Patrick Ronan


Irish Blessing

Posted about 1 year ago

May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.

May God be with you and bless you:
May you see your children’s children.
May you be poor in misfortune,
Rich in blessings.
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day …

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"Daffodils" (1804)

Posted over 2 years ago

“Daffodils” (1804)

I WANDER’D lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o’er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the Milky Way,

They stretch’d in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay: ...

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CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO WORKPLACE CONFLICTS.

Posted over 2 years ago

CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO
WORKPLACE CONFLICTS.
Can we claim that given the nature of the human being, conflict is inevitable? And that the consequences flowing from these conflicts can be very serious.
In this article, Professor Nessan Ronan, lecturer at the National University of Lesotho,
considers some aspects of workplace conflicts. He believes that the effects of conflicts can create st…

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SIX HABITS OF SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE

Posted over 2 years ago

THE SIX HABITS OF SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE BY

PROFESSOR NESSAN RONAN

THE COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY

Z ... EST FOR LIFE * ENTHUSIASM
A … MBITION * SETTING GOALS AND ACHIEVING THEM
M … ANAGEMENT * SELF
1. TIME
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MEETING SISTER CANCER

Posted over 2 years ago

The word cancer instills fear into most people. They just do not want to hear about it. It is a bad word in the English language. And at the same time, we are told that one in three of us are likely to get cancer. So why the awful fear? I suppose it has something to do with death and dying. And this is not surprising. As a comedian once said, “I don’t mind dying, 1 just don’t want to be there…

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POSITIVE THINKING

Posted over 2 years ago

POSITIVE THINKING
Positive thinking improves how we feel. It lessens feelings of depression and anxiety and helps us to look at things in a realistic light. Practising positive thinking is a vital part of getting better.
1. Based on good evidence
2. Do not predict the future
3. Put things into perspective
4. Help us to succeed
Cue cards can be carried around as reminders. Ne…

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Questions for Challenging Anxious Thoughts

Posted over 2 years ago

When you are bothered by anxious thoughts and fears look down this list of questions and ask yourself each one in turn. When we are worrying we are usually not seeing things as they really are. By investigating the accuracy of our thoughts we can see that there is often a more realistic way of thinking.

1. What evidence do I have to support my thoughts?
What evidence do I have again…

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ZAPIRO

Posted over 2 years ago

JUNE20 2007 The Star
Zapiro, don’t
poke fun at
thepower of
OurLady

I refer to your cartoon in the
edition of June 14 labelled
“Assorted religious nuts”.
Usually I enjoy the cartoons as they can be very
clever and incisive.

But this one is neither clever nor incisive.
In particular, I refer to the
“Teenager who sees visions of
the Virgin Mary , and her hangers-on”.
Given that…

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School of Fraud

Posted over 2 years ago

School of Fraud

Professor Nessan J. Ronan

Roger Kaunda lived life in the fast lane. Tall and imposing, he had a well-deserved reputation for being a ladies’ man. Roger was about 35-years-old when I met him. He had a degree in public administration and worked as an administrative officer for the specialized accountancy college in the South African country of Lesotho. Before working there, ...

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THE PHENOMENON OF TAX EVASION

Posted over 2 years ago

THE PHENOMENON OF TAX EVASION

ABSTRACT

Tax evasion is a world-wide problem. This paper explores this phenomenon from an economic and a social psychological perspective. Both theoretical and empirical studies are reviewed to discover the underlying assumptions, decisions and countervailing efforts. Linkages between the level of tax evasion and the deterrent methods used by tax authoritie…

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