It's lovely to be able to say,
You're never more than a text away.
That is, of course, as long as our mobiles are charged
and we both have a signal!!
Monday 25 November 2019
Sunday 24 November 2019
About texting and the abuse and misuse of gifts
The greater the gift, the greater the capacity
for the abuse or the misuse of the gift.
For example, what a wondrous miracle is texting. I heard not long after the appearance of mobile phones that it was a chance development which came from the engineers wanting to communicate with each other.
It is so useful in sending brief (or, sometimes, even long) messages where a conversation is not an option or would take much longer Like countless groups of families and friends, we have great pleasure with our family WhatsApp groups, sharing photos, jokes and the like.
But oh, we hear of so many terrible consequences of its misuse and abuse.
Let us all take responsibility for our own use of life's gifts and do all we can to educate and guide the young and vulnerable with whom we have contact in how to do the same.
for the abuse or the misuse of the gift.
For example, what a wondrous miracle is texting. I heard not long after the appearance of mobile phones that it was a chance development which came from the engineers wanting to communicate with each other.
It is so useful in sending brief (or, sometimes, even long) messages where a conversation is not an option or would take much longer Like countless groups of families and friends, we have great pleasure with our family WhatsApp groups, sharing photos, jokes and the like.
But oh, we hear of so many terrible consequences of its misuse and abuse.
Let us all take responsibility for our own use of life's gifts and do all we can to educate and guide the young and vulnerable with whom we have contact in how to do the same.
About our imperfect lives
No-one has had a perfect life.
At some point,
we have all had disturbances
in the equilibrium of our everyday existence.
I think that the realisation that we are all in the same sort of boats in life
should be some sort of consolation to us all.
At some point,
we have all had disturbances
in the equilibrium of our everyday existence.
I think that the realisation that we are all in the same sort of boats in life
should be some sort of consolation to us all.
About the Dinky car, the white piano and the imperfections of life
About the only object of value that I took from my first marriage was my white piano.
It was purchased in Liverpool and was my pride and joy.
Within three weeks of its installation in our new front room, a dinky car sailed from the hand of my very young son no.2 and landed on the lid (unintentionally, I should add). The chip in the beautiful paintwork is there to this day.
It taught me an important lesson. Perfection is very fleeting. The piano is still precious, perfect or not but, even more so, the sons, daughters and all the family.
It was purchased in Liverpool and was my pride and joy.
Within three weeks of its installation in our new front room, a dinky car sailed from the hand of my very young son no.2 and landed on the lid (unintentionally, I should add). The chip in the beautiful paintwork is there to this day.
It taught me an important lesson. Perfection is very fleeting. The piano is still precious, perfect or not but, even more so, the sons, daughters and all the family.
A dusting tip re the 'remotes'
A few months ago, I decided that it might be a good idea to replace the remotes upside down in the space I have designated as their homes when not in use, to prevent that horrible build-up of compacted dust and grease which settles in all the nooks and crannies.
So far, it's working well.
So far, it's working well.
About looking down and looking ahead
In life, as in walking,
we need to look down to see where we are standing
and to look ahead to see where we are going.
We need to keep our feet on the ground
but also to keep our eyes open to the path we are following.
In other words, in life,
we need a solid foundation
and also an imaginative vision.
we need to look down to see where we are standing
and to look ahead to see where we are going.
We need to keep our feet on the ground
but also to keep our eyes open to the path we are following.
In other words, in life,
we need a solid foundation
and also an imaginative vision.
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