If you expect the world to be fair

If you expect the world to be fair

Sometimes things that happen in this world don’t seem fair, especially when we do our best to be fair with the rest of the world. We may ask ourselves “Why did this happen?” or think “It’s just not fair”. There are infinite...
Three simple rules in life

Three simple rules in life

There are three simple rules in life: 1. If you do not GO after what you want, you’ll never have it. Some people think that things happen by themselves, by magic. If you want something you must make an effort to go after it or it will forever be out of your...
Life is what happens around you …

Life is what happens around you …

Wherever I go I see more and more people glued to their phones oblivious to what is happening around them. Sometimes when I’m at a pub or restaurant I see a couple or a group of people together tapping away at their smartphones instead of interacting with the...
Why do we close our eyes …

Why do we close our eyes …

This is an adaption of a quote by Anne Sullivan who was Helen Keller’s teacher. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” Many associate this quote with Helen Keller though in...
There is no elevator to success

There is no elevator to success

In this day and age everything is INSTANT. Instant news, instant information…. instant coffee. “Instant” news (and media) sometimes distorts people’s minds and their perception of reality by making many successes look easy. Just think… A...
The fruit of today’s work

The fruit of today’s work

A teacher is the farmer that sows knowledge into the minds of children. Each grain of knowledge is like a seed and if you don’t plant it, then it will never grow. You don’t want to create a barren wasteland when the ground is so fertile. At times you many...
A good teacher is like a candle

A good teacher is like a candle

A teacher is like a guiding light in the lives of their students. They are like candles emitting a light so that students will begin to see the world more clearly. A good TEACHER is like a candle – it consumes itself to LIGHT the way for others. However, consuming...
If you have been waiting for a sign

If you have been waiting for a sign

People often ask for a sign about whether they should do something or not. Whether they should start a new project or stop doing something. Some type of guidance about what to do in general. They hope that the universe will help them make the right decision. Sometimes...
All those things you’ve always wanted to do

All those things you’ve always wanted to do

People have a habit of putting things off to a future time. Especially those things they would love to do. They wait for that “perfect moment” when you will supposedly be less busy. Well, that time will never come. You will always be consumed by those...
Work fills a large part of your life

Work fills a large part of your life

This is part of a much longer speech that Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, made in a commencement speech at Stanford in June 2005. When you think about it, work DOES fill up a large part of your life. Yet how many people are satisfied with what they are doing? How many...