Love the ones that you are with……
What is our relationship to the rest of the world? here are some more insights to being a positive presence person.
The highest honor a French chef can attain is to have his retaurant listed as a three star restaurant in the Michelin Guid to fine eating. According to one newspaper, the 1995 guide added a […]
Web wanders on a Sunday afternoon
I went for a wander this afternoon and traveled around the web. Here is where I ended up. Remember when we used to surf the web for fun?
Start here at homeworking.com
This site is for anyone wanting to work at home and anyone already working at home. You will find lots to get you started, help […]
Is education a cure for the ills of globalisation?
Summary
The concept of a global village encompassing the whole world seemed to become a reality in recent decades with the rapid advances in technology, the web, changing industrial practice and the shift towards the information economy. However the web (the primary communications medium of globalization) has also effectively communicated the differences that are increasingly obvious […]
ABC’s of Fatherhood - O
O is for openness.
I want to be very open with my children. One of the common experiences of children of my generation is that they never really got to know their fathers. That is they knew about them but they never really got to share some of the more intimate aspects of their life.
I try […]
Changing my world - becoming a PPP
Today I experienced the power of somone who was a positive presence person (PPP). PPP(people) are able to bring people to almost immediately into a positive state of mind.
I walked into a corner store to by a can of pepsi. The young person behind the counter was dressed in a singlet and shorts, was covered […]
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you always get what you always got” Tony from NCIS
What sort of worker are you?
Thrill seekers - Do you find challenges in the everyday. Are you able to create an sense of excitement even in the everyday experiences of life.
Fear avoiders - These are the workers who want the world to stay the same for ever. And, they resent anyone who wants to upset the status quo. (seth godin)
You […]
Thanks Adam Walker
By the way I should thank the appropriate people for the template. Thanks Adam even though I don’t know you for this design. The credit is at the bottom of the page and his site is here.
This template works really well I haven’t found any glitches yet. I still have a bit of tidying up […]
Boundaries - what not to do with your children
Cloud and Townsend (Boundaries) identify four typical ways that people will blur boundaries:
Compliancy
They are afraid of hurting someone by saying no.
Their boundaries are so indistinct anyone is able to cross them and this opens the person […]
A Prayer
“Almighty . . .
Forgive
My doubt,
My anger
My pride.
By Thy mercy
Abase me,
By Thy strictness
Raise me up.”
“Have mercy
Upon us.
Have mercy
Upon our efforts,
That we
Before Thee,
In love and in faith,
Righteousness und humility,
May follow Thee,
With self-denial, steadfastness, and courage,
And meet Thee
In the silence.
Give us
A pure heart
That we may see Thee,
A humble heart
That we may hear Thee,
A heart of love
That we may […]