Hi, I'm Oliver.

Dear friend

Remember how I said I wanted to stop using this blog as a place to spew out my raw thought processes?

Dear friend

I was an inquisitive child. So much so that I had a unique ability to drive my parents particularly insane. I remember once asking why it is that - during summer - the sun seems to set 2 or 3 hours later, despite the clocks only going forward 1 hour. I would then proceed to ask “why” for every answer they gave me.

This would go on for hours.

Dear friend

Time marches so unrelentingly onwards, it's often far too easy to blink and have the past vanish before you. In what feels like a fraction of a second, moments once cherished and held closely become but memories; destined to fade as time takes a tight grip and unforgivingly pulls us forward.

Dear friend

Recently I've been thinking about how all the behaviour we exhibit towards others is driven by an insatiable need to preserve oneself. This, in a word, is known as “selfishness.”

Dear friend

I made a promise to myself that this year was the year I would get my shit together in all areas of my life. I don't make new years resolutions, but this one was important for me to do. I'd like to share something that I've been in the process of accomplishing which aligns with that goal. It's something that, at first glance, seems comparatively small. But it's something that is meaningful to me and has actually helped to serve as an effective self-soothing technique.