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“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years” Abraham Lincoln The Life and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln: A Journey Through the Words of a Great Leader Introduction The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, was born on February 12, 1809, in a one-room … Read more
“Enjoy every sandwich“ WARREN ZEVON American Rock Singer, Writer & Musician Just love the simplicity of this. Most famous for various songs on his 3rd album – ‘Excitable Boy’ (1978). The one I know of this is – ‘Werewolves of London’ – a belter of a song which I thought was linked to the film … Read more
“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance“ GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Irish Playwright, Critic, Polemicist & Political Activist Never has a quote been so true for today – 2021. Nobel prize winner for Literature (1925). Huge influence over Western theatre, culture and politics George Bernard Shaw – Irish Playwright 1856 – 1950 Born … Read more
“If you have the choice of being right or being kind…..choose being kind“ Dr. Wayne W. Dyer This quote was from an excellent film I watched recently – Wonder (2017). I liked the quote so much I looked to find who had said it & discovered this guy. Until now, I had never heard of … Read more
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood“ Helen Keller American author, political activist, disability rights advocate & lecturer She was also the first deaf-blind person to gain a bachelor of arts degree. Helen Keller – American Author 1880 – 1968 Born in Alabama as a healthy child. At the … Read more
“Be in love with your life. Every minute of it” Jack Kerouac An American novelist. I was given a birthday card with this quote on it (from my friend Darren Cornish). I think it is a great quote. I put it in a frame and sits in my bedroom. Not so easy to achieve, but … Read more
Nobody is reading this (at present) so it doesn’t really matter what I write – the point is that I am starting this again. I liked the idea of the daily blog (aka Seth Godin) but the reality is he is both way cleverer than I am & has far more interesting things to say … Read more
This is something so simple in principle…but not so easy to put in practice. Get this & you have just made your life a whole less stressful. Someone pisses you off with something they have done or said. You are livid. Seething. Are they even aware that you are pissed off? If not, that makes … Read more
I very nearly didn’t do this blog today. Quite frankly you could say I haven’t. This is definitely not going to be a ‘life changing’ outlook on the World. All I have done is forfil my habit of doing this every day. So far I have said nothing. But who is reading? Today was a … Read more
Today is another day where I am writing this ‘off the cuff’. Basically dumping what is in my head onto here. I am very sure this will not be the last time. I have been listening to a guy called Seth Godin a lot lately. I read his blog every day. He was the person … Read more
Yourself. At least I do and I don’t think I am any different to most. I am sure you can read a thousand things into that. What I find more interesting is if you take this forward a step. If everyone is doing that. Looking at themselves. Then nobody, apart from you, is really looking … Read more