As a writer, I’ve developed an enduring and almost reverent respect for the power of words; words can make you or break you, build you or kill you, they inspire you or conspire against you; so, words are important. Some words, however, have entirely too much power without having any significant or quantifiable …
In this day and age, we tend to use a lot of idioms, phrases or sayings, to emphasise our meaning or prove our point; anything to display our superior intellect; however, many phrases we use today are constantly misused. So, I’ll be discussing a few and hopefully you’ll learn a better way to use …
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post entitled, For Give and Forget, where I discussed the joy of giving without expecting anything in return. I deliberately focused on one side of this argument because I didn’t want to cause confusion with my message, so, consider this the other side of the equation. There are …
The past is a nice place to visit, but no one should live there. We, myself included, sometimes tend to dwell on the past to our detriment. “Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift, that’s why it’s called the Present.” I first heard this in Kung Fu Panda …
Over the years I’ve come to realise that the joy of giving last a lot longer than the joy of receiving. The latter lasts as long as the novelty of the gift lasts, that is, until it stops being a ‘gift’ and starts being something you just ‘have’, much like when you buy …
Family is the new “F” word. If you don’t understand the above, hopefully you will after this post. Family is complicated. Complicated is being simplistic. Family exists in a universe of simultaneousness. Yes, that’s a word. At any given time, Family is the following: The best and the worst A safe space and a …
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” This is a quote from the famous writer, Mark Twain. I’d like to paraphrase him a little; the two most important days are your birthday and your worth-day. Worth-day; when you know what …
“Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound” The purest of us all, our lives built ‘round Never failing affection, her love still abounds On her journey to find, the Lord she found A moral anchor, tethering our souls to the righteous Our presence in the pews, ne’er something we could discuss Her holy …
Empathy is not to be confused with sympathy, Sympathy is situational, and like all situations, its temporary. Empathy on the other hand, is a state of mind, a state of being. It’s about thinking of more than yourself, hence the reason selfish people are lacking. “I’m sorry for your loss.” This is a Sympathetic …
“You going to the kitchen?” she asked. “No. Bathroom.” He replied “Okay. Bring my water from the kitchen when you’re coming back, please.” Walks out the room, shaking his head. “When you get a break, I want you to take something off the top shelf for me.” She said. “Okay.” He replied, …
