Aggravating. They ground you down over time with constant questioning. Incessant begging. It never stops. You wonder why they carry on that way so much. It;s clear that they will not stop until they get it. Children. Sure they say they love you, but when they get their minds set on something, you take a […]
Read More What Do You Want More?I used t get really excited when it was my birthday as a child. I got excited to consider what would I get. One year I got a remote-controlled car. I was delighted with it. It was just what I wanted and I was keen to make the most of it. Sure I was thankful […]
Read More You Are A GiftIt’s fascinating looking back on what happened on this day in history. Events of significance in sport, politics, music, etc. Events that shaped the world in which we live. Good times to learn from the positive and negative. Also, good times to be about the business in the here and now of doing things that […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: On This DaySome have it in their mind. Some have a physical location. Some use it on a regular routine basis. Some only get to access the place infrequently. There is value in having a place. That place. A place for recuperation and restoration. A place for reflection and rejuvenation. Life can be relentless. That is not […]
Read More That PlaceMindset can help significantly – it is indeed the basis. The desired outcome of that basis, however, is making the most of the given opportunity. It is what makes some people so fascinating that seemingly adverse circumstances turn into opportunities for character development and social innovation. It is why when others are immobilised by the […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Making the Most of the OpportunityA friend of mine was talking to me recently. I’ve got a lot of time for him and admire him a great deal for his loving character, his great sense of humour and grounded approach to life, his humility makes a massive impression every time we converse. As we conversed, he told me about feeling […]
Read More UntappedSome hold on with desperation. Inventing so many things and coming up with so many constructs to keep it going. Some learn to let go. Knowing they are not the ones, they learn to seek the Source and lean into Him. In an area where people think they can save it, the response comes that […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Life-GiverThe 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 SameIt was meant to be something that was liberating. But over time, it just felt like you were being dragged down. Bogged down by one thing and then the other. They told you that you had to wear this. Then they told you that you had to be careful what you said. Then they they […]
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