Maximum impact for minimal effort. work smart not hard. pump the flesh and network. gain grow invest and climb. forget you have a heart and forget others do too. be responsible only for your own comfort. you will have plenty of time to justify yourself and your actions later. right now, think smart, move forward. … Continue reading hollow
challenge
list
kindness, compassion, humility, sacrifice, generosity, hospitality, sharing, forgiveness, graciousness, helping, respectfulness, accepting, meekness, loyalty, selflessness. I just thought I would write these words down because it’s been so long since I have seen them anywhere. I see plenty of the words success, individuality, industry, winner and loser. I see so much of the words … … Continue reading list
RUOK
R U O K …. reach out and open your heart to someone. you do not need to hide behind pretence. though the journey to trusting may be difficult, please know that there are people out there who are worthy of your trust. there are people out there … Continue reading RUOK
rock
Has there ever been a time when people haven’t used God? right from the start, from the time that man came into the story, God has been ripped off. the being that is supposed to have the highest intelligence of all is the one, it seems, with the smallest capacity for respect and compassion. the … Continue reading rock
divide
Fear and hate are the tools of the ignorant. these tools bind groups of weak people together and make them feel strong and right. they make them feel powerful and even justified. they dull their ability to think and feel beyond the fear and hatred which consume them. fear and hate are the tools of … Continue reading divide
en COURAGE
It doesn’t take long before life starts demanding from us. even as babies, we are always striving for the next thing and expectations are placed on us. it’s not long before we are carrying heavy burdens on our shoulders. responsibilities, failures, pressures, expectations, goals and desires, family, sorrows and on and on. our cross is … Continue reading en COURAGE
grace
Grace. the full meaning of the word continues to mystify me. but the question came to me this morning and it keeps nagging at me. you believe that it is by God’s grace that you are drawn in to him and that it is by his grace that your failings are no longer counted … Continue reading grace
garden
Sometimes people get a reputation for things. for example, a very dear and old friend of mine used to describe her mother as a ‘smile on legs’ and everybody knew her for her sweet and embracing nature. I know people who have a reputation for being the exact opposite of my friend’s mother. I have … Continue reading garden
look
“But what does it look like?” a friend asked me, when we talked about my ‘dust to gold blog. “all good and I get the idea … but in reality … what does it look like in someone’s life, in your life?”. a big question that cannot be answered simply and I guess, in the … Continue reading look
dust to gold
Kintsugi is the practice of fixing broken ceramics with gold or some other precious metal. that is, including the precious metal in the paste that is used to repair the broken item. this not only restores the item so that it can be used for its original purposes, but it also further enhances and adds … Continue reading dust to gold
cracked not broken 