The Walkabout

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A blog by petstan

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A Journey of Insight, Inspiration and Self Discovery. We learn and Share from what happens in our lives, those around us and what we experience. Topical discussions on positive matters that add value.

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Searching for and Finding Meaning and Hope even in Life’s Strug

“The will to meaning is the basic motivation for human life.” - Viktor Frankl (Holocaust survivor) A Better Understanding Seeking meaning and purpose is perhaps the singular reason that human beings progress. This is what makes life worth living, as we seek a deeper understanding of ourselves and life,

Are We merely there WITH, or FOR One Another?

“Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music – the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.” - Henry Miller (1891 – 1980) Six Degrees The Six Degrees of Separation or “Human Web” concept

The Sex and Love Addiction Quagmire

NOTE: This is the final post in my 3-part Valentines Day series. Read the First part and the Second part here. I used to laugh whenever I read or heard that a certain celebutard had checked himself into a Sex Rehab facility. Tiger Woods, Eric Benét, Charlie Sheen…

Exiting the Moral Matrix: Ideology and Openness to Experience

NOTE: This post is the second in my 3-part Valentines Day series, that seeks to take a different approach to Love and Valentines. The first one was Human Becoming: Practical Steps to Self Respect and Compassionate Relationships. “There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which

Human Becoming – Practical Steps to Self-Respect and Compassion

“Once awareness is free, intent will redirect it into a new evolutionary path.” - Carlos Castaneda Human Becoming by David Richo Well, I have always believed in Learning and Sharing. Because only then can we individually and collectively become better persons, by positively affecting the lives of those

Everything Happens for a Reason – Inspired by LOST

“We were brought here for a purpose, for a reason All of us, each one of us was brought here for a reason …It may be hard for the others to accept But everything happens for a reason.” - John Locke (LOST s05e07 – The Life and Death of

Defining Your Success. Make Your Own Kind of Music – Inspired b

“You’ve gotta make your own kind of music Sing your own special song Make your own kind of music Even if nobody else sings along.” - Mama Cass Elliot Inspiration from LOST All this week, we are featuring posts that are inspired by the TV Show LOST. The final

Focus on the Variables, not the Constants, to Shape an Uncertain

“…can’t change the past. Can’t do it. Whatever happened, happened. We’re the variables. People. We think. We reason. We make choices. We have free will. We can change our destiny.” - Daniel Faraday (LOST s05ep14, The Variable) LOST I begin today’s post by proudly confessing that I’m a

The Perils of Indifference

Elie Wiesel First off, the Perils of Indifference is a speech Elie Wiesel gave on 12 April 1999, in Washington, D.C. Elie Wiesel survived the Holocaust at Auschwitz. For this very reason, he is an undisputed authority on what humanity, or better still – the lack of it, really

No more Missed Opportunities in 2010. Seize the Day!

The Years Gone By Looking back in 2009, we all learnt a lot in life. Hopefully, we became better persons and are now looking forward to a richly rewarding year. The walk into the future will not be without challenges and hiccups. There are new things to be done, new people to

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