Teaching and training and that kind of thing is a delight and a joy for me. Under all that, though, there is an even greater love of learning. As I grow I realise how reluctant I am at times to certain necessary styles of learning. Like there are good people around me who will confront […]
Read More Thank God for … LearningMy life is based on questions. The answers given to these questions are interesting, especially when they are investigated closely. So many based on assumptions rarely explored and hardly challenged. That’s why I love probing questions that challenge me to explore further and deeper into the issue. Sure I like answers as well as questions, […]
Read More Thank God for … QuestionsOK from the get go I am not one of those that subscribe to the view that life would be boring if we didn’t have failure, or mistakes or missteps. I am looking forward to perfection. I long for it. I have seen and experienced the consequences of failing. The hurt and devastation caused by […]
Read More Thank God for … FailureI have known her for almost 15 years but she is not my blood sister. The change in her over those years have been remarkable. She has matured so much. She has not lost her sense of fun, her humour is sharper than ever. She’s a stalwart among the saints even though she’s still relatively […]
Read More Thank God for … FellowshipI was listening to this couple. They have three children all aged under 13. The couple shared about the tremendous sacrifices their parents and then older siblings made for them. Sitting there, hearing these stories and looking at the way they cared for their children allowed me to reflect on the importance of generations. For […]
Read More Thank God for … GenerationsIt may not feel like it all the time, but I like living. Being alive is brilliant. The dying thing doesn’t look much fun. Mere existence appears to be a drag. Living. That’s where it’s at. Thriving, enjoying, fulfilling – that’s not about economic conditions or social background. That’s about in the circumstances connecting with […]
Read More Thank God for … LifeTime, resources, relationships and self. Key elements that can thrive under great management to the benefit of many. Key elements that lead to tremendous misery and disaster when poorly managed. Interwoven in these key elements is the concept of responsibility. My interaction with responsibility has been strange over the years. When I was a child […]
Read More Managing ResponsibilitiesThere are people who do an excellent job in time management, thrive on managing resources and have proven to be very good in managing relationships to a degree. They lead successful businesses, gain a great deal of fame and fortune, garner a large number of followers and maintain significant influence in their sector of expertise. […]
Read More Managing SelfOf all the things we manage beyond self none is more challenging, frustrating, annoying, rewarding and fulfilling than relationships. By relationships, I mean with people, so in as much as some may be disheartened to realise I am not including dear faithful Rover, or the adorable Nibbles the hamster, I am exclusively referring to people. […]
Read More Managing RelationshipsFood, clothing, accommodation, storage, transport, communication devices, workplace equipment and a partridge in a pear tree. Most of those things listed above constitute the resources we are used to managing (or not) to some degree in our lives. Conspicuous by its absence, you may have noticed, is money. Of all the resources we manage, money […]
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