Paul on July 10th, 2009

You’ve heard this before, “less is more” and sometimes we mumble to ourselves that “Yup, it sure is” and almost immediately we’ve moved on because in reality, we don’t actually think about what this represents.  I mean seriously, how can less be more?  Then there’s “too much of a good thing“.  Sure, why don’t I [...]

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Paul on June 8th, 2009

This is a bit of a random post, somewhat outside of the normal theme of my writings of late.  They’re usually a bit more structured and based on sky high principles of living a better life, but today, I feel like writing about a topic we all have to deal with:  infatuation

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Paul on May 4th, 2009

This isn’t a new term by any means, but it’s one that we all know but never really, really pay any close attention to.  Are you living to work?  Are you living practically hand-to-mouth?  When you watch mainstream news programs on TV, or read in the newspapers about all the terrible things going on, and [...]

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Paul on April 22nd, 2009

Yes.  Dieting sucks.
Anyone who knows me at all will know I like to be quite direct in what I say.  I’m not hard nosed or obnoxious; I’m not an old fart that’s stuck in my ways… give me a new outlook on life or any subject, and present a decent rationalization and I’m sold.  I’ll [...]

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Paul on April 10th, 2009

For as long as I remember, I’ve known the term ego.  We nearly all know what it is… it’s basically just another word for pride.  Or at least, that’s how it is most often framed.  When we see someone acting up, they’re being a bit hoity-toity, we are likely to throw the term ego in [...]

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Paul on March 11th, 2009

I’ve been reading a book recently called The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle.  There’s heaps in there to keep you occupied; reading what is in there and learning to apply the principles can only make you grow spiritually in a big way.
The latest section is a very interesting and is near the end of [...]

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