Break free . . .
“Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken“ Warren Buffet
“Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken“ Warren Buffet
Actor David Oyelowo spoke ahead of performing in Othello with Daniel Craig in New York, 10 years since he’d last performed on stage: “It’s always nerve-wracking being on stage – that’s partly why you do it. I am always looking for opportunities to scare myself, to challenge myself – that’s the way you become better… Read More Opportunity awaits . . .
“Who cannot escape his prison but must each day rebuild it” Karen Solie Spiral, The Living Option
“If I had to do it again I would travel lighter If I had my life to live over, I would start bare foot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall I would go to more dances I would ride more merry-go- rounds I would pick more daisies” Nadine Stair
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife has given him a warning (BBC News, 14/10/16) . . . The First Lady has told him that she might not back him at the next election unless he shakes up his government. It seems she believes that her president husband “does not know” most of the top officials he has… Read More Where real power lies . . .
“A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could” Zig Ziglar
“If I can have honesty, it’s easier to overlook mistakes.” Captain James T Kirk
A recent announcement by renowned confectioner Mackintosh tells us that Quality Street have “binned the Toffee Deluxe… and brought in the Honeycomb Crunch” instead. That, in itself, is revelatory, but it was some other information about this brand that intrigued me: “It’s estimated that 15 million tins of Quality Street are sold each year, enough… Read More Sweet . . .
Last November an online survey called The Rest Test was launched to investigate what rest means to different people, how they like to rest and whether there is a link between rest and well-being. It was notable that when asked which words they associated with rest, just under 10% of people chose “guilty” or even… Read More Busy doing nothing . . .
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people” Eleanor Roosevelt