seasons don’t fear the reaper
join me for #26 in a series of weekly musings about life since leaving corporate and following my writing dreams. Continue reading seasons don’t fear the reaper
Tag: philosophy
i have always been a storm
join me for #25 in a series of weekly musings about life since leaving corporate and following my writing dreams. Continue reading i have always been a storm
i’ve been wondering where the time goes
join me for #23 in a series of weekly musings about life since leaving corporate and following my writing dreams. Continue reading i’ve been wondering where the time goes
Libera Fatum
A response to Nietzsche’s widespread philosophy of Amor Fati. This is Libera Fatum. Loving your fate and setting your fate free are two very different things. Continue reading Libera Fatum
what comes is better than what came before
join me for #14 in a series of weekly musings about life since leaving corporate and following my writing dreams. Continue reading what comes is better than what came before
you can’t start a fire without a spark
join me for #12 in a series of weekly musings about life since leaving corporate and following my writing dreams. Continue reading you can’t start a fire without a spark
We’re afraid to be wise
Have you ever had a monk make a fool out of you on your way to work ? Well, I did. My 20s were a crash course in everything that could go wrong, and what I discovered wasn’t perfection or performance, but the quiet, messy power of living honestly. Continue reading We’re afraid to be wise
Inherited Goods
Is it better to be good or honest? Ailsa Gillies reflects on the lineage of ‘good’ people that have come before her, noting that self-sacrifice is not romantic, but a quiet stirring of resentment and grief. Continue reading Inherited Goods
Handmade Holes
A reflection on martyrdom, the lack of nobility in suffering and self-sacrifice drawing on both the parallels between Camus’ Myth of Sisyphus & the Christ image of bearing the cross. Continue reading Handmade Holes
A Psalm from the Window
‘How easy humans are to love when they’re not performing’, says Ailsa Gillies in this piece that finds reverence in the ordinary and compassion for humans when they’re the most ‘themselves’. Continue reading A Psalm from the Window
