Category: Inspirational

  • Who Would have Thought?

    Who Would have Thought?

    Surely we would all be quick to acknowledge that the greatest technological advent in our day was the invention and household availability of computers and more especially the internet. One might say that the pace began in the ‘80’s and it could also be suggested from then until today; the knowledge humanity gained in 40years…

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  • DanVenture Travels – 2020

    DanVenture Travels – 2020

    Originally posted on DanVenture Travels: Hi reader! I should say welcome back to DanVenture Travels since it has been 2 whole months since you’ve heard from me. I could use the excuse that I was busy with work & moving apartments, but that would be boring. As I have done in the past, I wanted…

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  • Ireland, Snippets of History – County Wicklow.

    Aside of the beauty and incredible ‘greenness’ of Ireland, there is the matter of its’ prolific and fascinating history. Today, we’ll make a wee journey through, not only recent, but also ancient history relating to an area, and more specifically an Irish village in County Wicklow.

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  • Dreams of a Wanna-Be Writer.

    I always dreamed of being a writer and during the course of my later adult life many folks remarked that I should, ‘write a book.’ This was as a result of my having led an interesting life and the fact that I was a good story-teller. Looking back, I realize that the expression, ‘write a…

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  • Mother Africa

    I read this article on FaceBook Dec 13-20“WHAT AN AMAZING PIECE DESCRIBING SA. Despite being grateful to be in a country where there is basic safety for all, ohhhh the magic of Africa runs deep……. May my birth mother survive what is being done unto her, by those who do not know her value and…

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  • Trust Yourself, You Did The Right Thing

      For what it’s worth I have found there is some commonness in the severity levels of events and how we humans respond to them. One scale said that the following events stressed humans more than others (Laid out in order of their severity): Death of a loved one. Divorce. Moving. Major illness or injury.…

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  • Don’t Die Too Soon – continued

      Continued from previous publication. (click for link) One grey rainy morning at the age of seventy one (I had just been retired from my job of twelve years with no more than handshake and thirty days’ notice pay!) gazing out of the window, I wondered, fearfully what was going to become of me. I…

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  • Don’t Die Too Soon……

    It is interesting that in our age, longevity is a sought after state, with this product or that process offering to lead us to that sought after place. It is also noteworthy that the Bible talks about certain men living to extraordinary ages. Methuselah takes the lead having died at the age of over 900…

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  • Knock At the Door Fly out the Window.

    When senior years knock at the door, does adventure fly out the window? I had the pleasure of meeting a couple of seniors, in their early and late seventies, respectively. Opportunity knocked at their door and they flew out the window to a new adventure: Jacques and Marie are, if there is such a thing,…

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  • Why Write? – Part Nine

    Please Note This Course is Completely Free of Charge If you have just joined us, then you need to read previous editions in the series, you will find these here: With each publication in this series, I was giving you assignments to do and asked you to return these to me for editing. This way…

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