It's as simple as this: 'The secret of happiness lies not in the acquisition of more... But in developing the capacity to enjoy what is.' ...or if you want a little more detail... Happiness = P + (5xE) + (3xH) Just to explain, P stands for Personal Characteristics, including outlook on life, adaptability and resilience. E stands for Existence and relates to health, financial … [Read more...] about The Secret Of Happiness
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Communication is life
..in fact it is pivotal to life. 'Perhaps communication could even form part of a definition of life, because things that do not communicate do not live either.. 'In our "developed" society the methods, tools and techniques of communication have developed too. We now have an astonishing array of specialised communication, which support our way of life.?? Sadly the biggest users of … [Read more...] about Communication is life
A peek at other places
This is the introduction to one of my more 'secret' projects. "We are here, we are not on TV, not in the papers. We are not film stars, we are not successful, in any conventional sense of the word. We don't really know what to say, or how best to say it, BUT we know we want to say something. This is our desperate effort.... Our silent scream." I love it and yet I am not … [Read more...] about A peek at other places
Innocence is worth hanging on to
I got this by email and posted it on another site. I really wanted to blog it here as well though. "A few years ago, when I worked as a nurse at St Cross, I got to know a little girl named Lisa who was suffering from a serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the … [Read more...] about Innocence is worth hanging on to
Stating The Obvious (number 32)
To be properly informed, you need different sources. Information is a product like other products you consume; it should never be monopolized because monopolies tend to abuse. It doesn't necessarily mean that media will lie to you, but as humans, we can only see things based on our own viewpoint, and this is necessarily subjective. There is nothing wrong with a newspaper or broadcast network that … [Read more...] about Stating The Obvious (number 32)