Now I am quietly waiting for the catastrophe of my personality to seem beautiful again, and interesting, and modern. The country is grey and brown and white in trees, snows and skies of laughter always diminishing, less funny not just darker, not just grey. It may be the coldest day of the year, what does he think of that? I mean, what do I? And if I do, perhaps I am myself again. ~Frank O’Hara

They have less to do with your facial aesthetics or bank balance You don’t dress sharply enough

Read Part 1 here Hate always comes from people beneath you People who are doing better than you probably don’t care. 2. Avoid people who do not have a growth mindset You cannot escape the law of averages. If you hangout with five people who smoke, you will be the sixth smoker. If you hangout with five high achievers, you would be the sixth high achiever. If you hangout with five losers, well yup! 3. Consistency is the key to achieve anything big in the long run

Combating our irrational fears What lenses are you wearing- the lens of truth OR the lens of distorted reality ? TL;DR: Update your belief system, get out of your comfort zone, do hard stuff. Then there will be no room for fear to exist. If one or more of your…

[Poetry] I have seen a sight something not right colors of grey the sun is gloomy like a malevolent friend and the sky a friendly enemy A sudden flutter and a flight of birds a hope but they were flying away a sign for me to leave but how could I…

An unhappy man in his 40s used to think that it is now too late for him to improve his life — like changing career path, building good physique, settling in a better neighbourhood etc. And like this he spent the next 40 years feeling constantly worried, without really doing anything. Finally, he passed away. Don’t be this man. It’s never too late to take action. Photo by Ozan Safak on Unsplash

Notes for self Family always comes first. Before friends, colleagues or anyone. Care for them, work hard for them and always spend quality time with them. There isn’t anyone like them that supports you, motivates you and unconditionally loves you. 2. Take people’s opinions with a grain of salt. Better, do not care about them at all. Because most people don’t really care about you (unless you have something highly valuable to offer). In a way this is very liberating. You can become the master and creator of your life.

The Paradoxical Commandments ~Dr. Kent M. Keith

Alpha Beta Gamma of Masculinity - (Part 1 of 2) Part 1: Gender Roles and evolution Times like we live in may be pretty confusing for some men to find their true purpose. Men have been playing the role of providers and protectors since human civilizations have come into existence…