Being Successful

A good time does not have to cost a lot of money. A nice place, good company and some simple food may be the best time we will have.

When a person receives a warning of an impending disaster, the key difference between being either a survivor or a victim is not necessarily the gravity of the danger. It's more likely the response taken to the warning. 

If swimming at a beach with some rips, how good a swimmer we are is less important than following the guidance of the lifeguards.

A good skier who goes off-piste may be in greater danger than a lesser skier who stays on a groomed and patrolled slope.

A happy relationship's durability isn't based on physical attributes or similar tastes. More important is how we treat our significant other, with love, respect and yielding when there is no important reason not to. If both do that, then harmony should be much more likely. 

A fast runner may not win if they exceed their ability to maintain a certain speed. Pacing one's self realistically is a more successful strategy.

Simple Thoughts

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

We should learn from the past, but we shouldn't live in it.

We can't change what's happened, but we can influence what's going to happen.

Try to shape the future into being the best it can be. 

Take a step back and see the bigger picture.

What we can't find might be right in front of us. 

The cost of making money shouldn't come at the expense of what's important. 

Money is a protection, but it can also be damaging.  

Life is a gift if we keep our eye simple.

Things that are truly valuable are not complex. 

Introducing The 'Short Stories' Blog

Hi there. I've started a blog on the subject of short stories. I was wanting to post them here but I decided they needed their own platform. They can be easily accessed by simply clicking on 'Short Stories' shown under 'Links to my other blogs', to the left. 

A new story will be posted each day, NZ time - 6am for the foreseeable future, for now at least into early September. They are designed to reflect real life and have a moral attached to them, without it being overly emphasised. 

The themes are varied and access is easy.  Anyway, have a look if you feel so inclined. Feedback welcome, here or on a specific article at Short Stories. And, no, you don't need to buy me a coffee.