The secret to happiness is not in doing what one likes to do, but in liking what one has to do. – Anonymous I remember in the early nineties delivering a course entitled “Advanced Unix Facilities”, even the title would make you go “ahhhhhhhhhh! No please anything but that!!!” Pretty much every second Monday morning…

There’s really no limit to how much love can grow and blossom in our lives. As Elizabeth Kubler Ross (1926-2004)  the world renowned author said – when we get to the end of our lives what  really counts is how much love we gave and how much we were open to receive (see Graceful Passages). Of course there’s also…

There once was a crow who found a beautiful piece of bread. He pecked away at it for a few moments but loads of other crows noticed what he had and wanted some. They started diving for him so he took the bread into his beak and started to fly away. All the other crows…

If we were to believe everything we’re told by those wishing to “fix us” we’d be overweight, underweight, too rich, too poor, too intelligent, too dumb, in the wrong relationship, too strict on our children, too soft with our children, spending too much time living in the past, no the future, no in fact we’ve…

“Macushla! Macushla! Your red lips are saying That death is a dream, And love is for ever,” It was 30th December 1999, our fifth wedding anniversary. It was the first Christmas after my Father died. I got up early to reflect on the day. As I wondered around the kitchen I thought about my Dad…

(This story is taken from Sean’s book “A Pipers Tales – 52 Inspirational Stories”. It is available to purchase online at this link –  ) The bitter cold wind of winter was blowing down the narrow streets as the two children huddled each other to keep warm. The children had been homeless for some time. Both parents…