Stuart’s Philosophies

Searching For Direction, Perspective, Some tongue-in-cheek humor and Purpose? Seek to engage your mind, develop yourself and become a master of your own being. Here are my reflections of life and living, self-coaching and personal introspection.

Entries for the ‘Rules of Living’ Category

No Guarantees

Ususally in life, we ask for guarantees. Funny thing is that we ask for it knowing that there really is no guarantee. A manufacturer’s guarantee does not ensure that there is no breakdown, it’s merely a warranty that they will replace it if their machine is faulty. That’s not a guarantee.
If you want something to […]

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AwakeFilm.Com

Just got contacted by Brad Douglas, a research assistant with the worldwide documentary. It seems I might be interviewed to get my thoughts about life and sprituality. What an interesting journey this must be for them! Check out Jeff Baker’s blog at http://www.awakefilm.com/people/questions/jeff. I think it’s a progressive documentary that will connect with you as a […]

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Optimism or Bust!

I realized over the years that I’d grown a little more cynical. Strange, but true. I used to be very optimistic. Probably part of my own training that got me there. But somewhere, I started to get involved in the ‘what if’ club, where fear and worry are the primary drivers of life. I do […]

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Rules of Living #11: Make The Stretch

It’s true that people tend to prefer harmony than disagreement, that they prefer to be comfortable than to suffer discomfort. But from neurological science, it’s a fact that when you rehearse something like this, you are literally rehearsing a habit.
What habits have you been rehearsing? At first, it appears ‘ok’. You say you want to […]

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Rules of Living #10: Taking Responsibility

If you have ever learnt to take care of your own home, then you’ll know what it’s like to take responsibility. It’s a nightmare for some people to clear up their own home. I know I tend to be a fairly messy person… or shall I say I’m always temporarily in order… but having to […]

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Rules of Living #9: Slamming It In The Face, Sticking It In The Gut

Watch our favorite action heroes at it! When they meet their foes, they literally put their skills to the test… Spidey slams Doc Ock into the wall! Neo bashes Agent Smith so hard he flies through the building! Batman lands his knee in the criminal’s gut with a thud! Smashing heroes with one exception – […]

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Rules of Living #8: Look Back for Learning, Look Forward with Purpose

I started to realize the value to taking stock. It’s like how a department store sometimes closes for a stock take in order to ensure that everything is up to speed. You find out what’s missing, and strange additions in the back of the closet… I know that everyone needs some kind of feedback, but […]

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Rules of Living #7: Kindness and Respect

I read a newspaper article today that really freaked me. It was the guy who was torturing cats, and there was this grisly photo of a kitten with a protruding eyeball! What kind of sick, deranged person does this, I’m not sure. But it certainly tells me that it is not acceptable. I think hundreds […]

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Rules for Living #6: Come Back To Yourself

It’s an interesting insight I gained recently about the way I have focused on going “out there” to accomplish many things. Many of the things that I do, I take it upon myself to look back and ask – did I accomplish what I set out to do. But most of the time, I realize […]

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Rules of Living #5 - Learning Rapidly

Never thought this would be a Rule for Living, huh! But Learning Rapidly is one of the most important skills required of you as a human being. Imagine we forgot everything we learnt. We’d be worst than in the Stone Ages! No fire, no inventions, etc.
I think my greatest advantage is my ability to […]

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