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Category Archives: employment
Death By Manners
There are individuals whose sensibilities and general wariness about causing offense can seriously damage their chances of making the best of their situation or talents. I am reminded of a famous, though receding event in the history of mankind when the … Continue reading
Posted in character, creative writing, employment, Fiction, skils, Talent, writing
Tagged character, confidence, conflict, environment, humour, life, musing, musings, reflections, talents, values, writing
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Gentle Incompetence
Recently I have been paying more attention to my writing career. Sorry, I’ve got a bit carried away there. What I meant to say was,” I’ve been paying a bit more attention to my desire to have a writing career”. … Continue reading
Posted in character, creative writing, employment, Fiction, humour, Life, skils, Talent, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged character, confidence, environment, inspiration, life, musing, musings, Panic, reflections, self-esteem, talents, work
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Drifting Into Adulthood
I grew up in a slightly odd childhood, one of the younger of six siblings, and sometime after my mother had exhausted all sense of wonder at the birth of a new child. Dealing efficiently with the demands of a … Continue reading
Posted in character, childhood, community, employment, Environment, Life, Relationships, Talent, Uncategorized
Tagged character, childhood, confidence, environment, inspiration, life, musing, reflections, relationships
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A Curious Ambition
“So you want to be an artist”, my father had said.,” or at least an entertainer”. What’s the difference” I replied.” An entertainer helps people forget, but an artist wants to remind people of the truth: of where they are. … Continue reading
Posted in character, childhood, creative writing, employment, faith, Life, life2, Talent, writing
Tagged character, childhood, confidence, environment, faith, inspiration, life, musing, musings, reflections, talents
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Aspects of Courage
We hear of a man standing fearlessly before his house or farm. Standing to protect it and his family against an advancing army or some looting gang: hopelessly outgunned and dying bravely but in vain, unbowed: a victim, partly, of his own nobility . How we admire … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, creative writing, employment, faith, Life, writing
Tagged character, conflict, environment, faith, inspiration, musings, reflections, values
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The Homeless Circle Of Experience
Over the holiday season, a friend who had been lost to the organised world for a couple of years was found and stayed with us for a time. Behind the cheery smile and sense of fun, his life had imploded in some … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, creative writing, employment, Environment, Life, life2, Relationships
Tagged character, confidence, environment, family, inspiration, life, musing, musings, reflections, relationships, talents
43 Comments
Being Promising, Predictable or Unreliable
At sometime in our life, dependant on age we should be one of the first two. Number three is a word used for those who have drifted off-line or ” done their own thing” to such an extent that they … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, creative writing, employment, horse-riding, humour, Life, life2, skils, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged character, conflict, humour, inspiration, life, musings, reflections, values, work
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Obscure Ruminations
“Keep your target firmly in your mind”, or “Big Goals, small steps” are the kind of things I read in passing or hear on the radio or wherever all the time. You cannot fault them. Both of them ring true and make … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, employment, faith, Life, life2
Tagged career, character, customs, environment, faith, inspiration, life, musing, musings, reflections, relationships, values
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Films I l Like
I’ve always enjoyed films and, like many, sort of develop a rolling top ten or five depending on your level of interest in the medium. Here’s a selection of mine: “The Last Samurai”, “Schindler’s List” and “The Shawshank Redemption.” They all concern … Continue reading
Posted in character, creative writing, employment, Environment, faith, Life, life2
Tagged environment, inspiration, life, musings, reflections, relationships, values, work
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