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Return to Work
I have always been a company man and upheld the best interest of the company. After my injury and return to work despite informing HR staff of every passing stage I was going through I realised it was just going … Continue reading
TIME WORTH $86,400
Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? … Continue reading
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Human Rights Commission National Press Club
Australian Human Rights Commission Professor Gillian Triggs, President Address to the National Press Club, Canberra I am delighted to have this opportunity to speak at the National Press Club here in Canberra about a topic that is of vital importance … Continue reading
A Story to Live By
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, ‘If I could only see the world, I will marry … Continue reading
Life is a Gift
Before you complain about the taste of your food – Think of someone who has nothing to eat. Today before you complain about life – Think of someone who died too early on this earth. Before you complain about your … Continue reading
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ACCC Chairman – Not Me!!!
By the response I am getting it is clear people either can’t read or are visually impaired. Let me see if I can help future inquiries. My name is Graeme Samuels BM. That’s Samuel with an “S” The BM is … Continue reading
PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
I am asked if I suffer PTSD or depression. When my injury first happened I was just to overwhelmed with what was going on to dwell over what happened to me. I was a very health person and very rarely … Continue reading
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Daily Life
Each morning I wake I think to myself how lucky I am to live another day. Once you have mortality thrown in your face you suddenly appreciate how good it is just to be alive . My daily life: I … Continue reading
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Shame on You
Last week my K9 mate Tommy and I visited my Mum at Tweed Heads near Queensland boarder. I had not seen my Mum since she moved there last year and I also wanted to see if her house was accessible … Continue reading
BRAVE by Mark Whittaker
Recommend this book. It is well worth the read. These people reflect and give hope for what being an Australian really means. Chapter 20 or 21 if your looking for me. Would you squeeze your way into a shoulder-width, pitch-dark … Continue reading
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