‘I have never owned a television’. It is one of those statements which, depending upon whom I am talking to, can produce anything from mild surprise to the sort of look usually reserved for people who confess to having no central heating. (Which, by the way I also don’t have.)Continue Reading
In this modern day age of advertisements, YouTube and social media it is really easy to be bombarded into believing we should be like everyone else. Or at the very least, buy this thing or do this thing that will make me a better something, or other. In a slowContinue Reading
For a while now, I’ve had the nagging feeling that something about the way we’re taught to live doesn’t sit right with me. It took me a long time to understand that what I was feeling wasn’t frustration at all. It was anger. I’ve realised I spent years believing, nayContinue Reading
There comes a point in life when you realise that slowing down isn’t really about getting old at all. In fact, it may be one of the wisest lessons we ever learn. For much of our lives, we’re encouraged to move faster, work harder, and fill every available moment. ProductivityContinue Reading
At the beginning of last summer an ant got into my laptop. The next thing I knew I did not have use of the A C F N and X keys. Not to mention a few numbers and symbols. Life on a busted computer ground to a snails pace. EmailsContinue Reading
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