We're heading into the long Australian summer down under and for me, it's going to be filled with many days engaging in one of my favourite pastimes - sailing my 1960's era Sparrow class sailing dinghy. I have written about my love of sailing before, sharing my thoughts about its freedom and soul nourishing benefits.Continue reading "Catching A Breeze."
The Consequence.
The mob always will shout for "the strong man," the "great leader." For the mob hates society from which it is excluded. Hannah Arendt. It was inevitable. I tried to believe that something else would happen but I knew it in my bones - the outcome. Sitting here now, in the fallout, digesting it... ItContinue reading "The Consequence."
Friends In Fine Places
Of the many wonderful authors I've met over the years, one of my favourites has been undoubtedly the lovely and ever gracious Darlene Foster. Darlene has made her mark as a children's author and her series Amanda In... has been a staple in our home for many years. My daughter learnt to read with theContinue reading "Friends In Fine Places"
The Battle Lines for my Soul.
Reflecting on my life recently, it is clear to me that anxiety has played a huge role - and it has metastasized into behaviors that have been destructive. My anxiety has fueled my anger and my thought processes to view the world and the situations around me incorrectly. The storm in my head. This week,Continue reading "The Battle Lines for my Soul."
The Contest.
This week, I listened to a fascinating conversation between renowned psychiatrist and philospher Iain McGilchrist, Christian Apologist Justin Brierley & Christian Journalist & Broadcaster Belle Tindall on Seen & Unseen's Re-echanting podcast. Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist and philosopher, and author of the books ‘The Master And His Emissary’ and ‘The Matter With Things’.Iain’s thesisContinue reading "The Contest."
How My Soul Is Nourished.
Today's Daily Stoic prompt from Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman goes like this; Am I working to make my soul stronger than any Fortune? They illustrate this prompt with an example of the ancient philosopher Cato the Younger, a man who had enough material wealth to afford fine clothing, yet he was often seen aboutContinue reading "How My Soul Is Nourished."
Forcing Friendship.
I came across this quote this week and it affected me; "When I was young I asked more of people than they could give: everlasting friendship, endless feeling. Now I know to ask less of them than they can give: a straightforward companionship. And their feelings, their friendship, their generous actions seem in my eyesContinue reading "Forcing Friendship."
Curing Myself…Maybe.
Today's prompt in Ryan Holiday's "The Daily Stoic Journal" asks the following question; Where can I learn to laugh rather than cry? Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman, The Daily Stoic Journal. Most things in life are utterly absurd - the unrelenting 24 hour news cycle, the endless carousel of social media we distract ourselves with,Continue reading "Curing Myself…Maybe."
The Death Of Star Wars.
"God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers?" Frederich Nietzsche. Those who know me well and those who have read any of my writing over the past 15 years will know how much I love George Lucas' Star Wars. The iconic mythologyContinue reading "The Death Of Star Wars."
The Great Betrayal.
Albert Camus, the French writer, journalist and philosopher, wrote in a speech in 1951 which examined the October General Election in Britain the following, "For a century, European socialism has given priority to the philosophy of its leaders over the concrete interests of its working class troops". Albert Camus, November 1951. Further, Camus wrote that,Continue reading "The Great Betrayal."
Dean Mayes - Australian Author & ICU Nurse 