To paraphrase and build on a Jim Rohn quote... Stand guard at the door of your mind. Be steadfast and keep your aim true, for there are deadly foes incessantly trying to penetrate your armour. Your mood is too precious to slacken your grip or let vigilance slip.

'Martial!! Ahead of Ronaldo!! What is he thinking?!?’ Andreas exclaimed. Dieter dug his finger deeper into his right nostril. 'He is the best player in the world! How can you not start him?!?’ Andreas yelled. Dieter could feel this was going to be a big one! 'How many times has Martial won the Ballon D’or? … Continue reading Dieter & Andreas →

I think more important than whether you believe salvation is possible, is, are you willing to put in the effort?I've heard of couples divorcing simply because they had gone too far. Neither was up for the many many tough conversations it would take to get back on track.

Confessing to not doing work can be SO painful that regular meetings can serve as a great motivator to avoid that agony at all costs.

The bag contained two bottles of soda, an XL cup of pot noodles, an expensive bag of jellies, 3 high quality chocolate bars and a bottle opener key chain. And all you had to do to get this bag of goodies was to enter your email address. That's how far it's come now. Companies are … Continue reading Free stuff for attention →

There was a lot of jokes told that day and I was feeling reckless so I told a risque joke. The reception was divisive. One laugh the hardest he'd laughed all day, so one point to the good. I tickled myself just by telling it. Two points to the good. But the other two humans … Continue reading Risque joke regret →

'I don't like hanging out with them, they make me feel inadequate' I think once you start to feel inadequate in someone else's company you might be tempted to do either of the following: A) Bring em down a peg or two to make yourself feel better. Or B) Internally find a plain in which … Continue reading Internal inadequacies →

"Look I can see why you did what you did. It was a difficult situation and you handled it very well but you did break curfew so unfortunately I'm going to have to give you detention." The above is a much easier pill to swallow than the below... Detention McGrath! What! Why?!? You broke curfew. … Continue reading Acknowledging the difficulty →

The sword swallower pulled the sword out of his oesophagus to a weak round of applause and you could just tell he was expecting more of a reaction. I feel for the sword swallower. It's a very cool trick and I don't know anyone else who can do it but it's just not interesting enough … Continue reading Sword swallowing →

Joan was not afraid of giving her opinion. She regularly offered it willingly, sometimes uninvited. What scared her was what she might say when the red mist descends. You see Joan is quite a measured woman. She likes to choose her words carefully and think deeply before speaking. An unattainable luxury when the blood is … Continue reading Carefully crafted conversations →