Hi folks,
Hi folks been hard to write FFFF this week as I have mostly been disMAYed but moving on...
Listening :
Continuing my 90’s revival with a band I listened to at school Bellybutton by Jellyfish - great bubblegum pop largely overlooked.
also Listening to:
This podcast : http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/kelly-brogan
Joe in conversation with American Psychiatrist Kelly Brogan. Interesting conversation about her journey from being part of the American Pharmaceutical machine to implementing purely lifestyle interventions for the last 10 yrs. She even talks about vitalism and Chiropractic! It’s a good listen and, "there is no such thing as a free lunch."
Wishing :
That I hadn’t spent so much time being appalled by biased political commentary and wishing that we had popular independent media channels, a powerful media watchdog and therefore a perspective on the truth.
https://www.opendemocracy.net/2017
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/denzel-washington-fences-red-carpet-interview-fake-news-media-a7472521.html
Eating :
Raw unpasteurised butter from France. Whenever my mum comes down the line from across the border (Devon) I ask her to bring some for me (from Waitrose). It comes from cows fed on the mineral rich grass of salt-marshes and is too delicious. I could almost eat like a choc-ice. Tastes great. Not that we don’t have great Cornish butter but this is raw and somehow tastes even better. If anyone wants more information on why butter is best please ask.
http://www.waitrose.com/shop/DisplayProductFlyout?productId=215247
Contemplating :
Tony Robbins has said, “The brain inside our heads is a 2 million-year-old brain…. It’s ancient, old survival software that is running you a good deal of the time. Whenever you’re suffering, that survival software is there. The reason you’re suffering is you’re focused on yourself.”
The best antidote to suffering is often to focus on another, to help another. There is a difference between I-llness and We-llness.
Until next time,
Simon
Finemore's Five for Friday (3)
Hi folks,
Today's Finemore’s Five for Friday comes to you from Bucharest. I'll bring you up to speed with what I'm doing out here next week, in the meantime here's the latest for you to ponder over the weekend.
This week I am mostly reading...
‘One River’ by Wade Davis is a tale of scientific exploration in the 1970s as the author follows in the footsteps of his mentor Richard Evans Schultes, the world’s leading authority on the hallucinogens and medicinal plants who in 1941 disappeared for 12 years into the Amazonian rain forest of Columbia in a dug-out canoe. Inspirational.
This week I am mostly listening to...
A Sheffield revival. Pulp's Common People and the Artic Monkeys' Whatever...
This week I am mostly appreciating...
Our capacity for altruism. Whether considering the three people in Lidl who stepped out of a queue to help me pick up every blueberry that I had spilt over the floor or the ‘Effective Altruism’ movement which enables us to have faith that the charity donation goes where we intend. For example it is estimated to cost £2835 (or £28 a month for a year) to save a human life if given wisely.
How many lives could you save in your lifetime? How many of us are donating regularly to charities unsure of what percentage of that donation is being spent on further fund raising or charity infrastructure?
http://www.effectivealtruism.com or you can listen to this podcast : https://www.samharris.org/podcast/item/being-good-and-doing-good
This week I am mostly enjoying...
Surprisingly good instant coffee (served with cream - hurray) and in-flight food on a Tarom flight from London to Bucharest. No charges for food or wine, like stepping back in time. Hoping to enjoy a Cinzano with Leonard Rossiter and or Joan Colllins (that reference is too old for most). Passing through Heathrow Terminal 4 was also a relatively pleasant experience.
This week I am mostly working on...
My vision. You don’t achieve, create or complete anything without thinking of or visualising the desired result repeatedly. We all imagine outcomes. Some of us even imagine and realise unfortunate outcomes. The clearer we are in our vision of what we want the more likely we are to create it. For example you will never heal without investing in that possibility; the placebo effect is real and observable. Be careful what you wish for.
Have a great weekend and see you soon.
Until next time,
Simon
PS - Would love to know what you think of these or if you've got any questions you'd like answering send them through and I'll do my best to oblige.