Sanaga Peregrinations

"Nothing is permanent in this wicked world. Not even our troubles." Charles Chaplin

The Price of Anything is the Amount of Life you Exchange for it. Henry David Thoreau

Nothing Gold Can Stay Nature's first green is gold,  Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. By Robert FROST

The Jennifer "JJ"Jareau principle In the critically acclaimed US TV Show Criminal Minds , Jennifer "JJ"Jareau a.k.a "JJ" quoted nicely her exit interview in the 2nd episode of the 6th Season.  Here's what I named it the Jennifer "JJ" Jareau principle. I'm thankful for my years spent with this family; for everything we shared, every chance we had to grow.  I'll take the best of them and lead by their example; where ever I go.  A friend told me to be honest with you, so here it goes.  This isn't what I want, but I'll take the high road.  Maybe it's because I look at everything as a lesson, or I don't want to walk around angry.  Or maybe it's because I finally understand.  There are things we don't want to happen, but have to accept; things we don't want to know, but have to learn, and people we can't live without, but have to let go. As you can see, ...

Take the High Road. I am sure several ones of you have heard it before tossed at like a wisdom nugget, and have wondered "which road is that ?" or worse, should you have been too stunned or lost, your mouth merely expulsed two words "come again ?" Truth be told, it's one of these sentences that are thrown away when a conflict arises, but on which, few can give a precise defintion. I'll try my best to remedy to that.   So what does "Take the high road" really means ? John C. Maxwell theorized The High Road Principle gives us a good explanation by stating that there are three roads or options that we can take in life:   The low road : where we treat people worse than they treat us. The middle road : where we treat people the same as they treat us The high road : where we treat people better than they treat us Let's ponder the options set out by Mr Maxwell 1. The Low Road If treated poorly, one reaction co...

" Le bonheur, c'est de continuer à désirer ce que l'on possède déjà !" disait Saint Augustin. Voilà une page du livre de la vie qui est en passe d'être tournée et que vient pour nous le temps de faire nos adieux à 2014 pour mieux étreindre 2015 avec comme impérieuse résolution la recherche du bonheur!  Saint Augustin nous aiguille sur une des façons de répondre à l'invitation au bonheur . Invitation faite au sein d'un  monde si fragile en proie à mille maux allant de la fièvre hémorragique - aka   Ebola (du nom d'un fleuve au Congo), cette peste des temps modernes - aux avions qui disparaissent sans crier gare (n'y voyez aucun vilain jeu de mots), en passant par la terreur aux facettes aussi multiples que ses nouvelles recrues .  Nous sommes ainsi forts loin du monde " l à, tout n'est qu'ordre et beauté, Luxe, calme et volupté "  que décrivait Baudelaire dans son Invitation au Voyage . Qu'est-ce à dire sinon qu'...