Author Archives: Si

The Long Dark Listlessness of The Soul

One of the hardest things for me to let go of has been… well… I don't know. A feeling of dread? Ennui? Listlessness? Dissatisfaction? Lack of contentment? A dark heavy cloud hiding at the edge of my awareness? I really don't know. And that, in a nutshell, is exactly the problem. How do you let go of …

18/May/2012 – 16:40 | By Si | Posted in healing, self-improvement | Comments (0)

Native Bush

I was recently asked what bush looks like around here. Well, today I went for a walk. Many of the interesting walks around here start with this wonderful bridge. Apologies the sky isn't bluer, but on the upside, less sunburn risk. Good walking weather.   Lots of walking.. but then, that's the fun of it, right? What …

10/Apr/2012 – 21:44 | By Si | Posted in life | Comments (4)

Learning To Love Everything

Unconditional love is a slippery little bugger. The basic problem is judgement. As soon as our brain screams "This guy doesn't deserve love" or "Yes he does!" then voila, it's no longer unconditional. Yes, even deciding someone does deserve love is not unconditional. But ok, let's back up a bit. Why the hell bother with …

29/Mar/2012 – 13:48 | By Si | Posted in communication, healing, self-improvement | Comments (4)

Apathy vs Acceptance

Inner peace is very easy; Just stop giving a shit. Well, you know, for crappy versions of 'inner peace.' It's very easy to think we're at peace and have finally accepted something, when really we've accidentally slipped into apathy. You might be peaceful, but you probably won't be happy. All healing, growing or goals we have are …

12/Mar/2012 – 09:27 | By Si | Posted in healing, self-improvement | Comments (5)

On Judgement

The bible said "Judge not lest ye be judged" — which is pretty funny considering the whole book is chock full of judgement. Touch a football? check. Get a tattoo? check. Sell your daughter as a sex slave? Oh, no actually, that one's ok. Of course, Jesus also said "forget that old testament, honky, all …

05/Mar/2012 – 20:12 | By Si | Posted in healing, self-improvement | Comments (6)

It's All My Fault

I grew up on a faultline. This shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, since New Zealand only exists because two tectonic plates decided to get together and have a rub-yourself-up-against-each-other party. To the West we have the Indo-Australian plate, to the East the Pacific Plate. Which I guess actually made it something of …

24/Feb/2012 – 14:34 | By Si | Posted in fun, life | Comments (4)

Gratitude vs Appreciation

First, my apologies, this is going to be an airy-fairy and slightly word-nerdy post. I've been thinking for weeks about how to concretise it a bit, without too much success. Gratitude lists are super popular (yes, 60 million pages). It's very simple why — by focusing on what's good in your life, you attract more …

20/Feb/2012 – 12:30 | By Si | Posted in self-improvement | Comments (6)

Anything You Ever Wanted, Get It From Yourself

I realised a long time ago the truism that "What annoys me most in others is what annoys me about myself". This is one of the reasons I've come back to live with my folks for a while. I'd got about as far as I easily could peering into my own navel. Much easier to …

11/Jan/2012 – 23:49 | By Si | Posted in healing, self-improvement | Comments (13)

Nice Night For a Walk

It's just turned New Year, 2012. Generally for New Year's Eve I prefer to do something contemplative. Meditate on the past year (or years). Feel my way to a better direction for the coming year. Assess and makes choices that will guide me positively forward. With that in mind, around 10pm I took off up a …

01/Jan/2012 – 03:04 | By Si | Posted in fun, life | Comments (8)

Please Board, Mr Sexy Pants

My little bro flew up for a visit the other day. It turned out to be quite an eventful trip. For a start, he managed to wangle a free trip, which is always a bonus. A friend of his was coming up and said she had a spare ticket for whomever asked first. Nice one. They …

07/Dec/2011 – 23:01 | By Si | Posted in fun | Comments (5)