Uninsightful Ramblings

Just me, sharing my thoughts

  • The good things in life

    I haven’t journaled for a while and today I felt like I should, I want to write a little bit about the good things in life. Just to remind myself to be thankful and to have gratitude for what life has given me. The opportunities to travel the world, I’ve been to well over 20… Read more

  • The Squared Circle

    A boxer in my gym once told the coach that I was the best boxer in the gym, something I am very proud of to this day. That person was Fabio Wardley, for those who don’t know Fabio, he is an undefeated knockout artist, one of the most dangerous men in heavyweight boxing, he has… Read more

  • Are you alive or merely existing?

    We have a finite time on this earth, for some it’s longer than others, and one of the things we don’t know is how long that is. We waste so much of our time not pursuing meaningful goals and participating in meaningful activities. The phrase ‘eat, sleep, work, repeat’ comes to mind. We get caught… Read more

  • Why I go to sound bowls

    When I first moved away, one of the things I promised myself was that I would try some new things. If these things were out of my comfort zone, even better. Here’s the story of how social media enhanced my life. I’m off the radar when it comes to social media, I don’t do Facebook,… Read more

  • Don’t suffer before it happens

    A quote that I have been meditating on recently is one by Seneca: “A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than necessary”. Seneca is trying to tell us not to spend our time worrying about things in the future. How much of our lives do we spend concerned, anxious, and afraid of… Read more

  • Memento Mori

    Memento Mori – “Remember You Must Die” On the face of it, the Latin phrase ‘memento mori’ seems like a morbid reminder that death is just round the corner. It’s coming for you, be afraid as you don’t have long left. However, that interpretation couldn’t be less accurate. Memento Mori is not meant as a… Read more

  • Scrolling through life

    We used to use the internet to escape reality; we now use reality to escape the internet (except we don’t). I wanted to make this post to share my feelings on the modern-day (and extremely unhealthy) obsession with being glued to our phones all the time. When I get on the bus in the morning… Read more

  • Our place in the world – Humans

    This planet isn’t ours. We only live here. Here in Bermuda, Hurricane Imelda recently passed over the island, storms are a frightening yet fascinating act of nature. The grey skies, the slow rainfall and the light winds give the feeling of impending disaster. The feeling that the end of days is coming. Hour by hour… Read more

  • Moving Away – The Loneliness Factor

    I am going to preface this by quoting Roy Orbison – “Only the lonely know the way I feel tonight”. A year and a half ago I decided it was time to transform my life by moving halfway across the world. The time had come to shake up my life and see what the big… Read more