Admiring the Opportunist

There is something endearing and appealing about opportunists. While everyone has only just glimpsed to see if there was an opportunity, they have seen it a long time and have nabbed it, utilised it and are not thriving from it. They are clinical and efficient in maximising that opportunity whilst others who catch on too […]

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Someone Will Miss Out

It would be great if everyone could make it. It would be so great. Efforts are made to ensure that as many people can make it as possible. Yet for all those efforts, there is still the understanding that someone will miss out. Knowing that, it should be the encouragement to everyone to do what […]

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Wiser

Wisdom. What a priceless quality to have in life. How will I know what to do with my time from day to day? Wisdom. How will I make a decision on a pressing issue? Wisdom. How will I respond to challenging behaviour from those who claim to love me? Wisdom. How will I engage in […]

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Are You Ready To Suffer?

There was an occasion as I child that I had to go to the dentist. I say I had to go, because obviously my Mum told me I had to go and to be fair, she did come with me. As the dental expert poked about in me mouth, I recall he did just one […]

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He Has High Hopes

Ben had high hopes for John. From early days Ben would take out his son to practise his football. It pleased him to see John develop a love for the game. It was even better to see that John had a talent for it. Ben was keen to nurture it and channel it especially as […]

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Prayer for Change – Light Shining

It is a dark world. That doesn’t need much in the way of explanation. What’s all the more disconcerting is that some people prefer it that way. Some revel in what takes place in the dark. Some believe they benefit from that scenario. Whilst making noises about seeking solutions and banishing the darkness, they really […]

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Producing the Goods

You put the mixture in the oven. She hires that office worker. He plants the seeds. They pay the money for the new player. All with the same desire in mind.  That desire is that the individual will produce the goods. There is a sense in which we can believe that we are put on […]

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Suppress vs Express

We were having a conversation about this child at school. To say he was unruly would be an understatement. It seems like it was his point of duty every day to disrupt. Sometimes verbally, but often physically. It didn’t bother him who he hit or hurt. And despite all of the problems he was bringing […]

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