September’s #SaturdaySix – a sextet of things that have inspired or amused me over the past month. Includes: skeletons; the word “aestivation” (via the great Robert Macfarlane); lamps and introverts; Helen Reynold’s crash course in stand-up comedy; Daleks; and the lovely Coach George Raveling.
What you don’t do is at least as important as what you do. To recognise your limitations and adapt your approach with humility is to take your first step on the correct path. Here are two perfect examples of this, from the words of Mark Ritson and Jocko Willink.
My #SaturdaySix for July 2018: C-3PO whinge; Creature mood; 90s #CoffeeShot; Beastie Boys book; The meaning of Trump; Mo’ sharks, mo’ problems.
Warmest welcomes to my #SaturdaySix for May 2018 – a monthly sextet of things that are inspiring me right now. And yes, I know this one is going out on a Sunday! Now: what is floating your own boat? I’d love to know – please drop me a line with your own current raves! 1: […]
Every day of your life (no matter how unexceptional) contains perfect moments (no matter how fleeting). My friend Nicholas Creswell tweeted something wonderful to me the other week: “I do find my most treasured and vivid memories […]
Gentle reader: Where does your favourite film take you? Wherever you go, you’re always there. Film is a truly transportive medium. Dream-like. Hotels are inbetween places. Hotels are transient, dream-like locations. Hotels are a temporary home away from home. A place where people step out of their everyday lives in a way that can reveal […]
A wise gentleman once said to me that all of life is a performance, but none of it really matters as long as we have love, laughter, health and happiness.* By this chalk, as long as there has been human life as we’d recognise it, there has been the need to perform. Inevitably, as long […]
Where is your mind? Does it sometimes feel like you are distracted at all times? When was the last time your mind felt truly at rest?
MJCarty 