Slow the process of ageing
One revolutionary tip for longevity is the silly walk, a la John Cleese and Monty Python.
Archive | Life columns & features 14-15
In Love with life
Has your relationship ended and you’re feeling blue? This is the time to discover what makes you happy Continue Reading →
Lies will tear us apart
Some partners will endure a long list of lies.
Addicted to Love
When love hits, there is a chemical release of the body’s amphetamines and then opiates.
50 shades of sex
Fifty shades of boredom
‘When the Fifty Shades of Grey film and books are turning on millions of women, domesticity doesn’t cut it.’
Pleasure & eudemonia
22/11/2014 Artwork by Sturt Krygsman.
In most religions the pursuit of pleasure is frowned on. Interestingly, the Dalai Lama preaches what may be considered the opposite, that our happiness and joy are nothing short of the very meaning of life. Continue Reading →
Less religion, more spirituality
Shaman Festivals, Suhuri temple
I HAVE apparently offended people unknowingly with my recent video and interview series on the inner lives of our business leaders: Total Success, which can still be found online. Continue Reading →
No time like the present
Illustration: Sturt Krygsman
IT’S that time of year again when we make resolutions, and each year I make the same one: to stop my chronic procrastination. An estimated 20 per cent of people do it constantly. And it’s been proven to have an adverse effect on health and certainly the hip pocket. Continue Reading →
Driven over the edge
Breakdowns echoes the self-destruction of many business, celebrity and political elite in recent times, including sporting greats Lance Armstrong and Oscar Pistorius. Continue Reading →
The defeatist catchcry
Eric Lobbecke
I WAS chatting to a work colleague the other day and I asked whether she’d dealt with a difficult situation. “No,” she said breathing out with a sigh, “It’s all just too hard.” I asked what she meant: “I’m tired. I’m over it. I just haven’t got the energy to deal with it.” Continue Reading →