The old Roman proverb “carpe diem”, translated “seize the day”, means when a promising opportunity or idea presents itself to us we should act on it. Hesitation or procrastination can close the door on things that could make our life better or more interesting or more fulfilling. Live your life. More often than not, we … Continue reading Seize The Day

Stories appear coherent if its sequence of actions are well-constructed and if the relationships between the characters are logical. That, in fact, is the first criterion of a good (perhaps believable) story. We accept a story as plausible if it resonates with our view of the world. In fact most humans do not even question … Continue reading Stories

The greatest challenge in life is discovering who you are, and the second greatest is being happy with what you find. Dance with the Aztecs, if that is who you are. Share this with your friends on FB and Twitter Like millions of other Followers, you too can join my mailing list on the Contact … Continue reading Manny and the Aztecs

Failure is one of life’s best teachers, don’t ignore it In my life, perhaps one of the best teachers, for me, has been ‘failure’. Don’t ignore it, don’t allow it to sink you into a depression or believe that you are useless or that you will never succeed or achieve what you want. Failing teaches … Continue reading The Value of Failing

Throughout our lives we encounter what appear to be epiphanies of logic or truth (at the time). But as things turn out, today’s truth may actually be tomorrow’s folly. In my own experience I have found this and each decade that I have aged I have discovered many things that I knew before were actually … Continue reading Lessons of Life