Posted in Life Skills on Dec 16th, 2011
Well, Lord Byron had money – do you? The life of the bohemian adventurer is still open to you but you’ll have to find ways to come up with the cash to support the lifestyle. When I was 18 I hitch-hiked alone from Cape Town to Cairo. I raised the money to do it by [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Life Skills, Sailing on Nov 17th, 2011
You don’t have to be a sailor to admire the extraordinary accomplishments of Sir Ernest Shackleton. His example as a leader is outstanding and the story of how he brought back alive all 27 members of his expedition after their ship was crushed by the ice and sank in the Weddell Sea off Antarctica can [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Life Skills, Sailing on Nov 12th, 2011
Next time you’re having a hard day, the world is dumping on you and you need some inspiration to get yourself moving again, read Sir Ernest Shackleton’s account of his “failed” expedition to Antarctica. I keep a copy of his book “South” on “Kuan Yin” for just such occasions when I need to grit my [...]
Posted in Current Affairs, Life Skills on Aug 6th, 2011
She named him Faith This dog was born on Christmas Eve in the year 2002. He was born with 2 legs He of course could not walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want him. His first owner also did not think that he could survive and he was thinking of ‘putting [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Current Affairs, Life Skills on Mar 5th, 2011
The unglossed truth is that we meet few truly remarkable people during our lives. Yes, everyone is special and unique, etc. but for someone to be “remarkable” is not only a statement about the person but about the person making the statement. Being “remarkable” – much like beauty – is in the eye of the [...]
Of all the days of the year designated for celebrating something – Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, etc, surely we should also be celebrating some of the intangibles that make life worth living and celebrating as human beings. The spirit of adventure is one of these great virtues – and by adventure I mean much more [...]
Posted in Life Skills, Sailing on Apr 30th, 2010
Every sailor fears the sea (and those who don’t are too dangerous to crew with). But long before we cross an ocean or meet our first typhoon we must face a thousand smaller challenges of sailing and navigation – any one of which can torment us with apprehension, even fear. Making our first passage on [...]
Posted in Hermits, Hermits & Solitude, Life Skills on Mar 5th, 2010
I’ve written before about the “Hermit Writings of S” and posted his script in its entirety on this site. See here. In order to bring his writings to a wider audience, I’m going to post extracts from the Hermit Writings according to various themes which he himself used as sub-titles. They’re intended as bite-sized chunks [...]
Posted in Life Skills on Feb 15th, 2010
Don’t get me wrong. Money is important. No-one denies that. The better question to ask oneself is HOW important is it? If it’s very important, is it the most important aspect of your life, or just something that’s very important along with lots of others high priorities, like health and love? And if you had [...]
Posted in Current Affairs, Life Skills, Videos on Feb 13th, 2010
At school, my maths teacher (Major Melluish, a marvellous man) told my parents, “Dennison must realize that mathematics is not a debatable subject.” Really? So perhaps that’s why I’ve come so late in life to an understanding of the mathematical wonder of the exponential factor. Never heard of it? Well, it’s the genie that’s running [...]
"Serendipity" is the art of finding something valuable or delightful when you're not looking for it. It's how you might also define living life as an adventure - which is something I seek to do each day - and accepting whatever happens, happy or hard.
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