Human beings tend to pride themselves whenever they manage a little bit of consistency while rocking along in the tempestuous sea of vicissitude called life. I myself paused for a moment when I saw the counter which tracks the number of consecutive daily posts reach 999 this morning and as soon as I finished a …
Tag: Blogging
Refining Self-Expression
Mastery in any field relates to efficiency. A true master, be he a sportsman, writer or businessman, spends most of his time in the sweet spot, where the least amount of input yields the highest amount of output. Many people mar their self-expression by verbosity. They say a lot but impart little. They speak like …
The Crimes of the Tongue
"The second most deadly instrument of destruction is the dynamite gun [Editor's Note: this was written before the atomic bomb was invented though the point is still valid],—the first is the human tongue. The gun merely kills bodies; the tongue kills reputations and, ofttimes, ruins characters. Each gun works alone; each loaded tongue has a …
Thank you Freshly Pressed!
Much to my surprise I discovered (by the onslaught of views and comments) that my post "Dress for Success" was promoted to Freshly Pressed this morning. Thank you, dear readers, for your support and encouragement. Thank you WordPress and thank you Joy! I wish you an uncommonly generative weekend...
Gregory Hake 