Feb
10
Dear Glenn, Thanks for your application to be the Campaign Director with the Pew Foundation in New Zealand. I’m sorry to say that you have not been selected for interview at this stage. We had a huge number of excellent…
Feb
10
Henri Rousseau said, “When I go out into the countryside and see the sun and the green and everything flowering, I say to myself Yes indeed, all that belongs to me!” It really is only in the countryside where you…
Feb
09
Eileen Elias Freeman said, “When babies look beyond you and giggle, maybe they’re seeing angels.” What do they see over your shoulder when they giggle? Are they just giggling because they are safe in your arms or are they seeing…
Feb
08
Someone once said, “The guy who invented poker was bright, but the guy who invented the chip was a genius.” How true is this quote when you look around at a lot of the richest people in the world. They…
Feb
08
Where do you see beauty? In a child’s beaming face, a sunrise, a sunset or in your work. The last one might be surprising but there will be beauty there. How you find that beauty is in the effort you…
Feb
08
LIFE BY ‘DUCKY’ Marriage changes passion. Suddenly you’re in bed with a relative. I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with ‘Guess’ on it. So I said ‘Implants?’ She hit me. How come we choose from…
Feb
05
Jules Renard said, “I am never bored anywhere: being bored is an insult to oneself.” There are a lot of quotes about boredom but this one sums up the word / feeling for me. Boredom is not only an insult…
Feb
05
Feb
04
Kurt Vonnegut said, “Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.” What do you do when you are tired and frustrated? We all do…
Feb
03
“To be successful, YOU have to decide what to do next.” Do you make your own decisions about what to do next? Disregarding the “yes” that popped into your head take a minute to think about your day so far….