Life is like a roller coaster

Life is like a roller coaster

Life is never going to be straightforward or plain sailing for anyone… ever. There will always be high moments and low moments, moments when you are up or when you are down… much like riding a roller coaster. But the choice is always yours, whether you...
Serenity is not freedom from the storm

Serenity is not freedom from the storm

It’s easy to find peace in a quiet room, reading a book or out in nature. True serenity comes when you can also be at peace in a crowded room, in the middle of a traffic jam or amongst the chaos of a busy main street. Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but...
What we think, we become

What we think, we become

Today, 8th of April 2013, Margaret Thatcher died at the age of 87. Here is a great quote by the woman known as “The Iron Lady”. Watch your thoughts for they become words. Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become habits....
April Fools’ Day – Mark Twain

April Fools’ Day – Mark Twain

April 1st. This date, also known as April Fools’ Day is widely recognized and celebrated as a day when people play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. People delight in seeing who falls for their jokes, and many often do. Mark Twain in Pudd’nhead...
Imagination is more important than knowledge

Imagination is more important than knowledge

Many times without having imagination in the first place, we wouldn’t have a lot of the things or a lot of the knowledge that we have today. Someone had to imagine it first and then create it and only then has it become a part of our knowledge of how the world...
Put your phone away and pay attention

Put your phone away and pay attention

The arrival of smartphones, and being able to be connected with the world via a small device that fits in your pocket, has improved our lives considerably but has also created some new problems for society. One problem is that people are spending more and more time...
Saint Patrick, one of the few saints …

Saint Patrick, one of the few saints …

Isn’t it funny how there is a festival where anyone can go out and get drunk, make a fool of themselves and then use a saint as an excuse for all the fun and misbehaving. Then again, this is Ireland and the best part… you don’t need to be Irish to...
An Irish Toast to Saint Patrick

An Irish Toast to Saint Patrick

This is an Irish toast that can be said on Saint Patrick’s Day (March 17th). It reminds people of what he did (driving the snakes from Ireland). Saint Patrick was a gentleman, who through strategy and stealth Drove all the snakes from Ireland, here’s a...
Looking for four-leaf clovers

Looking for four-leaf clovers

Many people blame luck for people’s good fortunes. They do well in business, sport or life in general and people say they are lucky. Little do they know that it most likely happened because of hard work or paying attention to what was happening around them and...
Making decisions and promises

Making decisions and promises

It is easy to get carried away by our emotions. When you are angry, you normally only think of the negatives things and don’t have a clear picture of the situation that is causing you to feel that way. While, when you are happy, it is easy to make promises...