– We are midway through January and I’ve finally figured out my strategy for the year. You might believe that life is a constant struggle, but I commit to success through the Easy Way. Like a river flowing downhill to the sea. Have you swum across a river? The inexperienced river-crosser aims at a point…
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The year of resolutely obeying Dear Prudence
– This year I’m going to be a prude. No, not a prude as in “easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.” At my age, it takes a little more than that to shock me. Like how easily circumstances can change, how quickly some things so right can become so very wrong, how…
Bless your headwind, not your tailwind
– We know the following as an Irish blessing, but could it actually be a curse in disguise? Listen carefully: May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. If you are already happy with your progress or if you are staggering home from the pub, then this…
Your approach to the great unwrapping is a clue to your future
– Did Santa pay you a visit recently? If so, how did you react? With glee or with gravitas? How you reacted points to how you are likely to respond to what awaits you in the coming year. A few of us are such control freaks that we fixate on the one outcome we want,…
Bliss in hand is worth two hopes in the mud
– Not so long ago my daughter went for Hope and got kicked by Bliss. Wait! This is a true story. At the time of this story, my daughter was caring for abused horses. One day, as she walked to a new arrival called Hope, she moved past a horse called Bliss. Bliss took offense…