Not all who wander are lost

This is so very true. Not all those who wander are lost. As human beings we all have dreams and want to achieve them. We thrive to elevate to our destinations. However it might happen that on your journey to your desired endeavors there will be ups and downs in a way that some of you find yourself being controlled by obstacles, wandering. They find themselves taking a different path from what they intended to, maybe because of these obstacles.

It might be that some of us are wandering because they want to; they treat life as it presents itself to them, while others are wandering because they simply don’t know what is right for them. They don’t know what to do. While some wander because they are timid to take responsibilities, they don’t want to be accountable.

Some wander because they have reached a deadlock, they perhaps have tried everything they dreamt to have but nothing worked. Not all who wanders are lost, some achieve their goals while wandering…they try anything that comes their way and make the best out of it.

I don’t think there is any individual with no purpose in life, there might be those who are lost or wandering but it might be a temporary thing. Everyone wants to get some where in life. That is why I say not all who wander are lost.







Picture by Jean Skipper

How do you step from the top of a 100-foot pole?

100-foot pole is very high and scary too….but thinking of this now will not help me at all, will it? Of course it won’t. But I have to come up with a plan, a strategic one I guess, because this seems unfeasible to me.

Though I think if you found a way to get up there, there is definitely a way down as well. Unless you don’t know how you got there, then you just have to do a shortcut, just have your eyes closed and jump and have a connotation that you will reach the ground. Bless those who take such extreme risks!!! I will never.

I am sure be 100ft high is no delightful at all….its tough…scary and torturing and while you got to maintain the balance, force of gravity will take its course too. And you can not just look down because you’ll be dizzy unless you are not afraid of heights.

I think everyone can do it as long as you can put your mind into it, and if you really want to step off the pole. And there are different ways of stepping off, you can either: dive, jump, or slide, or otherwise.

Personally, I will rather slide down and have a very thick mattress at the bottom of the pole so I don’t get hurt.

We are what we do

This is one of the fundamental topics that one needs to assimilate carefully when putting things into black and white, oh! well, in this case in your own colour of choice because what you are about to articulate right now might define you. Might define who you are.

I wholeheartedly agree that we are what we do, what we say or what we do is a mirror of ourselves. We portray our true colours through our daily activities, the attitude we have defines who we are. Even little things which we sometimes don’t really pay attention to and we find ourselves doing leave a statement. And that statement will define who we are.

Though other people around us have different views about who we are because of the things we do in different environments, occasions. Some of us are known as best dancers because what they do on a dance floor is just magnificent. I mean people associate us with the things we do and more importantly what we say as well have an impact in others when describing who we are. This, however, doesn’t mean you must stop doing things the way you do, don’t assume what people think of you because you are in making…sure you are who you are today but you are aiming to be someone better tomorrow. What you do today tells who you are going to be tomorrow.

Are we afraid of the wrong things?

Well, I looked at this topic with a microscopic view and I tend to agree with that we are afraid of the wrong things. Wrong things obviously have wrong or should I say negative consequences. So we refrain from doing wrong things and to those who do them for a simply reason; we don’t want to be correlated with them.

As human beings I think it’s a good thing that we have fears, hence we are living in a society where there are so many diseases, and crime is escalating among other wrong things. Fears alienate us from doing the wrong things. We must not allow fear to take control of our dealings though, as it can make us to be afraid of the right things as well. Being afraid keeps us alert to whatever we are doing.

Certainly you will back me up on this: as much as we are afraid of wrong things, we are more than afraid of the results or effects that wrong things can bring to us. Think of stealing for example, should you get caught…what will happen to you? Punished, definitely. And punishment can differ depending on a case. Again I can say that we are afraid of the unknown….unknown in this manner means that you don’t know what would happen should you be found doing something wrong. So yes we are really afraid for the wrong things.

What colour is the wind?

I have been pondering, trying to figure out what colour is the wind….believe me or not I am of the opinion that the wind doesn’t have a specific colour per se. This is a debatable topic anyway. I think one associates the wind with a mood, depending how your day is like. When a day is beautiful, sunny with a clear sky, everything is bright and fresh you are definitely going to link it with blue. Blue in German is a symbol of romance, it appeals for desire and love. This means the wind is bold and colourful. Blue compliments a number of colours though, one of them being yellow which also makes one stands out, come across as bright, funky and rejuvenating. So in this essence the wind provokes the light and is dominated by energy.

But should the day have dark clouds, certainly the wind is black. They say black is powerful. This is a colour that can result from a combination of several pigments that collectively absorbs all other colours. It gives you respect and you can back me up on this when you have black on you look bold and powerful.

Overall, we can come up with opinionated ideas as to what colour a wind is, but the Almighty created the wind neutral (clear) to emphasize that not everything is the same. As human beings we all unique and so is the wind.

If I were the boss

If I were the boss.

I would befriends with the stuff.

It's helps be closed to your stuff so that you will know what they have to say about you.
>Attitude
>Personality
>All the good and bad things they got to say.

I would come in the office late....hence I am not a morning person.

I would ensure there's a good production and that all the employees are on track with current projects.

Being a boss though does not mean you make all the decisions....you got to listen others inputs as well.

We'll have an entertainment section....with music, tv, games, pool, darts etc. the list goes on.

I mean everyone must feel at home....work office is a second home. So everyone have to feel the part in all the occurences.

They must be keen to wake up and come in everyday....cause they'll enjoy themselves.

But the bottom line is to produce better results which will be of benefit to the company.

If I were the boss I would lead, listen to others, take initiative and involve others.

If I were the boss

Even in these hard times of global economic meltdown, managing a company could be the most strenuous thing one has to do. However, “if I were the boss” I would do my best to ensure that there is transformation in a company. Transformation in this regard will, of course, be inline with saving money, cutting the unnecessary costs and to have quality production. I mean the credit crunch had a negative effect to most companies. But I think it lies in management hands to make sure that the company continue to produce and delivers more than the clients’ expectations.

Regardless of the economic meltdown, as a boss I would be diplomatic in my dealings. I would maintain diplomacy with everyone in my work environment regardless how much trust they have in me. The degree of trust is of utmost importance in any work atmosphere, though I won’t necessary befriends with them but I will conduct business during the working hours. Trust between the boss and employees have to be legitimate, meaning you should have hope that everyone would do their tasks. I need to be sure that I can count on everyone, and that no one can let me down and whatever needs to be accomplished will be, in time.

The trust does not come as manna from heaven though, you create it; you have to mingle with your employees – get to know them, their personality and attitude. This will even make the flow of information within the departments or people flourish. I won’t take myself as a boss as such, but I will get my hands on wherever needed. Honestly speaking I hate the word “boss”, not because it gives some authority but it gives people a degree of inferiority as well. So as a manager I would take responsibilities, I would make everyone feel at home, I mean work should be a home away from home since they spend most of their time there.

I would be strict though when someone violates the company policy and take advantage of me – being a nice person that I am. Say one don’t show-up for a meeting and continually fail to do tasks that are expected of him, I would take actions against him. Same applies with someone who does not demonstrate co-operation in any respect. The actions will be based in on the company policy, and disciplinary procedures will be followed thereafter to minimize workload from other employees’ shoulders that’d have to carry out his duties.