My wife and our youngest daughter were sitting watching a movie together. Watching the two of them stare at the screen and share similar emotions was fascinating. It doesn’t take much for me to see already that all of our daughters will be heavily influenced by their mother’s example. Her commitment to working hard, to […]
Read More Heavily Influenced By …There is power in a good story. You can suggest that there is a subjective element to a good story. I’m sure you’d be fine with that suggestion. Allow me to get all subjective in this here blog – you can see if you like the subject. A good story makes a strong connection to […]
Read More When It’s A Good StoryCrossing a line. There’s something about crossing a line suggesting that you were one thing and now you’re something different. There’s clarity in seeing things that way. It’s defined and clear. It’s why some prefer seeing thing in black and white rather than dealing with the grey areas of life. It’s one thing to see […]
Read More Sinner Saved, Follower FilledThis is all there is and there’s nothing else to it. Sometimes explicitly. sometimes subtle, all there is to life is this. This being what your sense can pick up. There was a conversation about the after life and one of the queries that was raised was what happens about justice if this is all […]
Read More If This Is It …It’s not a passing thing. It’s still relevant today. Children get that feeling when a parent they respect and admire compliments them on something they’ve done. It’s the feeling of being honoured. If they are asked to take part in something of importance or prestige, there’s a feeling of being honoured. If they are subsequently […]
Read More It Is An HonourYou ever gone through something and just had to hold out hope that however tough things get, at the end of the day it won’t matter much? By that I mean, the end of the day is the cue for a brand new day. That brand new day is so promising, so filled with hope […]
Read More A Word of Hope: It Won’t MatterYou are the light. The staff meeting did not go well. It’s never easy to tell those that make up the organisation that things are not going as well as they should and if things don’t improve … It’s never easy to convey that message and with the different personalities involved you can guarantee that […]
Read More The Presence of LightAll three of my children have little compunction in expressing themselves if they thing things have not gone fairly. Now all three can express in more sophisticated ways – for them – than was the case a few years ago. Even the youngest who is still in primary school. Likewise, they now have their own […]
Read More It Goes So FastThe thing is, it’s not as though all the people are out for your downfall. On the contrary, quite a number of people weighing in with comments and observations are largely doing so out of interest. Some of them are even doing it out of concern. It’s because these are the presenting factors that at […]
Read More Use the Filter: Grow in DiscernmentPlan for the best, expect the worst. That is a piece of advice that I’ve heard for years. By years, I can remember it from before my teens and I’m sure it influenced elements of my approach to things. There was a gnawing sense that bad things could happen and so as to avoid disappointment […]
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