Everyone’s an idiot

“Everyone’s a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” We’ve all seen and heard the quote many times before, originally coming from a flawed genius whom I cannot name. The quote is descriptive of the education system, …

You’re A Human, Be A Human – Revised

Six months ago I posted an article about the role of exercise and nutrition in the caring and maintenance of mental health. Seeing as it’s mental health week, I feel it’s a time to revisit the subject. I was in the process of writing an unrelated post but a Niall Breslin (Bressie) talk at the …

Inked

    First things first, to give the necessary credit where the necessary credit is due: Designer: Amy Lauren Arizaga. Tattoo Artist: Jono Plank, owner of Disciples Ink (Stellenbosch, Strand, Durbanville. All Western Cape, SA.) Cost: 3500 ZAR. Duration: 120 mins. Yes it was sore. The Tattoo Design Structured Geometric design on the left, freehand …

Money Money Money

"Well let’s just say that someone is there that wants to see you.” “How long is someone in the western cape?” “That’s not the point."   Jenny was right, it wasn’t the point. I had an opportunity to see a good friend of mine for the first time in a year, a friend I was …

Volunteering – Continued

Circumstance does not dictate character. I took him out to the mall one day after school last year and one of the first two questions he asked me was if we could get chocolate. When the time came to get the craved chocolate, he picked up two different bars. I would gladly have bought him …

B Championship

“Do ye have a hurling team in Westmeath?” University is funny. You meet all kinds of people. Some of them ask you condescending questions like so. I’m not sure whether they’re ignorant, naïve, arrogant or just blatantly stupid. If I’m honest, I don’t care. Each reason irritates me as much as the next. Coming from …

Concussion

“The brain doesn’t hear sound or see light. What we perceive is its best guess at what’s out there in the world.” – Anil Seth So, without our brains, what are we? Are we anything? Is everything just a mere projecti….. No let’s just relax there Alan Watts 2.0. Our brain does control everything we …

One Love Manchester

I caught up on Sunday’s event during a Monday evening YouTube binge. Chris Martin singing Oasis’ song Don’t Look Back In Anger made the event amazing on its own. So amazing I’ve listened to it approximately 84 times since I came across it on Facebook. Despite it being featured in so many snapchat stories, I …

SASRI Tour

I finally got the chance to go on a staff night out with SAS. Well it was something of a staff night out. Only some of the staff were there. It also went on for a week. After four and a half months of training the newly developed Stellenbosch Academy of Sport Rugby Institute (SASRI) …

Warrior Mentality

“All warriors are winners but not all winners are warriors.” https://playerdevelopmentproject.com/path-excellence-developing-warriors-not-winners/ I’m a massive sporting person, I love watching and being involved in it. With working in the environment I’m currently in, it’s safe to say I’m learning quite a bit about what makes a professional a professional. Ireland, as much as some may disagree …