6 Quotes From Henry Thoreau That Will Change Your Life — It might sound like a quote from Tim Denning, but the title of this post is actually from 19th-century naturalist, writer and philosopher Henry David Thoreau. It’s almost 30 years since I read Thoreau’s classic, Walden, about the two years he spent living alone in a cabin deep in the…

Does A Plant Based Diet Really Make You Faster, Fitter and Stronger? — Back in 1977, when Arnold Schwarzenegger made the body-building documentary ‘Pumping Iron’, most people — himself included — would have laughed at the idea of him going vegan. Who could have guessed that 40 years later Big Arnie would not only be vegan himself but would have produced and presented…

A Way To Help Insects, Flowers and Wildlife That’s As easy As Doing Nothing! — It’s ‘No Mow May’ and you’re invited to join in. But before you say you’re too busy and you haven’t got the time or the energy, relax… you literally don’t have to do anything. No Mow May is an annual campaign by UK wild flower charity, Plantlife, which encourages us…

But Should We Really Be That Surprised? — Pfizer are in the news again today, accused of profiteering, and people are outraged. It appears that the pharmaceutical giant has been making obscene profits from ineffective, inadequately tested and harmful products… but should we really be surprised at this? The revelations come after a court order forced Pfizer to…

It Was Like A Scene From Medieval England — It was like a scene from Medieval England. Dead bodies hung in the field, nailed onto posts as a deterrent to others. A soft wind blew the bodies back and forth where they hung. Back and forth. Endlessly. Suspended upside down, their mouths open in silent, agonised screams of death…

How Thinking Like Twitter Can Increase Your Views on Medium — Trying to understand constantly changing social media algorithms can be a pain in the butt. Especially when your income depends on it. Until recently, I used Twitter a lot in its own right. Naturally, whenever I publish a Medium story it makes sense to tweet the link. Twitter and Medium…

21 Life-Changing Quotes From Shunryu Suzuki — I recently wrote a short article here on Medium entitled The Secret Of Zen which I ended with a playful yet powerful quote from Soto Zen monk Shunryu Suzuki. This was the quote: “The secret of Soto Zen is just two words: not always so” It’s been many years since…