“The first Degree of Folly, is to conceit one’s self wise; the second to profess it; the third to despise Counsel.” – Benjamin Franklin (Poor Richard’s Almanak) The very thought of finding modern truth in ancient wisdom came alive in my mind after I read Jonathan Haidt’s ‘Happiness Hypothesis’. In the book, Mr Haidt examines [...]
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 [...]
“I’ll tell you something, It’s not hard to die when you know you have lived, and I did. Oh, how I lived.” – Edie Britt (Desperate Housewives s05e19) The Lessons We Must Learn Only yesterday, I was watching season 5 of Desperate Housewives. The 100th episode (s05e13) is titled “The Best Thing That Ever Could [...]
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? [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
IDEAS WORTH SHARING Every once in a while, we all experience something so wonderful that it becomes really hard not to share. Well, for a while, I have been reading a most wonderful document. Yeah, it is really short (only 23 pages). It’s quite a deep piece, trust you me. It is a report by [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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