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| Unhappy Families are a Blessing I am currently reading a fascinating book about Henry VIII and his six wives. The author of the book states that happy families all resemble one another, while unhappy families are unhappy in their own unique ways. And Henry VIII was very good at... ( added 2 days 23 hours ago.) |
| Is Suicide a Sin or an Act of Bravery? Many years ago I heard that an old school friend of mine had committed suicide. We were not very close, but we went to school and to Sunday school together, and we formed the kind of bond that result from sharing such activities. I remember not... ( added 10 days 19 hours ago.) |
| The Sky Is the Limit I have recently had one of those moments where the little globe in my head popped and became a massive chandelier that waved at me, and I experienced an amazing moment. I followed this up by breaking an inch-thick piece of wood with one hand, but... ( added 18 days 11 hours ago.) |
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| I am 50 years young I recently celebrated my 50th birthday. It was a wonderful day with family, friends, good weather, good food, lots of laughter, reminiscing and loads of love. I was a little bit off balance before the birthday, because for some reason 50 seemed to... ( added 22 days 12 hours ago.) |
| If only . . . if only . . . Why is it that getting away from our unhappiness is far more important than
being happy with what we have? Why do we spend so much effort on wishing for
what we do not have? It is because we do not understand Universal Law of
balance and... ( added 28 days 12 hours ago.) |
| This Is Just Not Happening To Me If you have ever experienced a sudden shock, you would probably have noticed how time suddenly slowed down and how you can still remember every moment of what happened, as if in slow motion. You would also have noticed how you and any other people... ( added 30 days 7 hours ago.) |
| Muslims May Own Dogs There is a significant news item in the UK at the moment that made me wonder (again) about religion, faith and tolerance. The item is about a postcard advert for a non-emergency phone number for the police. The postcard features a black puppy... ( added 44 days 23 hours ago.) |
| Xenophobia, or Hate Your Neighbour Like Yourself I have recently returned from a trip to South Africa, where I was born and spent my first forty three years in this life. A week before I went there, serious xenophobic attacks broke out and sadly, many people met a violent end. I was asked by... ( added 49 days ago.) |
| When Staying In a Hotel, Wear Pyjamas What is the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you? Try and beat this one.
I recently had to attend an evening meeting in Kent, south of London. I was due in London early the next morning. Rather than risk missing the last train... ( added 55 days 11 hours ago.) |
| I Am Just Having a Bad Hair Day - Nothing Serious When we wake up in the morning, we all look like a version of the devil in the children's bible, with hair standing in all directions. We then choose how to approach the day, and if we make the wrong choice, we blame our hair. Is that fair on our... ( added 61 days 22 hours ago.) |
| Premonitions and Confirmations Have you ever had the experience where you think of someone and then the phone rings and it is that person calling you? Or where you talk about someone and that person walks into the room unexpectedly? And then there are the many instances where... ( added 69 days 17 hours ago.) |
| Love and Marriage We like ceremonies and celebrations. We scoff at ceremonies like coronations, inaugurations, society weddings and other public celebrations, but only after we had watched them, so that we can ridicule the detail. We silently place ourselves in the... ( added 80 days 12 hours ago.) |
| Eating the Forbidden Fruit I always find it fascinating that in one aspect, all adults act like obstinate children without being aware of it. We judge each other. The only sermon I remember from my church-going days was about the Ten Commandments. The preacher had a... ( added 100 days 7 hours ago.) |
| Are Children Ever Illegitimate? I am always fascinated by the rules around succession to a throne and how monarchs exclude their children that were born of some women, but include the children that were born to them of other women. I get upset when children are described as... ( added 102 days 17 hours ago.) |
| The Gift of Wisdom From the Elderly When I was young, we were taught to respect people that were older than us, regardless of who they were. I, in my youthful rebellion, disagreed. For me it was far more important to respect people for what they have done and how they have proven... ( added 108 days 14 hours ago.) |
| It Is Time To Experience the End of the World The British have always understood that time is a man-made concept. We are reminded of this twice every year when Daylight Saving Time results in the clocks being changed in the UK to gain or lose an hour.
This idea was first proposed by... ( added 110 days 17 hours ago.) |
| Let Me Tell You a Story Stories have played a major role in all our lives. When we were small children we looked forward to bedtime when we would hear a story from a parent. If we were not so lucky, we would hear a story at school. Those of us who went to Sunday school... ( added 114 days 19 hours ago.) |
| Do I look fat in this? Botox. Plastic surgery. Diet. Aerobic exercise. Sunbed. Manicure. Pedicure. Highlights. Lowlights. Wax. Ask anyone what they dislike about their bodies, and you get an answer in five seconds. Ask anyone what they like about their bodies, and you... ( added 119 days 13 hours ago.) |
| I Believe In Angels and Fairies and Mermaids Have you ever seen a real fairy? Or a giant, or a dwarf, or a troll, or a mermaid, or an angel? No? Then that means they do not exist, right? If you have never been to Africa, would you be able to identify a giant African elephant, or a giraffe... ( added 123 days 6 hours ago.) |
| Expectations and Disappointment Can you remember the last time you really looked forward to something and it did not turn out as perfect as you anticipated? Can you remember your disappointment? Let's look at what happened here. You had particular expectations that were not... ( added 126 days 7 hours ago.) |
| He Looks Just Like His Father Isn't it interesting that as soon as a baby is born, the first thing we do without even thinking about it is to identify physical traits in the baby that reminds us of either parent? Sometimes these physical traits are obvious, like particularly... ( added 131 days 10 hours ago.) |
| Once when I was big Imagine when we were all still children. We were able to play with paper dolls or wooden cars, and create realities in which we were happy. We could do everything we wanted and there were no limitations to our dreams ' except the voice of a parent... ( added 136 days 15 hours ago.) |
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| Shedding a New Skin and Dealing With Changes I want to tell you about my recent experience with major changes in my life. This is all my own interpretation, but it might help you see similar patterns in your own life. Numerology tells us that we go through cycles that last approximately... ( added 141 days 21 hours ago.) |
| What Is Reincarnation? Imagine one massive drop of water, as big as the earth, falling from a great height. What will happen when it hits a flat surface? Yes, the massive drop of water will split into tiny droplets ' myriads of them. That is similar to what happened... ( added 145 days 19 hours ago.) |
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