Our Thoughts. Our Words.
Division During Uncertain Times
Connection
But What If It Mattered?
Everybody Needs Good Neighbours
Moving in with your partner during lockdown
I recently moved in with my partner during the lockdown and since this big chapter in my life, my mental health has become a lot less consistent than before. I guess I'm writing this because I haven't heard many people talk about these challenges in detail and I'm intrigued to see if readers resonate or understand where I'm coming from.
Struggling to see a light at the end of the tunnel?
The light at the end of the tunnel - a near cliche, we immediately understand this axiom, but how often do we interrogate it? What is the tunnel, and what is the light? What does the light say about us?
A Life Well Spent
Though Tom Swan may have only been on this Earth for 24 years, he lived up to his namesake and formed a lifelong bond with his loving witness, Emma Swan, who was with him every step of the way. Quite the legacy to leave behind.
Why I love Good Will Hunting
“To hear and heed that inner voice — the sound-minded, pure-hearted critical thinking unmuffled by the shriek of self-righteousness, unlulled by herd mentality, unsullied by external manipulation or internal self-delusion — is perhaps the most consistent challenge we face throughout our lives, playing out in myriad forms across every realm of existence.” – Hermann Hesse
Futility of Comparison
Is comparison the theft of joy? Why do we spend so much energy on such a futile exercise?
An “Oyinbo’s” Experience With Racism
A piece on personal experience with racism and what has been learned via multicultural friendships. By Seb Siracusa
Questions
So many questions.
Purple Woman
A flash fiction piece, by Jim O’Connell
If only you knew
If only you knew… by Seb Siracusa
Lost in the annals of time
A poem about ego and legacy, by Seb Siracusa
Do I really hate the UK?
An article about the difference of being proud to be British and a nationalist, by Seb Siracusa
I am not my thoughts
Ideas are just that, ideas. They are not who we are but that realisation can be hard to accept. By Seb Siracusa
Untitled
A short story, by Jim O’Connell
How much rest do we really need?
Are we making the most of the time we have after work to enjoy life or we are just glued to our screens? By Seb Siracusa
Feed the mind and body to nourish the soul
A recent podcast recording with my friend Tom Swan reaffirmed something I already knew to be true, by Seb Siracusa
Time for men to take responsibility
Isn’t it time men took responsibility for their actions and condemn anyone who doesn’t? By Seb Siracusa