Blog | A field called you

2024 Oct 08

The idea on the back of the envelope

Needs clarity - not simplicity Be clear before being simple When you are clear you take the responsibility of thinking through When you are simple someone takes the responsibility of helping you through Clarity chomps complexity for breakfast Simplicity waits to be fed Ever ordered a simple soup or been operated upon by a simple surgeon Be clear.

2024 Oct 06

In reality we move from natural competence

To acquired incompetence And then there is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs Truth is we are born complete like the seed And then slide down to secure our safety needs It’s an upside-down world Where the race to the bottom decides the winner To know yourself is the greatest gift you can give yourself: What comes intuitively to me What do I accomplish consistently with finesse and ...

2024 Oct 04

A mile and a millimetre

Behave equal in the fertile mind A mile drive in a shiny new car A millimetre dent in the same car One is too short other too long Decades go in a blink Moments stay forever One a blur other bright and clear To see a grain of sand in the Universe And the Universe in a grain of sand A childs play for the ...

2024 Oct 02

Just like averages don’t exist, neither does normal

In your madness lies your freshness Ever met the perfect standard Homo sapien Then why work so hard to be the first one Seek coherence inside And you will find your rightful place outside In the choice of your madness Lies your greatness (117 billion humans have ever lived on Earth. We all are 99.9% genetically similar. The tiny 0.1% makes a ...

2024 Sep 29

The definition of change

Which does not sell You don’t get to change the world your parents or kids your own construct You don’t get to change anything You get to deal with it your way To deal with it your way Understand the world, people, and yourself Understanding that leads to clarity Clarity that leads to conviction Conviction that leads to courage to act Don’t change the ...

2024 Sep 28

Will the philosopher & comedian in you

Stand up please Philosophers and comedians make a strange pair They approach from opposite ends, are observant and make you think The philosopher zooms-out to the grand view, the comedian zooms-in to the ordinary The philosopher helps you rationalise, the comedian makes you laugh. One strings, other unravels They are best friends when two beers down. It is said, as you see, so is the ...

2024 Sep 26

The grape

That chose not to be a sparkling wine Grapes when they were born Were told they had a great demand Choices were many Future a certainty Red White Rose or Sparkling Bottled and labelled Priced and prized It was just right Till one day a thinking grape was born Ordinary from outside Clear from inside The grape had its own mind It wanted to drop ...

2024 Sep 24

Those who understand infinity

Experience a void inside To understand +1 know -1 Circle needs a centre to hold it Courage needs fear to push it A dream needs a dissatisfaction to fuel it A balance needs imbalance to move it To understand one, know the other To climb greater heights, step into deeper valleys

2024 Sep 20

Wonder why does the circus lion feel inauthentic

Despite the daily practise When you practise that which complements your natural self It is worthwhile When you practise that which is not meant for you It is futile The best know this The rest practise what the best do Be yourself in a world that loves the circus.

2024 Sep 18

The butterfly mind

The idea, that the flapping of a butterfly's wings triggers a tornado, sounds possible When you consider the workings of the mind A small tremor in the mind Launches a tsunami of another kind Powerful and fragile Swinging to the beat both ways It brings good times and bad times Make it your friend Know it’s a shadow that won’t leave you but ain’t you Shine ...