Shaping your future

When did the future switch from being a promise to a threat? Chuck Palahniuk The average person is always fearful of the future and unfortunately almost everyone who is reading this identifies with this. Part of our fear stems from a subconscious reality called death which we know will overtake us in the future and [...]

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The perfect time is now…

This time like all times is a very good one if we but know what to do with it  - Ralph Waldo Emerson Last night, I was deeply disappointed that I ran headlong into a writer’s worst nightmare ‘the writer’s block’ and after pottering around for more than an hour attempting to get going with [...]

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Get going now !

Do not wait for ideal circumstances, nor the best opportunities; they will never come. Janet Erskine Stuart All of us have good intentions. We also get sudden spurts of wanting to change for the better. We begin each year with some firm resolutions to improve ourselves and to some extend also make valiant attempts occasionally. [...]

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Foolish risks

Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down. Ray Bradbury The concept of risks and reward go hand in hand; the higher the risk the greater the reward. The trouble is that each one of us has a different perception of risk and obviously if we get [...]

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Happiness sneaks in

Happiness sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open. John Barrymore As we go through life, the challenge one faces is to accept our little difficulties and to find happiness in the numerous blessings that we are given. It is human nature though to focus on ‘making a mountain out of a [...]

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Getting lucky

You don’t just luck into things … You build step by step, whether it’s friendships or opportunities. Barbara Bush You prepare to be favored by luck. Just examine all the lucky breaks you got in life and you will realize that you did something effectively prior to you running into that luck. It could be [...]

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This day

Nothing is worth more than this day. Johann von Goethe Too often we put a very high value on money and the worldly goods / possessions that money can buy. We blissfully ignore the reality that intangibles like strong family ties, harmonious relations ships and a clear conscience are far more valuable, for money can’t [...]

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New Friendships

“Every person is a new door to a different world.” Unless we have an exceptionally open mind, our perceptions would often influence our ability to accept people the way they are. Obviously when we get acquainted with a new person, the first impression we get, very often has a disproportionate bearing on how we interact [...]

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Adversity

Strong people are made by opposition, like kites that go up against the wind. Frank Harris It is said that if you want to know the character of a person, see his/ her behavior when they face adversity. Just like iron can be molded when put into fire, we individuals are molded by the fire [...]

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Labour

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor. Ulysses S. Grant Work has been the one goal that has kept the human race sane active and progressive. Unlike animals, the human race has been blessed with a superior intellect, which craves to expand its horizons, seeks stimulation in adventurous pursuits and [...]

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