We have our second child coming. My thoughts before their arrival. Philosophical and practical.

Do not waste the remainder of your life in thoughts about others…

Every moment think steadily as a Roman and a man to do what you have at hand with perfect and simple dignity, and feeling of affection, and freedom, and justice…

Begin the morning by saying to thyself, I shall meet with the busybody, the ungrateful, arrogant, deceitful, envious, unsocial. All these things happen to them by reason of their ignorance of what is good and evil. But I who have seen the nature…

The importance of greeting one another. Why we no longer say hi and bye. Why we should bring it back.

Homo consumens is what Erich Fromm has coined the modern man. During this Christmas I wonder about the origins of this type of man within our society.

There’s a 20 minute interview with Erich Fromm from the 1950s on well being and mental health that is still relevant today. Listen and I’ll tell you why…

Part 2

The parenting journey continues. I got good stuff in here about stimulating learning physiologically and lots more!

Marshall Rosenberg is an American psychologist, mediator, author and teacher who has pioneered work in non-violent communication. His book I’ve been reading is Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Life. In this episode I go over what he calls life alienating communication. It’s great 😊