Maya’s Own

There is nothing new in the search for happiness.

Neither is there any “secret” doctrine or teachings that will give you instant happiness. There are however many clues left by ancient and modern wise individuals giving a little insight and showing us the way to leading happier lives. Some of those sayings are so old that their origins are lost in antiquity. This doesn’t seem to matter, there are still as valid today as they were originally.

I just finished reading a book titled: “Surviving Armageddon, solutions for a Threatened Planet” by Bill McGuire. I am not usually paranoid, but this book got me thinking. The author does not mention 2012, or any predictions of doom according to the Mayan calendar, instead he gives us a run down on the various threats [...]

Whether Kanye West’s antics are carefully choreographed to boost his record sales or not, I have to agree with Obama that the man is a jackass. This is not just because he took the limelight from another artist’s special moment, but because he also seems to get away with it. It is a very strange [...]

Being a healthy blogger is most important, you are sitting at your desk all day keeping fuelled up with coffee and snacks. This can only go on for so long because before you know it you may end up looking like Jabba the Hutt. No exercise and sugary food are a definite no no, simply [...]

Do you know that there are two kinds of people in this world? They are sheep or wolves, and it is up to the individual to choose which he or she is. Buy at AllPosters.com Being a sheep is fine, you may prefer to be led and told how to live your life, it is [...]

Being a rebel may not only change you but you may also change the world. Whether good or bad, the world needs rebels, people who think outside the box and dare to be different, not because they are “bad” but because they have a need to explore other avenues and ways of doing things. Civil [...]

I have joined various sites when I acquired my laptop a year ago, but did nothing further. Fear stopped me, I had to overcome this feeling of being inadequate and just get on with it. This can be a little daunting when you read about those internet millionaires, you know the ones, they claim to [...]

When is it OK to lie in order to get sales, not big lies, just itty bitty ones. Is it OK to lie to keep the peace, or to avoid an argument?

I remember laughing while watching Star Trek when Captain Kirk would speak into what looked like a wrist watch and say the famous words:” Beam me up Scotty” Things have improved from the early mobile phones in the nineties when they were the size of a brick and weighed as much. Now I see people [...]

It is a few month now since I got my got my own website, I am a little ashamed to admit to having been a little slow at doing anything with it. Here I was, my head full of retiring and just living off the proceeds that my soon to be famous blog would bring me.