Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes by William  Bridges

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


A clear and succint explanation of the ebb and flow of life and how to recognise the fallow periods and live through them instead of trying to bypass them. It is in the fallow that we make the right transition from an old period into a new one.



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The Help by Kathryn Stockett

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


An honest, eye opening observation of the interaction between  the races in Mississippi in the early 60's. It is touching without being sentimental.

However the narrative only picks up pace after aboutr 70 pages and if I hadn't heard so much about the story I may have put it down before gettiong that far and miss a great story. So, don't give up, it is worth reading on.







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On being mediocre

I think the most difficult thing for me was realizing that, despite all my best (though unsuccessful) efforts at denying it, I might just be mediocre.

Mediocrity will of course ultimately result in being rapidly forgotten after death and is thus an enormous leveler.

However, the realization of possibly being mediocre may, if allowed, actually bring about a sense of peace, and permit me to slow down, perhaps just watch unlimited TV and stop chasing the illusory life that seems so much better than the one I am living.

Allowing the notion of mediocrity to sink in will offer release from constant activity and rainbow chasing and perhaps even create the space necessary to exist in the here and now, just accepting everything exactly as it is.

Accepting mediocrity is liberating. Just stop and smell the roses. Engage in an activity without hanging some unrealistic importance on it. Rediscover the intrinsic pleasure in everything I do.

Love the mediocrity, the ordinariness, love it.