The Walkabout

“Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music – the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.”
- Henry Miller (1891 – 1980)
Six Degrees
The Six Degrees of Separation or “Human Web” concept has been explored in various literally works and the creative arts for [...]

NOTE:
This is the final post in my 3-part Valentines Day series. Read the First part and the Second part here.

I used to laugh whenever I read or heard that a certain celebutard had checked himself into a Sex Rehab facility. Tiger Woods, Eric Benét, Charlie Sheen… and the list goes on.
As I grew up and [...]

The Years Gone By
Looking back in 2009, we all learnt a lot in life. Hopefully, we became better persons and are now looking forward to a richly rewarding year.
The walk into the future will not be without challenges and hiccups. There are new things to be done, new people to meet, new days to be [...]

Lynette Scavo: Hey! Mary-Alice, are you okay?
Mary Alice Young: Yes, thank you. I’m fine.
Lynette: No, you’re not. I can tell. Please, tell me what’s wrong. Let me save you.
Mary Alice: You can’t.
Lynette: Why not?
Mary Alice: Sweety, we can’t prevent what we can’t predict!
Lynette: Isn’t there anything I could do?
Mary Alice: Yes. You can enjoy this [...]

Power Up
It’s interesting how we rediscover some things.
I have previously shared some stories I used to listen to on Family FM’s (now Radio 316) ‘Power Up’, in several notes:
In My Prayers Tonight.
Shattered Dreams? Well Think Again.
Fable

The other day, I was reading the Sunday Nation and in Mutahi Ngunyi’s article, I saw the full text of [...]

Less is More
Simplicity is a vital aspect of life that is often overlooked. Many believe that complex means more, and therefore better. The truth is quite to the contrary.
In design, simplicity is a key component of a rich user experience and robust function. This has been further explored at Complit Design. Less is more in [...]

Inspired Reading
This comeback post has been inspired by  a blog post by a friend  on Purpose, and by a Goals Report by Brian Tracy that I recently read.

Peter’s Walkabout
On March 10 2009, Peter’s Walkabout was launched. From the very first post, we sought to identify, share and benefit from whatever lessons life throws at us [...]

Critical Thinking is a vital part of development and cognition. Every action is predicated on one’s thought process, it’s therefore imperative that the thinking itself be healthy and forward-looking.

Critical Thinking: Tools For Taking Charge Of Your Professional And Personal Life, was published in 2002 by the Financial Times Prentice Hall. It’s written by Richard Paul [...]

Guest post by PinkM
Well, Pete honored me by asking me to guest post on here. No idea what wisdom is expected, but I’ll do my best to be me.
A couple of days ago, I did this post on giving and uplifting others in all I do, and a couple of comments prompted this post.

See, we [...]

“The expected is just what keeps us steady, standing, still
The expected is just the beginning
The unexpected is what changes our lives.”
- Meredith Grey (in Grey’s Anatomy Season 3 Episode 13)
Have you ever had very great expectations, only to have them nipped in the bud at the eleventh hour? Have you ever had something you highly [...]