Thoughts and Other Things

My current read is one totally out of the genres I usually go for. I would never have read it had it not been a friend of mine who is always challenging my thinking about money. For a long time I just ran away from his thought-provoking questions, well because of what I know the Bible teaches about the love of money. But I soon realised that the Bible neither teaches the fear of money, rather the fear of God, which then means revering him in the way I gain and use money. I'm reading a book by Robert Kiyosaki titled Rich Dad Poor Dad. There are many things he teaches, some I don't agree with, but some are very practical and really get you thinking. Having done accounting in school, I was sceptical when he explained that he defined assets differently from the norm. But as I read on, I came to understand what he meant. It's simple really, a true asset puts money in my pocket, everything else is either a liability or an expense. He challenged the way we normally think of asse...

S o yesterday I received yet another rejection letter for my manuscript. I've lost count how many publishing houses I've sent it to. The first response I received for my first manuscript almost 4 years ago now was very helpful to me. They not only told me they couldn't publish my story, but they told me what I did wrong with it. When I started writing again I made sure to follow all of their guidelines, being careful not to repeat my mistakes. From there on all responses made mention of their liking to my writing style although they couldn't publish my story because of a market related issue, or a discontinued imprint that would have been suitable or the latest, my location which would make shipping books to my country financially unfeasible. I was wallowing in pity while praying yesterday when I realized that the problem isn't with me or my writing anymore, the problem is with them. They are the ones that don't have enough resources to accommodate me. Of c...