Sal Godoij
Soulpunctures
According to Sal Godoij, a "soulpuncture" is every literary work that aims to stimulate the soul's energy.
Therefore, all poems, stories, comments, and ideas on this page are "soulpunctures."
It is the objective of this site (and of all Sal Godoij's writing for this matter) that every word said, sung, heard, written, or read punctures the soul and thus stimulates the soul's healing capability.
On Odd Training Courses.
Well, my dear friends, I helped people develop soft skills in my younger days. I did this as a staff developer, mainly focusing on the needs and wants of the hospitality industry.
Apart from this, and as a curiosity, I have found some odd training plans after exchanging experiences with colleagues and researching.
Here are some examples of odd training courses taken from real life:
Vicious Phenomenon
Please allow me to be sorrowful once again. See? The problem is that I cannot be indifferent to what happens around me.
I woke up today to the sad news that a young man of 14 had killed three classmates and committed suicide. It all happened in the boy’s school. The city doesn’t matter. The country doesn’t matter. Young lives matter no matter where they are from.
On Eternity
Eternity in one moment exists.
But when you think of it, of that moment, eternity in one moment exits.
True. Eternity is selfish.
You can find eternity in one moment; a moment of ecstasy may bring your spirit to eternal bliss.
Occasional Lover
As I turned off the lights, she emerged
Flirtatious
Covered with translucent veils.
Naked beneath the veils
Uninhibited she exhibited
The silhouettes of her dales.
To Write is to Despair
To write is to despair. Indeed. If you write, it is because you have all these ghosts pushing to get out from you, as if you were a jail, an asylum, better, with all these characters wondering what they are doing there inside you.
Touching Last Words
"Father, forgive them because they don't know what they are doing." (Luke 23:34 NIV)
These are the most touching last words ever said, and even more disheartening is that they are as relevant today as they were twenty-one centuries ago.
On Reputation
So, if reputation is what others judge about you, and you know you don’t have control over what others judge you, then don’t worry about reputation. Instead, build your brand on a rock, and everybody will come to you to seek shelter.
Humanity and You
If you feel like expanding your love to reach humanity
Look yourself in the mirror first
No! It’s not wrong to love yourself
As long as you don’t become too narcissistic
It’s good to feel your worth
Remember: everything starts with you
You are the cornerstone of a better world.
Believe in Your Story
It has dinned on us that persistence is the key to success.
We know, without getting into the details, that many successful people have followed this mantra to the core, and so, we must persist to achieve our goals no matter how many failures we encounter.
However, persistence shouldn’t be a blind force because it can backfire or become a trap to our aspirations.
The Illiterate Man
The Book of Nature
Man knows Not how to read it
The Word, however, is everywhere
Carved in stone
Nature’s handwritten Signature
Shapes every Tree
The Era of Darkness
It should be the best of times, never the worst of times.
It should be the age of optimism for the present and a healthy hope for the future.
It should be the epoch of Truth and Justice.
It should be the Season of Light and Light only.
It should be the time of the Awakening of Humanity.
Tears on the Sand
Do you remember Rose?
Love asked me
I dropped to my knees
My tears rivalled the sea
Tears on the sand
The immeasurable sky
Heard my cry
The immeasurable land
Collected my tears on the sand
All we need is love
Industry without love makes you greedy
Faith without love makes you a fanatic
Justice without love makes you severe
Intelligence without love makes you perverse
Authority without love makes you a tyrant
Politics without love makes you an egomaniac
Truth without love makes you hurtful and cruel
Memories of a Shy Romantic Superhero
I remember Bella, a girl I loved
In my youthful days
But I never told her that I loved her
I never could
I was so shy.
The Sentence
This sentence is Ingrained in the brains and hearts of some political leaders: ‘A bitter world is urgently needed.’ Please correct it ASAP. Do not make it a sentence. It should say: ‘A better world is urgently needed.’ Everybody, plus the new generations, will thank you.
The Stone
“Humans are the only animals that trip over the same stone twice.”
You have heard this saying since childhood and know what it means. However, despite its negative tone, the stones on which we stumble over are, sometimes, the best teachers we ever had. Indeed, there is always something new to learn. Let’s see:
A Concerned Citizen
Today, I woke up wiser than yesterday
With a blurry knowledge of all things human
Aware somehow of the human enigma
Man’s Made
In the beginning, God said, There be light, and the light was everywhere, and the first day was born, and it was a healthy day, and light covered the Earth, and life was everywhere.
The Three States of Human Character.
The Three States of Human Character.
Several factors condition a person's character. Some say the stars, others say destiny, others say it's God's will, and others say we own our fate.
To the above, I add another factor: the states of water.