…then we have the book for you.
Thailand is an amazing country, with so many friendly people, amazing food and the most beautiful scenery in the world. But retiring there comes with its challenges.
‘The Retire in Thailand Handbook’ by Gerald Hogg is designed to help you navigate your way through the problems and ease your way to the retirement you always dreamt of…
“Better to never have been born!” This pessimistic declaration has been made at various points in the history of human thought, becoming a true philosophical system beginning with Arthur Schopenhauer in the nineteenth century. It was repeated by various philosophers in subsequent decades, though rarely with the tragic passion of Emil Cioran (1911-1995). A solitary philosopher, Cioran was born in Romania but spent most of his career in Paris, where he moved at the age of 26 and where he remained until his death.
We’re all products of our comparisons. What we think of ourselves, the way we feel and how we behave are affected by the comparisons we make. The comparison-generating properties of social media mean this is more relevant than ever before.
To be happy, we should have no unrealistic expectations, and an idea of the meaning and purpose of life.
Our thoughts come spontaneously from our experiences and our attitudes, which we can shape to give us peace of mind. It’s best if we say to ourselves, ‘There is no such thing as fate, nor a force of evil.’
This Construction Life is the story of an Irishman born into the world of construction, living on the edge and making lemonade when things go wrong!
The experiences and adventures of a lifetime spent in the building industry in Ireland, London and Poland – the great, the bold, the fearless, the brazen and the despicable – based on true events in a life lived to the full.
