There’s Jawbone’s Up, 23andMe, Xero, Fitbit, Do It! Geotags, CloudOn, CheckMark, MakeMe and a million other gadgets and apps designed to help us keep track of our own lives. Everything under the sun is covered…genetic…
Tag: contribution
Meaningful relationships
Our interaction with others is what defines us. It is our relationships that make our lives meaningful. Our contribution to others is why we exist. If there is someone you care about; if there is…
Random acts of kindness
We all have something to learn from each other. No matter who you are, what you do or what you’re about. Even Emmanuel, the homeless man you see pictured, was a source of invaluable information…
Pleasures in life
Food glorious food! We’re talking home grown, home made, home baked, full of flavour and made with love. There is no substitute for fresh, homely, culinary mastery. There just isn’t. When you have the luxury…
Admissions
It’s a tough gig admitting we’re wrong or admitting we need to change. Like getting admitted into hospital, its quite a process. Firstly there’s a level of self awareness we need to have which is…
Responsibility
We have an insatiable want to own things, whether it be an item or a situation, we want to know we’re in control, that we’re completely responsible for it and that no one else has…
The gift of experience
The best gifts and those worth giving are opportunity and experience. Not umbrellas or BBQs or cuff links. I’ve posted previously about special days and how important it is to commemorate and celebrate but to…
Inspiration
What people find inspirational varies considerably. Some people are inspired by others, what they do, their achievements. It’s motivating to know something you want to do has been done by someone in difficult circumstances. Of…
Walking away
No matter what situation we’re in, we always have options. The thing is though, we need to create those options as they won’t always be there [or at least they may not be apparent to…
Special days
Generally speaking when we think of special days we’re talking about birthdays, anniversaries, name days and other personal milestone days on our calendars. There are no shortage of special days to commemorate mothers and fathers…
Never judge a book by its cover
His name is Chopper but most people call him Choppy. He’s a half American and half English Staffordshire Bull Terrier…or Staffy. He looks mean, he can’t help but look aggressive because of his build but he…
Falling from grace
I always think to myself what once was when I hear of people who have fallen from grace. I’m not talking about that celebrity or sportsperson who has decided to play on for one season…
Journey
We’re all on a journey, some of us know where we’re going but most of us are floating on a path to nowhere. Those of us floating are lost and look for guidance all in…
Glass half full
Its amazing how powerful a positive outlook can be. Regardless of what our current situation might be, if we keep our head up and look just beyond the horizon things are likely to get better.…
Reflections
Sometimes we should stop and reflect on our past…not for too long though…harping on the past helps no one. But there is one thing we should never forget and that is that history repeats itself.…
Redundancy
Technology becomes redundant before you even have a chance to use it. That’s an accepted part of the industry. The next new thing is always already around the corner. People can be made redundant too.…
Pan Metron Ariston
My dad always used to say ‘Pan Metron Ariston’, which roughly translated from Greek to ‘all good things in moderation’. Interestingly though if you look at each word in that phrase individually the meaning can…
Flying by
Have you noticed that time has been flying lately? It’s an interesting concept because we all now that there are sixty seconds in a minute and sixty minutes in an hour and twenty fours [or…
Keeping it together
There are some people who juggle a lot with ease, others juggle a lot and struggle, some can’t juggle at all. What I find remarkable are people who seem to fit 48 hours of things…
Value
There are things that might seem trivial to some but to others these same things are valuable. That value can only be measured by one thing: time. Value is often attributed a monetary amount but…
Twisted truth
The pursuit for truth is noble but an untainted truth is almost non-existent. Our pursuit for the real truth is often an exercise in futility. What you find, if you look really hard is usually…
Press here…
Our sense of adventure is endless…that is until we ‘mature’. There’s always a sense that immaturity is a bad thing, a sign of slow development or a consequence of non-conforming to normality. It’s forced upon…
Getting a straight answer
I’m finding that the pool of people you can rely on for getting a straight-up honest answer is shrinking. I’m not exactly sure why but it must have something to do with a lower level…
Connecting
So day one has been as interesting as it has been scary. I’ve signed up to the omnipresent social media system which was surprisingly easy considering they all let me sign in (or on) with…