People are walking. Walking the streets. Hustling and bustling. Going to and fro. You don’t have the chance to catch the looks on their faces. You don’t have the time to consider what’s behind the gestures. It looks like they’re all very busy with the issues of life. They are certainly busy alright. But how […]
Read More Within Reach: Time to ActivateTalk shops. They do not have good reputations. For good reason. Lots of air and little substance. Much complaining which does not lead to productive change. Presentations made, glittering promises offered, whimsical memories and stimulating aspirations shared … all to be minuted and referred to another meeting. Yet talk shops remain in fashion. You’re entitled […]
Read More Within Reach: Engage with PurposeThe issues appear to pile up. The bills mount, the debts increase, the arguments multiply as do the headaches. You could do with a break. Even on holidays the time away from work only shows that there’s a need to work to pay off what it took to get to this holiday never mind what […]
Read More Issues and ServingShe is not the baby I held. She is not the toddler who walked with me. She is not the same. We are not in the small house that squeezed the three of us. We are not in that place that barely housed the four of us. We are not the same. It’s odd to […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Not The SameThere are some simple truths that have a lot more going on behind them. Recently, I was reminded of that. A friend was conversing and said, “Christopher, do you believe you’ve reached the final destination for your life?” “I sincerely hope not.” “So your current location is not your final destination.” “Hmmmmmm … no. On […]
Read More Destination and Current LocationThe offer was made and it was such an attractive one. The life on offer truly was amazing to consider. That could be life from here on? That could be received in the here and now as well as for a limitless period. Who wouldn’t want to buy into that? Then there was the cost […]
Read More Who Rules? You Have To Let GoIt looked alright at the time. Everyone else gave the impression that this was the way of the world. It took someone else to shine light on the situation. Especially to get me to question what I accepted to be true and the norm. It’s only after your eyes have been opened, that you can […]
Read More Who Rules? Time For A Transfer?He would say that, though, wouldn’t he. People shrugged when they heard him complaining about his situation again. He had been in that state for years and was not slow in telling people how bad things were for him. At first people would sympathise with him. It was after all a tough situation. After constantly […]
Read More He Would Say ThatThey had grown very familiar with each other. They had been selected from different backgrounds, but it didn’t take them that long to establish a rapport. From there the bond developed. It was reinforced during the rocky first months after the launch. They didn’t let the setbacks deter them. There were enough to keep their […]
Read More Changing the Line-UpGrowing in knowing does mean starting from a place of not knowing. This is a reassuring truth. It’s a truth that should keep us humble. It should keep us humble because we are not in charge of the knowing or even the growing. All we’re ever really in charge of is our attitude to the […]
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