It has been eight weeks since my Anterior Cruciate Ligament was reconstructed after a football injury, and I am now managing almost a full normal bend of the knee, running, lifting weights and swimming. It has been pretty tough keeping up the motivation and going to the gym six times a week… but it starting…
About 7 or 8 months ago, I twisted my left knee quite severely on the football pitch and eventually, I was diagnosed with a torn ACL. This meant I had no problem with day-to-day walking, going up and down stairs, driving etc., but football, snowboarding, wakeboarding and any other sport I couldn’t do. The ACL…
“Today, I am fortunate to have woken up, I am alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings, I am going to…
It is amazing to think that in today’s technology-driven world, it is quite possible that anyone can know where you are at any time. Some people are even quite willing to give this information up; for example, some developers have a website showing their location at any given time. So that’s all good when the…
I stumbled across an article about The Monkey Sphere after first reading it a couple of years ago. It is basically a light-hearted look at how people become less important to you the “further away” they are from you, or rather your “Monkey Sphere’”. Of course, the whole concept is Dunbar’s Number, but it’s easier…
A couple of years ago, I watched a film called Spirited Away. It’s a highly acclaimed Japanese anime produced by Studio Ghibli. I’m a fan of Japanese culture in general, so I enjoyed watching this imaginative and creative story with its curious Japanese edge. So last night I watched another film by Studio Ghibli; Grave…
