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To err is human, but to forgive, allows us to be free and enjoy our lives — Those of you who read my articles know that I am very much vested in forgiveness. If you want to enjoy internal peace, if you want the sun to shine, if you would like to free your pain, learn the art of forgiveness. Don’t be a prisoner within yourself! Learning…

The first grandchild of a friend — This is a little poem in Dr. Seuss Style. I wrote it for a friend’s very first first grandson who goes by the name Rhodes. Of course with a name like Rhodes I’m sure he will be a scholar. 🤣 Well hello there Rhodes, And how do you do? So…

Had we had any inkling though, we surely wouldn’t have slept so late… — It was a great dinner party, lots of laughs and joke telling, and given we hadn’t seen each other in while, so much to catch up on. Jill always made things fun, and she didn’t disappoint on the night. Growing up in South Africa, she was a rebel with a…

It’s time to wear your big girl pants and say, ‘Says who?’ — Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise. (Author unknown) Television and movies would suggest that courage is something beyond big, that it’s just for the select few, for those who are prepared to go where no man follows, scaling tall mountains, risking life and limb, sailing around the…

Our class’s pent-up excitement crushed in the moment. Each Christmas the memory returns, and the question lingers on our lips — “The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.” It was term four and Christmas was fast approaching. …

Yes…the one you toss without a thought…have you ever considered its life beyond cheese? — A cheese platter without Camembert, is an incomplete platter. A cheese platter when the Camembert has just the right softness…say no more. This little story was inspired by writer Janice Macdonald’s story about the possible demise of the wooden Camembert boxes. In my teaching days I used to hoard all…

Feel free to dance your pretty little hearts out, but just bear this in mind… — Our staff Christmas party was the second-last celebration of the year, followed only by a final mass. Obviously the staff party was where we let our hair down. And before I tell this story, imagine us as a group that knew how to put the FUN in fun. …

Getting to grips with their present situation allows us to behave more compassionately and helpfully — “To save a life is a real and beautiful thing. To make a home for the homeless, yes, it is a thing that must be good; whatever the world may say, it cannot be wrong.” Tell Me… Tell me what you know about the homeless man you see. Tell me what you…