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I recently became rather frustrated after a good friend, who was having issues with life (again), came to me for advice (again) before then ignoring it and returning to their issues without resolution. Why do I bother? I asked myself. It’s only then that it occurred to me: I do it because that’s what friends, […] The post Adversity first appeared on The Harbour Gallery Online .
When I moved from my last house, I decided to make the monumental decision to throw away all the tapes and CDs of the music I’d made three decades before when I was signed as a songwriter. Just the other day, my friend asked me why I didn’t make digital copies of them on file. […] The post Emotions first appeared on The Harbour Gallery Online .
My mother taught me well. She would always get me to eat my vegetables first before letting me have my pudding. That lesson filtered down into much of my life as I’ve become older, and it’s formed the way I undertake tasks. Through this, I tend to do the things I’m not keen on first, […] The post Pudding first appeared on The Harbour Gallery Online .
I recently read that a psychologist at Yale undertook the most successful course in its history: The Science of Well-being. Specifically, how we get caught in the satisfaction treadmill. A mechanism called hedonic adaptation. We seek shallow satisfaction (winning the lottery, that job promotion, a new car/house), but soon after obtaining those things, our brain […] The post Satisfaction first…
I do get disappointed with myself at times. Of late, I’ve had several projects up in the air and despite my best efforts, they don’t want to move forward. What’s irking me most is that I continue to attach myself to specific outcomes despite knowing it’s a fool’s game. Nothing in life ever turns out […] The post Externals first appeared on The Harbour Gallery Online .
We’re all aware of the Samuel Johnson quote, “The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” And we’ve been taught that the true mark of a person is how they treat strangers. But I’d like to counter that. For me, the true character of a […] The post Respect first appeared on The Harbour Gallery Online .
In the last week, I’ve had my mind changed about three things that I had strong views on. And I’m delighted by the new information, despite them clashing with my previous limited beliefs on the subjects. Especially as we get older, it’s easy to snuggle down into our opinions of things. In many cases, they’re […] The post Reassessing first appeared on The Harbour Gallery Online .
Some of the best parts of the holiday period we’ve just had are family. Conversely, though, for many of us, family are also the hardest part. Spending time with people with whom we share many bonds, but also many bruises, can be hard. As we enter a New Year, I have a suggestion for those […] The post Breathe first appeared on The Harbour Gallery Online .
I love it when the spiritual and scientific worlds collide with the same message. In quantum physics, the “observer effect” means that the act of observation forces a particle to take on a definite state that it did not have prior to measurement. This, for me, is the cornerstone of a spiritual life as well. […] The post Quantum first appeared on The Harbour Gallery Online .
I recently discovered a sentence that I love and would highly recommend to anyone, especially those starting out on their career ladder. As many who are regular readers will know, I’ve pretty much been a self-employed, have-a-go-Harry my whole life. Occasionally, though, I have also worked for others. And I wish I’d known this sentence […] The post Yes! first appeared on The Harbour Gallery Online…
