You know that nagging feeling that things could be better and that you can make them better?

Well you are not alone, everyone knows that feeling.

Often when I open my browser I see a new story or article recommended to me that claims to have discovered a new cause for some human struggle, a specific gene or lack thereof, pollution, parenting, radiation levels, social media.. the list goes on.

Here is what grates me recently.

Life is in the overlap, my friend Nicholas always says that love and sorrow run like a jeep track in a field, side by side.

This piece in Lord of The Rings grabbed my heart

Is anyone else irritated with the unicorn trend?

I know I’ve had quite enough.

However, mystical beasts such as unicorns, dragons, and Lady Gaga ;) has always been a part of our stories and history.

If you have not yet been able to make a decision at this point then make it, in secret (I literally learnt this about a decade ago from a nun)

St Ignatius believed that our imaginations are where we meet the divine. Whether you believe that or not using your imagination can be a powerful tool to you help you make a difficult decision.

Once you have identified your options (you need at least two), the next step is to

Right, so you need more than one option in order to make any sensible decision. For example, rather than just needing to decide if I’m going to take the job offer or not

Decision making can be daunting. Luckily there are processes and practices that people have been using for centuries.

In the film adaptation of Ghost in the shell, originally a seinen manga series, the main character Major, a cyber enhanced human, struggles, understandably with her identit

Did you know that most people die from a heart attack on a Monday at 9 am?

I was listening to an interview with Larry King, legendary radio and tv talk show host, where he described how he does an interview.

Remember that scene from Dead Poet’s Society, where they all get on tables in the classroom?

Classic.

My friend Tom always

There is a brilliant scene in the animated series Avatar, The Legend of Aang (if you haven’t seen it, we can’t be friends), where Katara, one of Aang’s friends

The Mandorla is an ancient symbol found in many religions and spiritual traditions, it consists of two overlapping circles creating

We want to see it all, we want to know all the things that make you tick, the things that you are passionate about beyond your job description.

Remember that line in Lord of The Rings, The Two Towers, when Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli are chasing the Orcs to save Merry and Pippin?

Stories are how we whittle meaning out of life.

The stories we tell ourselves about what happened are particularly important.

The heart desires.