Daily writing promptWhat's one small improvement you can make in your life?View all responses The Best Way to move forward is by constantly reaffirming your life goals and the judicious and constantly renewed repetition of the right actions towards achieving them. One must strive to be resilient, hard on oneself, and set in one's good … Continue reading On Fortitude
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On Intoxication
What public figure do you disagree with the most? What kind of a prompt is this? Is WordPress the tool of the establishment? Is it trying to mine people for information? I fear that the Internet has become to Information what Hell is to Purgatory: a place where knowledge goes to die. Beware of hidden … Continue reading On Intoxication
The Absconding Freedom
Do you vote in political elections? No. Almost never. Why would I? To choose from two or more political candidates vetted by an establishment that has nothing in common with any of us?! It would be crazy. No way. So many people continue to act on the delusion that their choice really makes a difference. … Continue reading The Absconding Freedom
Knowledge and Determination
What gives you direction in life? “Dear Lord, Give me the knowledge to find my way in Life and the determination to hold the course!“ If ever was someone or something that could provide me with the free will to find meaning and a reason for my existence that would be the Creator. Don’t get … Continue reading Knowledge and Determination
What we do in life echoes in eternity
Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often? Maximus was right. About everything. He was right about Life. And Death.
A Risky Proposition
Describe a risk you took that you do not regret. One of the major risks I ever took was when I decided to just pack up and hit the Road towards the New World. Things have panned out well. Of course it took loads of hard work, hard fighting and hard riding. But after some … Continue reading A Risky Proposition
On Indecision
Daily writing promptWrite about a time when you didn't take action but wish you had. What would you do differently?View all responses Indecision is unmanly. It is the apanage, the remit of eunuchs and the timid. Nobody says that decisions must always be made on the fly. No, no, no. Careful, considered and pregnant reflection … Continue reading On Indecision
Happiness is overrated
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? I’m not sure happiness is attainable. I mean it’s lofty enough to remain a noble aspiration for many. But is it worthy to seek it? I’m not convinced it is. Before WW1, men and women alike didn’t believe in such big words. They believed in duty, … Continue reading Happiness is overrated
On Life Lessons
Describe something you learned in high school. I’m hijacking this. I’m so doing it. Here we go. The ancient Germanic peoples used to teach their youth an old as time mantra. They used to say to them: Beware of a creaking bow, a yawning wolf, a croaking raven, the tide on the ebb, new ice, … Continue reading On Life Lessons
Master and Commander
What book could you read over and over again? In my life I’ve read many books. Maybe 5,000. Perhaps more. Perhaps even many more. None have captured, have indeed stirred my imagination into febrile action more than this saga. Patrick O’Brian was one of, if not the best illustrator of the Napoleonic Wars. In this … Continue reading Master and Commander
Götterdämmerung 