Monthly Archives: May 2014

Balancing the budget – Jonathan K Benton

Posted on May 25, 2014 by jonathan

Balancing the budget is important. I’m not an economist but it makes sense. On a micro level, if my own household cannot balance its books it would sink. Here’s the problem, though. The median income in Australia is around 58k …
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Occasionally, very rarely and mostly never I need to remind myself why I love writing – Jonathan K Benton

Posted on May 19, 2014 by jonathan

Writing isn’t easy, and when it gets really tough, I sometimes need to remind myself why I stick at it. Here are the top five reasons I persevere: 5) Books saved me: Books changed me, as I wrote in this …
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I had a moment and it wasn’t even mine – Jonathan K Benton

Posted on May 12, 2014 by jonathan

The world is full of remarkable talents – being a good person is the single most inspiring thing anyone can be. Occasionally I stumble across someone or something that makes me leap out of my chair and punch the air …
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A confusion of faith and one possible solution to happiness

Posted on May 5, 2014 by jonathan

I have faith in many things. I believe laughter is the best medicine and there’s nothing wrong with a good ol’ cry. I’m certain that life is worth fighting for and that if we all loved our neighbours there’d be …
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