Like a box of chocolates, friend comes in all shapes and sizes and tastes. Lately I have been considering some of the different things friends offer in their variety. One of the things I appreciate about true friends is the initiative they take to make contact. I appreciate that life can be busy and it […]
Read More Something About FriendsThey were married for 27 years. He thought he knew her very well. They had two children together. The youngest son was leaving home to go on his first tour with a band after the success of their latest hit. For the first time in virtually all their marriage they would have the home to […]
Read More Even After So Long … There Is More To It Than ThatOne of the things we were encouraged to share with others, was our dining area for meals. It was very new to me, because my idea of meals with others was either going to a restaurant or going to their crib. And I wasn’t bothered at all with how the meal was presented at their […]
Read More Dish It Out Or Already Dished Out?There were these people that had made such a massive impact on my life sat around the room. Engaging in conversation with each other, some looking at each other. Animated faces contorted or relaxed, some earnest in conversation, others attentive in listening, some raucously laughing at a quip. It was a beautiful thing to behold. […]
Read More Enjoying the ViewMy good friend went to a restaurant the other day. Of course he didn’t take me to the restaurant, but I didn’t hold a grudge against him for it. (That’s what I told him anyway, to make sure the ‘accident’ comes across as the surprise it’s set up to be … kidding folks!) Being the […]
Read More The Kind Of Taste It LeavesAt first the effort is made to make you feel welcome. There are conversations, your contact details are taken and sure enough not long after that you get a message asking how you are. When you return there’s the recognition and the same welcoming attitude as there was initially. Once more your welfare will be […]
Read More What Will You Be Welcomed To?Life will not go well as a solo venture. It might appear to go well. There might be accolades and achievements to reflect the solo venture, it might even lift up the spirits recalling the barriers overcome. Yet the fact that we are the product of a social engagement and our arrival on the planet […]
Read More About Who You Can Work WithI’ve got this brilliant idea. What we’ll do is we’ll come up with a newsletter for the school. We can write different articles in it and it can have the sort of things we want to see in the newsletter. We need to get permission from the teachers to see if we can do it […]
Read More About Ideas, Failings and More IdeasA man was complaining about not having any shoes and then someone pointed to someone who didn’t have any feet. The sentiment is understood. Don’t complain, there is always someone in worse condition that you. Aspects of the thinking are more than in order. Before we complain about anything, it is a good practice to […]
Read More About People Being Worse Off Than YouOne of the things my friend said was how difficult it was to remain present. There’s a routine to the gathering. You can go through the motions and often there’s no real desire or requirement to truly be authentic in that setting. So however you’re really feeling should take a side-step and you should just […]
Read More When We Gather … What Was, What Is, What Can Be, What Will Be
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