Views in Verse on incidence

Back from Kilkenny

I lost my cache on the way to Kilkenny
Nary such a loss befell…
Then chanced at love in my days back in Dublin
A rose lay upon my bed
Two mavericks, adrift in a daydream
Felicity nay intervened
A free-wheeling, abiding, ‘rub of the green’
I was blessed for a life so wed

From my desktop Grahame J Flynn Views in Verse

Views in Verse on achievement

This guy is one of the really impressive Australians of our generation...Ric Charlesworth. 

Perhaps the pinnacle of his career has now come as an author in the passing on of the knowledge that he has acquired as a high achiever in his career, sport and politics. His profile as a team leader, arguably, unsurpassed in our time.

In his book 'The Coach' he shares with us 10 KEY ELEMENTS that champion teams depend upon to achieve the highest level of success. Ric sees these factors as being equally applicable in business!

Ric is a doctor of medicine, a former captain of the Australian Hockey Team, the WA State Hockey Team and the WA State Cricket Team. He was also in Federal parliament for 10 years. He then 'retired' to take up the position of National Coach of the Australian Women's Hockey Team and then the Men's Hockey team. It goes without saying that these Australian hockey teams have taken all before them over these past twenty years - he has been without doubt the cornerstone of this great success.

The 10 KEY ELEMENTS that champion teams depend upon to achieve the highest level of success Ric defines as being : quality, work ethic, flexibility,growth through adversity,breadth of leadership, continuous learning, a team first attitude, common goals, honesty, ...humility. 

The last being somewhat the key, as it recognises that: today's raw performance alone is, of its own, just not good enough. As without always recognising that 'what you don't know about yourself' today is the biggest threat to still being the best tomorrow. There must be an accepted mantra within the team for constant 'performance improvement'. 



Views in Verse on achievement


Life is jelly-bean colours,
Fireworks in the sky.
A silvery beam is shining...
Out of a wondering eye...

They say in truth we set our goals
far short of what we presume
Instead if we were to 'shoot for the stars' 
We might just 'hit the moon'

(Extract from the poem 'serendipity')

Forwarded from my Iphone - Grahame J Flynn

Views in Verse on - Robin Williams

He Brought Us Joy!

Views in Verse on - Robin Williams


Life is jelly-bean colours,
Fireworks in the sky.
A silvery beam is shining...
Out of a wondering eye.

extract from 'Serendipity'
Grahame J Flynn

State of origin - Views in Verse on ...that certain something!

Rugby League State of Origin (or Origin as its locally known) was once again fought out this week and finally won by NSW after eight gruelling years in which Queensland Maroons had gleefully taken home the prize. Eighty five thousand fans packed out the Sydney Olympic Stadium to see New South Wales Blues win the second game in a three game series.

The participants are regular combatants in the national (NRL) competition playing for individual clubs. So while the fitness and skillsets are remarkably similar, the winner must really exert a certain will to win. The Queensland team has been said in this decade to have a mortgage on 'passion'. But this week NSW dragged themselves from a demoralised eight years; a situation that could easily have become a decade without the spirited revival we saw this week.

What was the catalyst in the reversal? It is hard to tell why "winning is a habit" and "losing is a habit" as we so often hear in sporting circles. However what this highlights is that something special has to really happen to take a psyche from downtrodden to be ...dominant! Whatever it is if you could bottle it ...you could sell it! for heaps!!!

Serendipity

Since going my own way
I do ok
but I can at times relapse
Today the crossword I do each morn'
Was the trigger to such a collapse

The early clues began this slide:
'regret,  loss and  ...falling'
No matter
what I did from there
The trend just kept on forming

Words  like 'rejection' and 'scorn'
Provide for further fuel
While... 
'promise, growth and ...hope'
Point towards renewal

Progressively though
my eye was drawn
To the 'mystery word of the day'...
An eleven letter teaser...
That steered my thoughts away

After much 'to-ing and fro-ing'
Addressing thoughts absurd
It seemed to me
without question at all
'Serendipity'
was surely that word

I note that this is a term
related to 'sudden joy'
A state of mind 
I must say
not felt since I was a boy

It struck quite a chord
I must admit
In looking beyond the 'mundane'
to truly envisage a richer life
built on a 'serendipitous' plane

The sound of children playing
A reassuring vibe
Suddenly reminding you...
 "yes I am alive!!!"
Life is jellybean colors
Fireworks in the sky
A silvery beam is shining
Out of a wondering eye

They say ...we set our goals
far short of what we presume
Instead if we were to
'shoot for the stars'
We might just
'hit the moon'

Forwarded from my Iphone - Grahame J Flynn

New Year's Resolution 3 - seek out the best in every day

Views in Verse - on recharging the batteries.  

It is too easy 'day on day' to see the same things, do the same things, ...and as a result to come home overwhelmed by mediocrity! 

Too often also our search for fulfilment in life can be unintentionally bound by four walls. When in fact our sensory perceptions can be released simply by opening the door and walking outside!

Serendipity

Since going my own way
(I do ok)
but I can at times relapse
Today the crossword I do each morn'
Was the trigger to such a collapse

The early clues began this slide:
'regret,  loss and  ...falling'
No matter
what I did from there
The trend just kept on forming

Words  like 'rejection' and 'scorn'
Provide for further fuel
While...
'promise, growth and ...hope'
Point towards renewal

Progressively though
my eye was drawn
To the 'mystery word of the day'...
An eleven letter teaser...
That steered my thoughts away

After much 'to-ing and fro-ing'
Addressing thoughts absurd
It seemed without question at all
'Serendipity'
was surely that word

I note that this is a term
related to 'sudden joy'
A state of mind
to be sure
not felt since I was a boy

It struck quite a chord
I must admit
In looking beyond the 'mundane'
to truly envisage a richer life
built on a 'serendipitous' plane

The sound of children playing
A reassuring vibe
Suddenly reminding you...
 "yes I am alive!!!"
Life is jellybean colours
Fireworks in the sky
A silvery beam is shining
Out of a wondering eye

They say ...we set our goals
far short of what we presume
Instead if we were to
'shoot for the stars'
We might just
'hit the moon'

Forwarded from my Iphone - Grahame J Flynn

A better life is there ...if we just look for something 'better'

Views in Verse - on self-actualisation.


A better life is there ...if we just look for something 'better'

How often do we sit pondering on ways to improve our everyday lives...

When the difference between mundane and bliss is as simple as turning the key and walking out the door...

Serendipity

Since going my own way (I do ok)
but I can at times relapse
Today the crossword I do each morn'
Was the trigger to such a collapse

The early clues began this slide:
'regret,  loss and  ...falling'
No matter what I did from there
The trend just kept on forming

Words  like 'rejection' and 'scorn'
Provide for further fuel
While  'promise, growth and ...hope'
Point towards renewal

Progressively though
my eye was drawn
To the 'mystery word of the day'...
An eleven letter teaser...
That steered my thoughts away

After much 'to-ing and fro-ing'
Addressing thoughts absurd
It seemed without question at all
 'Serendipity' was surely that word

I note that this is a term
related to 'sudden joy'
A state of mind
to be sure
not felt since I was a boy

It struck quite a chord
I must admit
In looking beyond the 'mundane'
to truly envisage
a richer life
built on a 'serendipitous' plane

The sound of children playing
A reassuring vibe
Suddenly reminding you...
 "yes I am alive!!!"
Life is jellybean colours
Fireworks in the sky
A silvery beam is shining
Out of a wondering eye

They say ...we set our goals
far short of what we presume
Instead if we were to
'shoot for the stars'
We might just
'hit the moon'

Forwarded from my Iphone - Grahame J Flynn