Archive for March, 2007

Today’s Investment Advice

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

I had the pleasure of a lunch with an old friend today who works in finance, where I explained one current realisation: I needed to learn to invest. His advice was simple…well I’m not such a bad storyteller to give the answer straight away!
Happy reading…
Ah yes, my need to learn to invest:
This [...]

What Makes You Come Alive?

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs;

Ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive"

- Howard Thurman*
 
*A little note: apparently this quote is often attributed to the fictitious, well according to wikipedia, Harold Thurman Whitman. Whoever wrote it, it works!
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Think Talk Walk Positive

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

"Keep your thoughts positive,because your thoughts become your words.Keep your words positive,because your words become your behaviour.Keep your behavior positive,because your behaviors become your habits.Keep your habits positive,because your habits become your values.Keep your values positive,because your values become your destiny."
- Gandhi"As you imagine, so you become"thanks Andrea!

NanoTales - 6 Words Make A Story

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

"The world of two. Now one" - Natalie Shell
More in storyworld - above is my first play with nanotales - 6 line stories and so forth. Certainly it isn’t Hemingway’s:
"Baby Shoes. For Sale. Never Worn" 
 But it is fun to practice and I thought it was a good entry into this article on Nanotales in The [...]

Current Inspiration: Banksy, Good Coffee and Story

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Greetings from London! So I have had the pleasure of England the last few weeks and the privilege of staying with some fabulous friends and families so thank you! Have resisted the internet for the most part but today wanted to share some things I’m thinking and seeing:
Banksy: I may be a bit late [...]