Earlier on in the blogging this year I mentioned about Aberdeen. It’s a long story about the making of the journey to Aberdeen, but recently I was privileged to make the trip. I went with a really great friend. The trip did heaps to improve my respect for him so that was a big bonus […]
Read More About August’s Aberdeen AdventureAccommodate – give space for, allow room for someone or something. Acclimatise – process of getting used to new conditions. Assimilate – take on the aspects, behaviours and values of the new environment often resulting in resembling the environment. Those are the thoughts that go on in my head when I consider these three terms. […]
Read More Accommodate, Acclimatise, AssimilateHave I told you how much I love the TV show Arrow? I don’t watch a lot of TV at all, but I was very much taken with the plot and characters in this story. I particularly like the development of the lead character Oliver Queen from a young playboy relying on his parents’ big […]
Read More Aiming Arrows AccuratelyThe worse thing is – they mean well. You know what I mean. Those people with annoying, irritating aspects of character but aren’t deliberately being so. They don’t mean it, but it’s there. The worse thing is – they mean well. What helps tremendously in engaging with these aspects is recognising some annoying and irritating […]
Read More Altering Awkward ApproachesFor His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
Read More Acknowledging An AlternativeIf it’s just the voice of one we don’t get alternatives. If we don’t get alternatives we may think this is all there is. If we think that we miss out big time on options that can expand our understanding, deepen our knowledge and lead to thriving living. All if we just hear the voice […]
Read More Alternative AspectsThere’s a stereotypical presentation of a movie set that I recall. Rehearsals will involve the key characters and the set would be constructed with the appropriate props in place. Through this whole process the cast and crew are guided to how the scene should be delivered by the leading of the director. Once she is satisfied […]
Read More And … ActionWhy is she like that? It really annoys me when he behaves like that. How will these bills get paid and I am able to do this that I want to do as well? What if we don’t meet the targets this month, will that mean that our job is threatened? I am told to […]
Read More Admitting AnxietyWhen I needed help you were right there. Sometimes I don’t even know how you knew, but you did and you were there. You made no demands of me. You saw I was burdened and told me to rest. You patiently waited as my stubborn way bucked against the wise counsel. Your rebuke was not […]
Read More Appreciating AssistanceThings appeared to be done for me. That’s understandable when I was a child. That was the expected thing. Who supplied my clothes? My parents. Who sorted out the food? My parents. Who dealt with the housing? My parents. Who fixed the transport? My parents. Sorted. That evidently began to change when there were small […]
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Life With CD 