My Life The Way I See It

I have been reading a book entitled ‘Buddhism Plain and Simple’. It offers an alternative approach to life than continually trying to feel better. You’re simply ‘awake’ in the present moment. That’s it basically. The simplicity of it appeals to me. You cease all goal oriented activity – including trying…

I live in Edmonton north London. I rent a supported flat in a care home. You see I have a mental disability. Sometimes I feel quite normal. Other times I don’t. My diagnosis has three components: paranoid schizophrenia; borderline personality disorder; and depression. Things started to go wrong after I…

So what is the aim of life? I suppose everyone has a unique answer to that. I thought about it a lot. I decided it was to feel as good as possible. I believe this is our one true purpose. It never changes, no matter where you are, who you…

Recently I have been experimenting with attempting to get up at sunrise and go to rest at sunset every day. This morning, for example, my alarm went off at 4:49am. Most days I go straight back to sleep again, sometimes for many hours, but I figure my habits will change…

When I left school at eighteen in 1988 after sitting my A levels, I had a dilemma. Up until then life had consisted largely of following instructions given by adults – typically parents and teachers. This didn’t really require much thinking. Now I was an adult myself, and suddenly I…

I decided to create a blog to share my ideas and experiences with others. I have done very little writing in the past so this will be new territory for me. I hope to build a following of readers and I will be very interested to know their views on…