I feel a little weird posting about this, but….well, I feel incredibly honoured to have been given the opportunity to give a few TEDx talks. The third one has just been released online, and after watching it, I wanted to share some insights that I’ve gotten from going through the experience. I remember once, I…
I don’t remember her name; I should pay more attention to details like that. But I remember her eyes. They were a brilliant blue, beautiful. Kind, and warm. I could have imagined falling in love looking into those eyes. We were sitting beside each other, randomly, at my kids’ Remembrance Day Concert. The woman had…
Proposition: We (that is, all of us) stop using the words “terrorist” and “terrorism” altogether. Rationale: 1) It suggests some ideological legitimacy to acts of murder, framing them as “at least coming from SOME belief system and trying to accomplish SOME goal”. And then, when they are contrasted against other acts of murder, like the…
Friday, September 29, 2017 “5, 4, 3…..” This day in history, I declare normal life, in all respects, to be over. I know you’re busy. So here it is, in one bite sized chunk. Ten years ago, I feared the day when science would tell us that our planetary life support system was about to…
Yep, it’s true. I did. This is the most important thing I learned in this election. It’s going to be a bit painful to admit this to you, but I do have to confess. President Drumpf is my fault. See, I laughed at him. Assumed he was an idiot. Racist. Xenophobic. Totalitarian. Immoral. Someone who…
Well, that took more than half a year. Hehe….not exactly how you start a successful blog eh? So, here’s what happened. Depression. It turns out that staring into the abyss of society’s escalation into madness, without knowing how to make a meaningful difference, gets depressing! Who knew? So, this is about Something Positive. Here’s what…
You’ve been warned. Proceed at your own risk. I need to rant. I often feel like I shouldn’t though, like ranting about stuff isn’t a very good idea. It’s pretty, you know, negative! Who wants to read depressing stuff? But sometimes I’m feeling depressed, so, well, what the hell? After all, this is my blog,…
“Fantasy is what people want, but reality is what they need.” – says Lauryn Hill So let’s swallow the red pill and see Reality for what it is. See how our living, dying world is beautiful and horrifying. Inspiring and disgusting. Breathtaking and heartbreaking. Let’s open ourselves to the full blast furnace of reality. Let’s…
