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Do Gooders and The Warrant of Fitness
The one problem with a reasonably affluent society like New Zealand is that the middle class have so few real “problems”. Sure we all have our interpersonal relationship problems, but their is no real starvation, no oppression, no wondering whether … Continue reading
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The Great Immunisation debate
Yesterday I commented on a friends page on a matter I feel very strongly about and got some comments back that I feel I have to blog on. In a country like New Zealand, the majority of the population are … Continue reading
Reacting to Anger
“Beware of the half truth. You may have gotten hold of the wrong half.” ~Unknown This is so true. There are times in our lives when we become annoyed, angry, frustrated and sometimes judge peoples motives wrongly and misinterpret things. … Continue reading
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The Lessons that hurt
Heres something I found that I dont think can be improved on so I’m not even going to try. Its an article by Lori Deschene the author of Tiny Buddha. “Don’t postpone joy until you have learned all of your … Continue reading
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Love
“Love comes to those who still hope even though they’ve been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they’ve been betrayed, to those who still love even though they’ve been hurt before.” ~Unknown It is my firm belief that … Continue reading
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The principles I would like to live my life by
Quotation below by persons unknown says it all really. Don’t think i need to add anything. It takes years to build up trust, but only seconds to destroy it. You can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After … Continue reading
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Trust
“You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don’t trust enough.” -Frank Crane Having been brought up in South Africa as a Black second class citizen I have always been distrustful. … Continue reading
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Success
I attended my son’s final chapel at his school last night and one of the readings was the reading below. It got me thinking? So many people regard success in terms of financial wellbeing. But what really is success? Is … Continue reading
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Hate versus forgiveness
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” -Mahatma Gandhi Hating takes up so much of energy and so much of time. Once you decide to forgive, its amazing how much more relaxed and satisfied you … Continue reading
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Is Being Fine or Being Okay good enough
This is a line taken from the movie Hitch? “What if fine isn’t good enough? What if i want extraordinary?” I’ve spent my life never accepting that being fine is enough. I’ve strived to excel and I’ve strived to be … Continue reading
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