Deliver us from Facebook, amen
I have nothing against social network sites having been on MySpace for close to a year now but I have always had this thing for Facebook. To say I hated it would be an understatement; I loathed it perhaps more than I hate AIDS. The dislike went on to the extent that I would give everyone who was on the network a long good lecture. Whether it was too my disadvantage or not I dont know, but soon everyone got the hang of it and stopped telling me they were on facebook. Can you believe that even my best friend hid it from me for two years?
Whenever I surfed the net, I would make sure that the site was nowhere near my URL address bar and I would groan and moan especially in internet cafes where every Tom and Dick would be logged on. You know, its as irritating as walking out of your house with a confident gait in your new Guccis, Prada and Armani only to find that everyone is putting on the same thing. Correct me if I am wrong but isn’t Facebook supposed to be used by people of a certain social standing who are in a certain age group? What then happens if a granddad is the number one user? Read more
Did they offend you?
“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.” – Proverbs 16:32
Once I spoke to a certain gentleman. He was relating an incident to me and he came to the part he wanted to emphasize one of his qualities. “I am very short tempered Mr Shamu,” he said. “I have a short wire.” He seemed to be bragging about it. I wondered if he would list this under his virtues. I’m sure he is not the only one who believes it’s a good quality to be desired in any leader. Some take pride in their outbursts (my wife calls this ‘blasting’). They blast someone and they feel they are on top of the world. Who would you rather have as a friend? One who takes offence easily and blasts people, or one who is calm, controlled and full of joy? I think the latter is a better friend and we all should strive to be the good friend. Read more
Happy people do these 5 things
Happy people put best friends first.
Thought this would be useful for all those stressed out Zimbos out there!
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Sages going back to Socrates have offered advice on how to be happy, but only now are scientists beginning to address this question with systematic, controlled research.
Although many of the new studies reaffirm time-honored wisdom (”Do what you love,” “To thine own self be true”), they also add a number of fresh twists and insights.
O Magazine canvassed the leading experts on what happy people have in common—and why it’s worth trying to become one of them: Read more
