A completely one-sided view of Desserts

I have a soft spot for desserts.

Desserts are wonderful and, in my book, are generally superior to the other dishes which precede and follow them.
I always jump ahead to the dessert section in a menu or scope out the desserts on offer in a buffet first before giving thought to the other dishes being served up.

There’s something about a finely decorated, elegantly presented, sweet piece of heaven that can uplift a person’s spirit and bring a smile to their lips and their belly.
A dessert is beautiful and welcoming, hearty and satisfying.
It’s a small masterpiece which anyone can deservedly indulge in as a long day draws to a tiring end.

So whether you fancy velvety chocolate delicacies or soft creamy caramels, rich buttery sponges or syrupy palatable pastries… follow your heart…release your worries…and eat some dessert to feed your soul.

A Lack of Opinion on Finding your Perfect Vocation

Sir Ken Robinson is right.
He knows what he's talking about when he requests that we try to find a vocation which "speaks to our most authentic selves".

Now, whenever this topic comes up I feel very uncomfortable.
And that's because this is an area for which I don't have a solid opinion to call my own.
And that in turn stems from my lack of experience in this field...
You see, I have not found that thing which speaks to my most authentic self, and I think there are too many others out there who haven't either.

The people that live for the weekends.

And I feel extremely envious toward those who have found a truly satisfying line of work..are they just luckier then me that they happened to stumble upon the exact thing that feeds their soul or did they have some inherent knowledge from the time they were born which I do not possess?
Or perhaps they themselves don't understand how they came to be in that perfect situation..they just got there.

Being so profoundly impassioned by one's trade must be a wondrous feeling.
All that said, I think there is still hope for me so I'll stay faithful to the notion that I'll oneday find a calling or that I'll somehow be bestowed with the knowledge that could lead me to my calling...and you should too.
However, for know, I'll continue to remain completely out of my element and keep scraping shrimp...

Thoughts on Spirituality

Spirituality takes you away from the physical.
There's a fatal flaw in that, and that is that you are a physical entity living in a physical world.

The key thing to understand here is that your time as a physical entity is limited..we know this to be a certainty.
The physical body must die, moreover, we could lose it at any time.
Now as I see it, when we die, one of 3 things could happen..1) We could simply cease to exist..or 2) we could continue to exist in a spirit form, or 3) we could continue to exist in a new physical form.
If 1 or 2 happen, the truth is this, you can no longer do anything physical. That means you'll be forced to be spiritual (or nothing at all if case 1 is true).
Only case 3 provides the perfect expansion pack, gives you a reason to seek enlightenment and most importantly, gives you hope that the things you do here today could possibly affect you in another lifetime.

Given all the knowns in this situation, including the fact that there is only a 33.33% chance of case 3 happening, the most sensible conclusion would be that we should make the most of the limited time we have in the physical world by saturating ourselves in the joys of all things physical.

Leave spirituality for when you are a spirit.

For now, spend time engaging your senses and optimizing your body, including your brain.
Feel excitement, wonder and enthusiasm.
Watch a 3D movie, inhale the sea breeze, kiss your lover, hug your child.
Soak up the sun, ride a rollercoaster, relish a delicacy, dress to impress.
Gaze in amazement at the Rayleigh scattering on a bright day in a free atmosphere.
Listen to the wisdom of your grandparents and the sounds created by great artists.
Eat your mum's home-cooked food.

And if being spiritual makes you physically happy, then be that too, but don't be taken too far away from the physical...it's a wonderful, wonderful world.

An opinion on adults

As a kid, adults look like they're a different species.

Tall, disciplined with a distinct lack of bright color in the clothes they wear.
I remember wondering when the transition would occur, wondering what the moment would feel like when I crossed over and became one of them.
I'm still waiting...the moment never arrived.

The silliness, the inexplicable constant joy, the simplicity in everything worldly and the urge to create..it never leaves.
Yet somehow, the adults look just as they did 20 years ago.
And I'm still waiting..
And I may understand them now, but I still don't belong in their world.
Or maybe more correctly, they don't belong in their world..they should transition back over to this side..the side where the world looks bigger, worries don't exist, and clothes are brightly colored.