Do you follow the rules? I did. Sometimes I can’t believe that I used to be Miss Goody-Two-Shoes when I was young. Oh yes, the one word that appeared on my school report card under the column ‘Conduct’ was ‘Responsible’. And I took that really seriously too. Do You Follow The Rules? It’s fine to […]
Let’s Make Kindness The Norm
Racism, religious intolerance and sheer cruelty often seem to be winning in a world gone mad. It seems even more pressing then to make kindness the norm. Kindness can be really simple. In a world that often seems to be without hope, it is the small (and sometimes very big) acts of kindness that renew […]
Why Bother?
I recently watched a segment of a show called The World’s Strictest Parents. Every episode documents the journey of two unruly teens from different families who are sent off for a week to a family in another part of the world. They are forced to adapt to the rules and regulations of very strict host parents. In […]
Making The World Softer
Do you think that the pandemic has succeeded in making the world softer – a gentler and better place? “What on earth can we do to make this sad and beautiful world a little softer for everyone?” ― Shannan Martin, The Ministry of Ordinary Places: Waking Up to God’s Goodness Around You Making The World Softer Today […]
Am I My Brother’s Keeper? #MondayMusings
As the Biblical story goes, Cain and Abel, were the sons of the first man, Adam and his wife, Eve. While Cain was a farmer, Abel raised livestock. When the time came to make offerings to God, Cain offered some vegetables from his harvest, whereas Abel picked the best of his livestock to offer God. […]
The Good We Did #MondayMusings
What will matter is the good we did, not the good we expected others to do. – Elizabeth Lesser I’ve been having a series of bad learning experiences. A few people I’ve been really kind to have been showing their true colours. It’s obvious that they are people who are habituated to using people and […]