Two triggers for today’s post. At first poles apart, one about history from an article in a newspaper. The other about sport from an on-line…
Paying attention, being aware of what is going on around you is one of the best skills for overcoming adversity. It is also the foundation…
Perspective is everything. Living in Southern Africa in the late 1980s and early 90s, before the internet became the source of information it is today,…
Have you heard the old saying “Can’t see the wood for the trees”? It was one my mother used when my father, my brother and…
Most of us, especially when we get to middle age have fixed opinions on many things. Our basic values, experiences and outside influences over our…
I read an extraordinary example of gratitude and doing good in an article by Charles Krauthammer in the National Post last week. It was the…
Overcoming adversity usually causes us to think of people responding to a bad start in life, or conquering serious challenges arising from situations they find…
With the platforms usual lack of balanced perspective, Social Media is awash with calls for the American dentist who shot Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe…
Tomorrow will be the 182nd anniversary of William Wilberforce’s death. His crusade to abolish slavery is a remarkable example of the power of perseverance. Wilberforce was…
When experiencing adversity of some sort, it’s often difficult to find things to have gratitude for. That’s when we need to have faith that “This…