Zenna Scha said, “Give a man a fish and he has food for a day; teach him how to fish and you can get rid of him for the entire weekend.” Bit of a funny for Friday. However, it is…
Voltaire wrote, “No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.” This is true for any problem. Put enough of your thinking time, others if you can, and you will come up with an answer. The trick is to allow…
Lily Tomlin as “Edith Ann” said, “I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.” What are you giving to the people around you to think about apart from homework? Allowing someone time…
Robert Brault wrote,Always when judgingWho people are,Remember to footnoteThe words “So far.” This poem sums up my thoughts about judging people. You can only judge them on what they have done up until today. You cannot judge what they will…
Albert Einstein said, “Life is like riding a bicycle – in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Can you remember your first shaky goes on a bike? Mine were in the back yard where I only had…
Edward Gorey said, “Life is intrinsically, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment the floor may open up. Of course, it almost never does; that’s what makes it so boring.” I am the kind of…
Jackie Robinson said, “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.” Respect is something that I do strive to give to everyone because whether I like or…
Someone once said, “All the so-called “secrets of success” will not work unless you do.” There is only one ‘secret’ to success and that is hard work. Nothing else comes close. Thinking something into existence can only be done by…
Lynn Johnston said, “An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything.” Sometimes all you want to hear is the words, “I’m sorry”, and you will feel heaps better. But when they aren’t offered you can…
Henry Van Dyke said, “Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live.” Today I found out a mate of mine died a year ago in Bali. A year ago. Amazing what happens in a year….
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