From personal experiences, I have come to believe that Salt---
a. preserves
b. Seasons
c. Destroys
d. can lose its savour
e. can be abused
f. can be underutilised
IDIOMS ASSOCIATED WITH SALT [culled from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary]
Salt of the earth--------------it means 'a very good, honest, kind person or group of people'
Take something with a pinch of salt---------it means ‘to think that something is not likely to be true; to believe something only partly’
Worth one’s salt--------------------------------- to be good at one’s job
Like a dose of salts------------------------------ very fast and easily. Eg, she gets through the housework like a dose of salts
Rub salt into the wound/somebody’s wound--- to make a painful experience even more painful for somebody
Seeing is Believing, Do you Agree? Is it Part of your Philosophy?
April 15, 2010
The slogan "seeing is believing" negates faith and the deep potentials of intuition. Do you need to see your intestine or the villi on the walls of the small intestine before you believe that assimilation really really takes place? Does one need to see his heart before he believes that there is a heart in him? Does one need to see the Endocrine system, the circulatory system...and all the internal organs before believing that they really do exist? You must understand from the outset that this philosophy is rooted in doubt and faithlessness. You cannot prove a thing except you believe that it really exists. Neil Armstrong made it to the moon in July 1969 because he first believed that it was possible even though his teacher Mr Krite made a jest of him in 1949 when he boldly told him that he hoped to someday"to visit the man up there." Mr Krite simply told young Armstrong that the poor boy was daydreaming and that he needed to think...
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7th Leadership Workshop
March 11, 2008
The 7th Leadeship Workshop of the Super Leaders International comes up as follows:
To attend, send email to: superleadersint!@yahoo.com , you will be sent a confirmation mail and a confirmation number once you are approved. Print out the confirmation email containing your number and present it to the Registrar at the Workshop Venue.
As the saying goes, the only people who like change are busy cashiers and wet babies. We find change disorienting, creating within us an anxiety similar to culture shock, the unease visitors to an alien land feel because of the absence of the familiar cues they took for granted back home. With an established routine, we don't have to think! And thinking is hard work.
Change is a business fact of life
Is your company is currently undergoing major changes that will affect the lives of all of its employees? These changes are probably in response to the evolving needs of your customers. They are made possible because of improvements in telecommunications and digital technology. They are likely guided by accepted principles and practices of total quality management. And you can expect that they will result in significant improvements profitability--a success that all employees will share. Because our customers' needs are NOW, we must make changes swiftly, which means that all of us must cooperate with the changes, rather than resist them.
How do we resist change?
We tend to respond to change the same way we respond to anything we perceive as a...
I wish to express my profound gratitude to God for the successful conclusion of the Ordination and Reception Ceremonies which came up on Saturday 25th Nov. 2006.
My appreciation goes to all the Super Leaders who made my day. May the Almighty God bless and reward you far beyond your wildest imagination in Jesus name.
I do strongly believe that I will serve you better as I take the challenges which come with this new elevation.
