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Check your entitlement
Expectations breed entitlement. Like the entitlement of privileges that weren’t earned, or a free pass to abdicate responsibility because we’ve got it tough. Or entitlement to a homeland that belongs to someone else. Conviction and sincerity are lost when we do things hoping for a good return. We should do good because of who we…
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Hopefully…
Hope is not hope when it is rooted in futility. That is simply wishful thinking. Hope is born from the belief that things can change. It is not predicated by statements of ‘if only’ or ‘I wish’, but rather inspired by focusing on the probabilities and the opportunities that we have. Hope is born when…
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Fallacious philosophies
This is incorrect on many levels. Most importantly, it suggests that our thoughts inspire the actions of others. That is patently incorrect. It also suggests that if we focus on positivity, we’re guaranteed to attract positivity. That is dangerously incorrect. We all wear masks of some kind. When someone offers us an opportunity to fill…
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Own your life
There are many unflattering adjectives that have been used to describe me over the years. Before life got real, it used to trouble me to think that others had a negative opinion of me despite my best efforts to be a decent human. It was a distraction that sometimes still gets the better of me.…
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Toxic blah blah
The belief that people are toxic is self-serving. The belief that parents are toxic is a sign of ingratitude. The belief that others are not allowed to change how they behave towards you when you don’t honour what is important to them is entitlement. The belief that what is important to us is more important…
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Deluded confidence
We treat others the way that we treat ourselves. If you struggle to understand what drives the emotional currents that you experience within yourself, look at the feedback that you’re receiving from those who stand to gain nothing from your downfall. Remember: The most important feedback is non-verbal. When we hold ourselves accountable for what…
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While you were raging
While you were ragingThe world moved onThe ones who struggleAre the ones who scornWho find comfort in your pityTo honour their ownWho pacify your regretsTo deflect from their own While you were ragingYour world moved onAs you trusted the pitifulYou discarded your homeInevitable was the outcomeOf being aloneWhat you sought to avoidBecame your new home…
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The victim-hood of self-loathing
No good deed goes unpunished. I was reminded of this in recent days when the bitterness of a self-loathing human distracted me from what is important about life. It’s not the bitterness that was jarring. It’s the intensity, and the immensity of the self-loathing that has become the battle cry of too many that jarred…