Tag: short stories

  • Peter’s Quote of The Day

    Someone who knew me well, once said, “Your problem is, you have lost your humility.” Years later, when I had crashed my business, suffered a divorce, and was drowning my sorrows in alcohol, I remembered those words. (Semaj) I love each new day; the advantage of waking up and finding I’m alive, and the fact

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  • Peter’s Quote of The Day

    ‘Carpe Diem.’ This moment right now passes on to the next moment at the speed of light. Anything I do not seize in this moment is lost forever. I will ‘Seize the Day’ in every moment before it becomes – ‘lost forever.’ I love each new day; the advantage of waking up and finding I’m

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  • Peter’s Quote of The Day

    “I used to spend ages on the internet searching for ways to find more time to complete all my daily tasks. I did this until I learned; I can never ‘find’ time because, time is an illusion. After all, if yesterday was a ‘today’ and tomorrow will be a ‘today,’ I have to believe its

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  • Weekly Word of Wisdom

    Weekly Word of Wisdom

    Changing Attitude Mostly, changes, in all their forms came about unexpectedly in my life. Some were dramatically quick, others so slow that I didn’t even notice until they were upon me. In particular small changes were often like this. If I give some thought; changes that I liked, I accepted; changes that I didn’t like,

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  • Weekly Words of Wisdom

    Weekly Words of Wisdom

    Keep Dreaming What used to get me into trouble when I was a little person in junior school was my imagination and propensity to dream. Yet, it turned out later to be the trailer to the upcoming blockbuster of my life. From young I was told by my teachers that I was a dreamer. Well,

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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.

    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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  • 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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