21Apr
By: Paddy Honan On: April 21, 2015 In: Learning Comments: 0

Teenage years… What is it about the teenage years? There is something special if not critical in this period of a person’s life. As the second most formative stage for human beings, the impact of the influences and the result of the decisions made during this time can fuel or...

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03Feb
By: Paddy Honan On: February 03, 2015 In: Emotions, happiness, Life Comments: 3

Let it go! We all have heard Disney’s ‘Frozen’ song at this stage, I guess and have managed to gather up some baggage going through life, such that we can empathise with the character’s challenge. It is the nature of life that we will suffer to some degree. Whether it...

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12Dec
By: Paddy Honan On: December 12, 2014 In: Challenge, Learning, Life Comments: 0

This is Uptitude. A place of happiness and positivity. An oasis of joy in a challenging world. So you would be forgiven for thinking that adding the theme of Santa Claus to it would only further elevate the mood. While it may well do, I have a few thoughts...

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19Oct
By: Paddy Honan On: October 19, 2014 In: Learning, Life, metaphors Comments: 1

There we were in the plane, which was shaking violently in what should have been a standard landing. The turbulence was as bad as anything I had felt before as the storm was blowing up around us. Then I saw something that really caught my attention. A thing that...

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16Sep
By: Paddy Honan On: September 16, 2014 In: Learning Comments: 7

We are told from a young age not to be selfish, but can you be too selfless? How can we keep balance between being nice to others and nurturing ourselves? The idea of selflessness and acts of selflessness particularly, have long been admired by humanity. They are a sign...

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01Aug
By: Paddy Honan On: August 01, 2014 In: happiness, Learning Comments: 2

Let me ask you a question: Would you like to learn how to make difficult situations into opportunities and to turn setbacks into setups? If so, read on… What is it about meaning that is so important to us? What’s the meaning of life? Is there a meaning to...

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