make peace with the fact that this way of living will be my life for the largest part of the rest of the year. I'm thinking maybe even until September. It's now when you really start to think about things in a more permanent sense:...