10th December 2009
Are you living an authentic life? How would you know where to find the answer to this question?
Frank Joseph said "Following a vocation, that inner call, is not self-indulgence or an excuse for laziness. Doing what one really wants to do is hard work...
04th December 2009
L Scott Peck wrote a book called "The Road Less Travelled". The first three sentences in the book read "Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it".
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27th November 2009
This is a quote from the Wall Street Journal in September 2009: "A recent study reported that 52% of working French don't sleep well on Sunday night. But work-related stress is not a French disease, and is ubiquitous and severe in all developed economies....
24th November 2009
At the time of writing this article, the year 2010 is just over 6 weeks away. That will be the beginning of a new decade. It feels like yesterday when we were celebrating the new millennium and the birth of a new world.
What happened to your New Year...
18th November 2009
Is life stressful? Yes, of course. Are there ways to relieve stress? Yes, of course.
For most people the way to relieve stress is to take a tranquilliser, a sleeping pill, a cigarette or a drink of alcohol. Do any of these crutches relieve stress? ...
27th October 2009
I come from a family of special souls. We are as different as chalk and cheese. The chalks have beautiful colours. The cheeses have a wide range of textures tastes. Together, we make an interesting, tasty and useful combination.
There is nothing th...
21st October 2009
Are you tired from work today? Are you putting your feet up and having a drink?
Before you take another sip, let me ask you: who gave you permission to have that drink?
If you are saying it is none of my business, you are right. However, if I was ...
12th October 2009
Have you ever had one of those experiences where you ask yourself "Why have things gone so wrong for me? What have I done to deserve this?"
I have had many of them over the years. When I was still a church goer, the standard sanctimonious answer was ...
01st October 2009
How many things do you believe because someone else tells you that it is true?
Let me give you an example. When you are a child, you trust people and do not question what your parents tell you. As you gain life experience, your parents are there to g...
22nd September 2009
No, I have not suddenly been converted and become a church goer.
I don't know if you have noticed how organised religion keeps compromising in an effort to keep people in the church. I am not referring to one specific religion either.
If you are pa...
16th September 2009
In 1963, Ronnie Biggs was one of a gang that stole millions of pounds from a mail train between Glasgow and London. He was caught and sentenced to prison. A year into his prison service, he escaped and fled to France where he underwent plastic surgery.
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14th September 2009
Hello lovely people
Justice or mercy? The more emotional the issue, the more divided the opinions. Should we insist on justice, knowing that justice always have consequences? Should we show mercy and always try and understand the other side of the c...
30th August 2009
I have been bothered about the fuss over the deaths of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan for a long time, but could not quite put my finger on the reason for feeling bothered about it.
Was my concern about the fact that people died? Not really. People...
08th August 2009
I can feel just this heading is enough cause for me to duck some eggs, oranges and other missiles, but your actions would be uninformed, so let's have a truce while I state my case.
A woman was recently sentenced to ten months in prison, suspended for ...
31st July 2009
Should murderers and rapists be shown mercy? Should people who commit lesser sins or crimes be shown mercy? Or should people simply be punished for their crimes and be kept away from the victims?
We often read in the media about victims of crime or t...
