4000 Saturdays Blog

A Life Without Music

Mark Desvaux — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:58:22 +0000

“A life without music would be like living in a world without colour” Mark Desvaux

I Love This

Mark Desvaux — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:13:51 +0000

I saw this appear as a Facebook profile pic of my good friend Dan. What a brilliant reminder… Pass it on!

Living Each Moment

Mark Desvaux — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:04:16 +0000

If you want to witness how we should live each moment, throw a toddler a balloon…

Your Thoughts Create Your World

Mark Desvaux — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:35:56 +0000

Today, you create your world with every thought you have. The colour of your world depends on how you react and then act on each thought. Are you going to paint in black and white or colour? Will it be a sketch or a masterpiece? Will it end up in the bin or hanging on …

What’s behind the paper?

Mark Desvaux — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:26:46 +0000

Today is a precious gift. Best to unwrap it and enjoy it as you can’t take it back tomorrow for a refund.

Believe in Yourself

Mark Desvaux — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:17:26 +0000

There’s a simple secret to making your dreams in life come true. Believe in yourself. If you don’t, who will?

Steve Jobs: “You’ve Got To Do What You Love”

Mark Desvaux — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:45:45 +0000

Today I heard about the passing of Steve Jobs. I immediately went back to a video of his Commencement Speech to the graduates of Stanford University in 2005. It’s all the more poignant today with his passing. “You’ve go to do what you love” A life well lived. Enjoy this video:

Being Child-like

sima — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:21:41 +0000

I love the randomness of having a two year old toddler in the house. Life is just one big adventure and we get to re-live it with them. Then suddenly we remember that we don’t have to re-live, we just need to start living it again. The world through the eyes of a child is …

Blue Pill or Red Pill? Documentaries That Changed the World

Mark Desvaux — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:39:16 +0000

In the film The Matrix there is a defining moment where the lead character Neo is offered either a blue pill or red pill. They have become pop culture terms that represent a common symbol for the choice between the blissful ignorance of illusion (blue) and embracing the sometimes painful truth of reality. In 1991, I started …

How To Change The World Today

Mark Desvaux — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:52:25 +0000

Every morning when we wake up, we have around sixteen hours to make the most of the day we’ve been given. Getting out of bed, I always try to think of people who would dream of doing just that. Maybe someone who is paralysed, someone so sick they can’t move, maybe a frail, elderly person. I …