Some hold the staff. Some hold the arms of the one who holds the staff. Some speak. Some write for the speaker. Some cook. Some encourage the one who cooks. It is a blessing to see the staff raised to motivate the troops. It is a blessing to hear an inspiring word from the speaker. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Some Come AlongsideIt does not matter the situation you’re in, count on me to be there to support you however I can. You can rely on me. So tell me what it is that you’re doing. You’re looking to develop that? What do you need? Sure, I hear you about the money, but what’s it getting? Tell […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: I’ll Need Your SupportIt is remarkable how easy it is to be focused on yourself in the journey as though it’s just about you. It doesn’t take a lot. You know how you feel, you know what’s happening to you, you’re the one going through it. Given half the chance you’ll unload to sommeone else just how things […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: You Gotta Keep GoingBeing the centre of attention has its perks. You can set up days in the calendar where people have to be focused on you and you can act all coy and retiring and stuff as you also slyly smirk at the attention you receive, the compliments and some benefits like people doing your work for […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Being a PlatformOne of the highlights of a really good year was setting up a group. There is that sense where each team member recognises that we need each other. The environment created allows there to be openness to vulnerability and as a result we see how we can help. Even if we cannot be the solution […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Need Your HelpYou ever have a conversation and leave it feeling spent? The other person just bombarded you with their issues. Any word you had to offer about anything was immediately turned into another springboard for extended thoughts from that other person. They wittered on for a considerable period of time and at the end of it […]
Read More Support in RelationshipsYou ever wondered if God created you to be independent? How many self-made folks really did it all by themselves? I wonder why that image of the person doing it on their own is so appealing? My testimony will always have episodes of people encouraging me. However much I wanted to lean into loner credentials, […]
Read More Urging You OnThere are different thigns to like about races. My friend is doing a triathlon and when he talks about the training he does for it, I am in awe of him. I am also in awe of his wife and daughter. They are there for him at the start of the race and they are […]
Read More At The Start – At The EndThey should have taken the hint from the childbirth. To say it was tricky would be the understatement of the year. How Kelly was able to make it through the hours of hard labour was a wonder to her husband Frank. The doctors said it would be difficult and at one point they weren’t even […]
Read More After All That TroubleThere are times when I come in from work already tired from the day’s work and have to be prepared to engage with what awaits from home. It is so good to know that there is someone reliable who understands those challenges and offers me some sweet relief and energy to help me. Having someone […]
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