We can never be truly independent
because we are intrinsically interdependent.
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Monday, 26 February 2018
About teaching our children to 'care'
We need to help our children to learn that, whilst they are a unique part of the universe, they are not its centre. We need to encourage them, by word and, even more importantly, by example, to care about and for others.
We also need to give them every opportunity within our reach to help them to relate to and make friends with others.
This is crucially important for us all because it is only through being able to forge connections with each other and with the world around us that we can avoid that sense of inner isolation which can make this world a very lonely place.
We also need to give them every opportunity within our reach to help them to relate to and make friends with others.
This is crucially important for us all because it is only through being able to forge connections with each other and with the world around us that we can avoid that sense of inner isolation which can make this world a very lonely place.
Sunday, 28 January 2018
About trying to be 'good'
The keyword here is 'trying'.
We all have our own struggles to overcome.
No-one is perfect.
No-one is born into a perfect family and no-one makes perfect decisions all the time.
It's not possible.
We are all human.
All of us are shaped by the circumstances and choices of our own lives.
All we can do is keep trying.
We all have our own struggles to overcome.
No-one is perfect.
No-one is born into a perfect family and no-one makes perfect decisions all the time.
It's not possible.
We are all human.
All of us are shaped by the circumstances and choices of our own lives.
All we can do is keep trying.
Saturday, 6 January 2018
Wednesday, 3 January 2018
About favourite / most important words
We probably all have our own lists but top of mine happen to be
It was a concept that meant a lot to me from a very young age. Time has not changed my view. Feeling with and for people will always rank as the most important aspect of life for me.
I can remember clearly where I was when the second in my 'important word' pile came to me. It happened in my early weeks as a student in Liverpool. I was walking across the Piazza towards the Victoria building and it came to my mind that this concept was fundamental to all human activity.
Although I ended up teaching maths, after an indifferent career as a science teacher, it has always seemed to me that language is the most important gift of all, as it is the vehicle with which we communicate all the other wonders of life within our Universe.
Other very special words are
I've been meaning to share these special words for a long time so here they are.
- Compassion
- Communication.
It was a concept that meant a lot to me from a very young age. Time has not changed my view. Feeling with and for people will always rank as the most important aspect of life for me.
I can remember clearly where I was when the second in my 'important word' pile came to me. It happened in my early weeks as a student in Liverpool. I was walking across the Piazza towards the Victoria building and it came to my mind that this concept was fundamental to all human activity.
Although I ended up teaching maths, after an indifferent career as a science teacher, it has always seemed to me that language is the most important gift of all, as it is the vehicle with which we communicate all the other wonders of life within our Universe.
Other very special words are
- Love
- Truth
- Integrity
- Caring
- Joy
I've been meaning to share these special words for a long time so here they are.
Tuesday, 2 January 2018
Some phrases I like which come into my mind from time to time
- The pot-pourri of our life's experiences
- The cubby-holes of our lives
I'd love to write posts on these, but just in case I don't manage to do so, I wanted to share them.
About bringing joy into the world
Let us all try to strike a spark
to set alight the tinder-box of joy.
to set alight the tinder-box of joy.
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