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An #Expat Easter

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Easter Sunday started like any other day.  I watched the sun rise as it peeped over the mountains of the San Fernando valley and greeted the new day, a ritual I’ve developed since being in Los Angeles and one that I’m grateful for.  Having lived in houses previously where one had to get in the car and go for a drive to see the sun rise, I was delighted to find that I could now watch it from the comfort of my own home.  Of course there are days when the fog rolls over the mountains, obscuring the view and there are others where there is a general haze that does the same, but for the most part I do get to start each day by greeting the sun and watching the brilliant golden orb rise into the sky.  The difference today and the last few days, was that I knew it was the Easter weekend. Having been brought up in a Christian household, Easter had religious meanings in our family and we would often attend a church service on Easter Sunday or at least talk about what East...
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To be or not to be

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To be or not to be is the opening phrase in the in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet.  In the speech,  Prince Hamlet uses the phrase to contemplate his existence, acknowledging that despite his difficulties in life, the alternative might be still worse.  The phrase has been used countless times over the millennia right through to present day, when contemplating two or more circumstances or paths.  Inspired by his soliloquy, we apply it to something close to our hearts and take a closer look at today’s workforce and ask the question specifically in relation to contracting. First of all, let’s take a look at what contracting actually means in today’s world. A contractor is defined as a temporary or part-time worker, usually one working under contract for a fixed period or a specific project.   Wikipedia’s defines the contingent workforce as a provisional group of workers who work for an organization on a non-permanent basis, also known as freelancers, indepen...
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On quitting

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When things go wrong as they sometimes will When the road you're trudging seems all up hill When the funds are low and the debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh When life is getting you down a bit Rest if you must, but never quit Life is strange with its twists and turns As some of us often learn And maybe a failure would turn about If we have the courage to stick it out Never give up though the pace is slow You may succeed with another go Success is failure, turned inside out The silver tint of the clouds of doubt And you never can tell how close you are It may be near when it seems so far So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit It's when things seem at their worst That you must never quit Written by Unknown
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