After All That Trouble

They should have taken the hint from the childbirth. To say it was tricky would be the understatement of the year. How Kelly was able to make it through the hours of hard labour was a wonder to her husband Frank. The doctors said it would be difficult and at one point they weren’t even […]

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Path To Blamelessness

Pointing fingers at the failing of others is a good pastime to partake in if you don’t want to spend time considering your areas for improvement. I’ve noticed with some of the people that I admire that they don’t really have that much time, energy or inclination towards the finger pointing exercise. They are not […]

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View: Up and Alongside

Apparently the view changes as you grow up. There was this thing about growing up in my childhood days. First it was about actual height and then it was the perks of what comes with being a grown up. As the middle child in the family, I’d look up to my sister as she got […]

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Corners Covered

There’s the story told of a sick man who was brought into the presence of Jesus. He has four friends who can carry him up to the roof and tear off what needs to be torn and then they can lower their friend so he’s in the prime position to get the attention of the […]

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The Great and the Good

That’s great. It is one of the greatest books ever written. The movie was a blockbuster sparking a franchise that accumulated millions at the box office. The world’s press acclaimed the remarkable feat of reaching the top of that mountain range under such challenging circumstances. That’s great. That’s good. He remained faithful to his wife […]

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Favouring the Unassuming

I have a lot of time for the unassuming. There are characters who are ‘larger than life’ and have that imposing personality where they dominate every place they go to. They are the life and soul of the party. Everything must revolve around them. If there’s a conversation going on, they’ll find a way to […]

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Training For Something Else

He certainly looked in good shape. So he should, because he put a lot of work into it. Every morning he liked to do his work out in his garage and spent that precious hour getting his sweat on and building that muscle as well as the stamina. Every morning, without fail. Then twice a […]

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Blow Up or Build Up

There is something about having a fit of rage. Observing people have a temper tantrum can be as fascinating as it is tragic. You see the person go from mildly irritated to apoplectic in the space of mere seconds. They really do appear like a boiling pot that overflows as they pour out their rage […]

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