The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Aristotle It’s true also that each part is painstakingly engineered and crafted to serve its own purpose. We are each individually capable of anything but…
Category: Responsibility
Community
What does community mean? How do we define who is in our community and who isn’t? Geographical parameters work…well sort of…but what about online communities? Do online communities exist by virtue of a username and…
The Horse and His Trainer
The following is my adaption of one of Aesop’s fables: A horse trainer took the utmost pains with his charger. As long as the Spring carnival lasted, he looked upon him as his fellow-helper in…
Seriously…
Don’t take this life so seriously. Be free. Enjoy. You have only one go at it. Why waste it?
Recognise amazing
Calling someone out for their brilliance or in recognition of their amazingness is not a frequent enough occurrence. We should all strive to point out a huge effort, to give credit when and where credit…
Juggling
The ability to juggle is said to make you smarter, more attentive and agile. I wonder whether juggling the responsibilities of life counts… We all have so much going on that juggling competing priorities, things…
Terms and conditions
We live in a world of terms and conditions. Almost everything we do and almost everything we own are all subject to terms and conditions. From the toaster we use to the cars we…
Misanthropy
Misanthropy is the general hatred, distrust or disdain of the human species or human nature. The word’s origin is from Greek words μῖσος (misos, “hatred”) and ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos, “human”). Not to be mistaken with its…
On edge
Long days at work, lack of sleep and never finding time for yourself can drive the best of us to the edge. We begin to feel frustrated over the little things that would usually go…
Responsibility
We have an insatiable want to own things, whether it be an item or a situation, we want to know we’re in control, that we’re completely responsible for it and that no one else has…