Don’t Take Chances With Your Life

June 18, 2011

I took a taxi recently and it turned out to be one of the saddest trips in my life. When I first hopped into the taxi; like other trips, I tried to strike up a conversation with the driver. I have learned if you remove the salt and pepper from the conversations, taxi drivers can […]

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Living With Integrity

June 18, 2011

Once upon a time, I was a ‘robber’. I joined a gang. We planned a robbery. It was well executed. We got away with the loot. The police never caught up with us. We went scott free until today. You are the first to hear this confession. Can you keep this a secret? My friend […]

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Starting Life Again And Again…

June 18, 2011

WHAT I FEEL LIKE SAYING (WIFLS)* is every now and then I need to creatively ‘destroy’ myself and renew my life again. Many years ago, I felt a need to go on a 7-day fast – to stop eating solid food and to sustain myself with liquid food. (Note: Please do not do it unless […]

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Living For What Truly Matters

June 18, 2011

I have faced death a few times in my lifetime. Once, I saw a beach ball bobbing on the water near the beach. I swam to try and retrieve it. Little did I know; the tide was receding strongly and fast. Both the ball and me were being swept further and further away from the […]

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Beyond The Call Of Duty

June 18, 2011

During my talks, I would sometimes asked the guys, “How many of you, when you were young, looked forward to going to the army? How many of you were excited about becoming a soldier?” Oftentimes, I would only get blank stares in response. Some of them I suspected might think I was crazy to consider […]

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Free Yourself Through Forgiveness

June 18, 2011

I want to share with you one of the worst things as well as one of the best things I did in my life. Years ago, I felt our Creator wanted me to close many ‘unclosed files’ in my life. I was to recall all the people who have wronged me, hurt me, scarred me, […]

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Living Simply For The Best

June 18, 2011

I want to be a simple man because simplicity is a key to happiness and success. Years ago, I had a diamond-studded Rolex watch. One day after a swim at the club, I showered and left my watch in the soap box. I came out of the toilet to comb my hair. When I turned […]

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Failing Wisely To Success

June 18, 2011

I was born in a poor family. When I was growing up, seven of us were living in a very small room. The room was so small even the mice were hunch-backed. I had to sleep many nights under my grandmother’s bed. That’s why my face is a little flat. I don’t remember having any […]

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Breaking Free

June 18, 2011

There was a time in my life when I suffered a heartbreak because of a Lady. It happened when I was walking back from school one day. I saw a sparrow entangled in a bush. By the time, I – the caring knight – rescued the bird which I subsequently called Lady, it was almost […]

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Making A Positive Difference

June 18, 2011

1991. That is the year I will never forget for the rest of my life. That year, I was kidnapped!  I was taken hostage in a third world country and housed in a remote bungalow. The guards watching me had guns and rifles because they were part of a ‘consortium’ formed by people from the […]

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