Do you remember those first days at work? As in first days that you ever did work? Not the paper rounds, or helping your parents out with their stuff, I mean the first days at work. I watched my parents come from work tired. It was fascinating doing that for the first time myself. I […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Get With The ProgrammeHere’s a trustworthy saying – libraries fulfil their function when they are full of books. Libraries used to be a location in which I took great delight and found great respite. The books in particular that caught my interest gave an outline and some insight into people, teams or organisations. I found those outlines fascinating. […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Library ContributionsAt the age of 14 with others in my year group we were given a choice of one of three subjects to study further at school. The options were geography, history and religious studies. It was not an easy choice to make. Two of those subjects were very interesting indeed. It was going to be […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: The CartographerIt might be a western expectation of how life should go, but here are a few basic requirements to live a successful life. As long as you emerge healthily. As long as you grow in a helathy way. As long as you attend and blend in well at school. As long as you get good […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Redefining SuccessYou beauty. As his foot made connection with the ball, the spherical object did not go in a straight direction. Oh no, it curved with majestic grace. It’s flight unhindered by the desperate efforts of the defensive wall and the clutching grasps of the goalkeeper. The sweet trajectory of that crucial element to the game […]
Read More You Beauty: Witness to His BrillianceThey mocked him for what he couldn’t do. He didn’t pass as well as a lot of the players. He didn’t sprint as fast as the other players. His headers were not as strong as the other players. He wasn’t as skilful as a lot of the other players. He didn’t have flair like some […]
Read More But There Is One Thing …“Why did you do that?” “I just needed to get that off my chest. They needed to know how I felt.” “But what has that done for you?” “Well, they know how I feel now, there’s no doubt about that.” “Yeah, there’s no doubt about that, for sure. But what do you think that’s done?” […]
Read More What Do You Hope To Achieve?It is one thing to be dedicated. It is a beautiful thing as well. To realise that you have been set apart for a particular cause and commit yourself to it with the resources available to assist you in that cause. It is a big deal as well. It’s a marker for you. Where others […]
Read More RededicateYou just do the best that you can. As you do that, though, something in the back of your head tells you, you can take things for granted. Look at the routine. On the week-days: Waking up, getting out of bed, having a shower, brushing the teeth, getting into the clothes for the day, having […]
Read More Growing Through The MotionsWhere the first one is better than the second one. It’s tough because what made the first one so good is etched in the minds of those who enjoyed it. You have to do something really special to make the sequel that much better. On the surface that appears really hard. What helps to achieve […]
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