Using head and heart

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.  – Donald Laird As social animals, we human beings have no choice but to live in society which implies that we need to interact with others, adjust to the demands of societal norms and yet maintain our own identity and independence.  This poses [...]

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The key to learning

He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning.  - Danish Proverb It was Rudyard Kipling who wrote the Poem that began as follows I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. Almost all of us have [...]

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Seek and find

What we see depends mainly on what we look for. – Sir John Lubbock If you are one of those who ends up as a frustrated shopper rarely finding what appeals to you or one who finds too many faults in what  you plan to purchase, ask yourself the question ‘Do I really know what [...]

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The power of example

Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing. – Albert Schweitzer Our initial learning is from imitating others particularly our parents, grandparents, neighbors, the au pair or nanny and those with whom we are in close contact. Obviously we end up learning both the good and the bad from [...]

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Being balanced

“Honesty, without gentleness, is nothing but brutality … Gentleness, without honesty, is nothing but sentimentality.”  - Fr. Emmerich Vogt As individual each of us has our own personal views on a number of issues, happenings and current events.  We also have our own views about people, politics and problems that abound around us. Yet when [...]

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True friends…

The best mirror is an old friend. Anon Before you read any further, get up go to the mirror and have a good look at yourself. Did you notice the creases on your forehead, the tiny pimple on your face, the beginning of baggy eyes or perhaps you noticed at least one grey hair. If [...]

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Expect nothing…

If you expect nothing, you’re apt to be surprised.  You’ll get it. Malcolm Forbes We experience most of our disappointments simply because we have unrealistic expectations. Part of the problem stems from the fact that in an intensively competitive world, every one is hoping to stay on top of the heap and so our mindsets [...]

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Be an example

A good example is the best sermon. Anon Often we are carried away by the eloquence and oratory of an excellent public speaker. Primarily this is because he or she has the expertise, has prepared well and has the personality and ability to communicate well. We get inspired and charged up and it is possible [...]

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Familiarity breeds contempt

The only normal people are the ones you don’t know very well.  Foe Ancis The generation gap is perhaps the one of the most vivid examples of how there is a polarization in views for people in close proximity.  The generation gap, is perhaps most obvious, amongst children and their parents and can encompass the [...]

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