Covet not thy Neighbour's Donut. (Or for that matter, his Religieuse!)
Covet not thy Neighbour’s Donut. (Or for that matter, his Religieuse!) Spring has sprung, cherry blossom abounds, the trees are turning green again and as lockdown eases Pedro is meeting people he hasn’t seen for a while. The Shopkeepers, colleagues, friends and family who have not seen Pedro’s human for many months are taken aback by the way he looks. “Oh my word, Pedro,” many exclaim, “your human has lost so much weight!” and Pedro swells with pride. Pedro is my inner chimp. He can be a tricky character, but I can’t get by without him. I need him and he needs me. We all need our chimp. According to Professor Steve Peters, our chimp is “the emotional machine that we all possess. It thinks independently from us and can make decisions. It offers emotional thoughts and feelings that can be very constructive or very destructive; it is not good or bad, it is a Chimp. The Chimp Paradox is that it can be your best friend or your worst enemy, even at the same time.” If you let yo...