Category: Are you pondering what I’m pondering?

Less input, more stillness

Overload

Nov 19, 2021

It’s hard to stop. And it’s hard to see this for what it is: an addiction. A craving – a compulsion – that none of us asked for, yet it crept into us as we went along with the modern world’s frantic evolution of communication technology.

We see the older generations as backwards. Not with the times. Struggling to operate a BlackBerry, or some other dated relic from the technological dark ages just ten years ago. They’re not constantly communicating. They’re out of the loop. … More Overload

An Alternate Reality

Oct 28, 2020

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if one crucial experience in your history had gone another way? Or if you’d made a different decision at a certain point? We often see this kind of ‘What if?’ scenario in movies or on TV, but do we reflect on the possibilities in our own lives? … More An Alternate Reality

Surviving ‘Rona

Aug 7, 2020

For many of us, lockdown brought some great opportunities: working from home and the flexible hours that come with that; more time with loved ones; fuel and time savings; and much more.

But, months later, some of those very benefits may have turned against us…occasionally. What are your challenges? And how have you been surviving them? … More Surviving ‘Rona

What if…?

Jul 21, 2020

What if you wake up tomorrow and COVID is gone? Not via a cure. Nor a vaccine. Nor any human effort at all. Like a sci-fi movie, where the head villain is defeated, and all his minions…all the forces of evil…suddenly disintegrate. Are you prepared? … More What if…?

Overload

Jun 4, 2020

It’s hard to stop. And it’s hard to see this for what it is: an addiction. A craving – a compulsion – that none of us asked for, yet it crept into us as we went along with the modern world’s frantic evolution of communication technology.

We see the older generations as backwards. Not with the times. Struggling to operate a BlackBerry, or some other dated relic from the technological dark ages just five years ago. They’re not constantly communicating. They’re out of the loop. … More Overload

Going beyond…

Dec 4, 2019

Have you ever felt so consumed by something that it sometimes feels like it takes over your identity? You can’t remember the feelings of being free of it…what life felt like before it took centre stage and dominated your world. … More Going beyond…

social media sharing platforms

To Share or not to Share: a writer’s dilemma

Aug 11, 2019

The logic is that the more you publicise something, the greater the chance it’ll reach more people. And the more people it reaches, the greater the chance of it benefiting a larger audience.

But that’s how it looks on the surface.

There’s a deeper reality which we cannot see. An underbelly that we do not understand. An unseen world that we have no access to – yet that’s the realm in which the real impact occurs. … More To Share or not to Share: a writer’s dilemma

Input overload: how do you cope?

Dec 6, 2018

We see it all around us: news, alerts, information. It hits us from every angle: getting to us through print, digital, and audio means. It’s not enough that we face general streams of content flooding our senses. We’ve personalised it, too. We receive customised feeds and notifications on our computers (when we’re working), and phones (which are always with us…always on). … More Input overload: how do you cope?