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  • Weekly word of Wisdom

    Blame Game I hear others talk of ‘The Blame Game’ and it made me think. Surely, to lay blame on others and especially myself, is not only a fruitless but also damaging practice. If something happens in my life at this moment now, it immediately becomes past tense and as such, cannot be changed. It

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  • Moment of Silence

    Moment of Silence

    Once my hearing was taken from me and I was placed into a space of absolute silence. I could hear nothing, not even the blood rushing against my temples. I watched the people around me, their lips moving as they spoke, smiles on their faces as they laughed. I had no fear, only wonderment as

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  • Weekly Word of Wisdom

    I Can Forgive But… Some say. “I can forgive, but I can’t forget.” How about, “I decide to forgive and the door to the thought is closed forever?” I discovered that if I decide to forgive, I do so without necessarily having to feel like forgiving. I decide to forgive, irrespective of how I feel.

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  • Weekly Word of Wisdom

    Too Late? At 78 years of age, I discovered myself; and the most significant thing was, I realized it wasn’t too late! Too late for what? Well, to discover who I am and what I was capable of achieving! I don’t think anything in life can be said to be, “too late.” The expression, ‘too

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  • Weekly Word of Wisdom.

    Self-Development In terms of my self-development, I strive for the highest and even if I underachieve, I will still be higher than when I started. I find self-development, for me, is not a matter of a destination to accomplishment, but more an exciting journey, where discovery is the order of every step. With each new

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  • Black Rock Castle

    Black Rock Castle

    The Ruins of Black Rock Castle The first evidence of human presence in Ireland may date to around 10,500 to 8,000 BC. The receding of the ice after the Younger Dryas cold phase of the Quaternary around 9700 BC, heralds the beginning of Prehistoric Ireland, which includes the archaeological periods known as the Mesolithic, the

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  • Weekly Word of Wisdom

    Don’t Judge “Before you judge another, walk a mile in their moccasins.” At best, judging is a potentially harmful practice, at worst it offers no benefit, to either the judge or the one being judged. The only people who should judge are Judges. It has been my experience that judging others is easier for me

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  • The Lucky Man – An Act of Malice

    Recent release by Author, Monika Martyn A Review by fellow author – Sir Peter James Dotcomé The Lucky Man – An act of Malice is the work of Monika Martyn and the story is set in Hawaii and surrounds in contemporary times. Monika says the story was inspired by a ‘beached whale in Mexico.’ About

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  • The Power of Debt

    Buried for my sins or resurrected for my life? The Power of Debt I was having a chat with my son the other day and he asked me, “Dad, if you lived your life over again, would you change anything?” I had a little chuckle, knowing there would probably be a number of things I

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  • Weekly Word of Wisdom

    Weekly Word of Wisdom

    Why Tolerate? When I’m forced to tolerate issues in my present situation, I look for the benefits of tolerating them, because I know tomorrow will become the now and those issues would have lessened or disappeared altogether. As with anything in life, toleration comes with unfavorable and favorable results. The unfavorable is: feeling you have

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