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The future is difficult to predict, especially in these strange times.
It’s challenging to plan too far ahead.
A few times, we’ve thought about attempting to book holidays, but everything seems so erratic, that it seems pointless.
It seems stifling, frustrating, out of control.
But while the future is fickle and the past is in the rear view mirror, we still have today.
Read the rest of this entry »At lunchtime today, I had a choice.
I’m working from home at the moment and the kids had just returned to school, so after completing a few chores, I could have sat on the couch and watched some Olympics events or I could take Dusty for a walk.
Dusty could tell that I had a dilemma, so she helped me make a decision by wagging her tail enthusiastically.
“OK, girl, let’s go.”
I grabbed my warmest jacket and braced myself for the wintery day.
Read the rest of this entry »Behind every Olympic gold medal, there’s an unwritten tale.
Same with every successful business person.
And every famous artist.
And virtually every person that we revere and respect.
We see the evidence of their greatness and admire their obvious talents.
Read the rest of this entry »Most days, I take our golden retriever, Dusty, for a walk along a track through the bush out the back of our place.
It’s a pleasant walk and having a forest only a couple of minutes away is amazing, but at this time of year, it looks very drab.
There’s a lot of grey and brown and muted green.
Mud and rock and bare tree trunks.
Nothing too bright.
Nothing too cheery.
But if you look closely enough, you can see a splash of yellow.
Read the rest of this entry »That pen is made for writing.
That lamp is made to light up the room.
That car is made to get us from A to B.
That oven is made to heat up our food.
That mop is made to clean the floor.
And you were made with wonderful talents for a glorious purpose.
Read the rest of this entry »I recently stumbled upon the work of musician and story teller, Morgan Harper Nichols, and am so glad that I did.
One particular quote stood out to me, especially after a range of conversations with family and colleagues.
When you start to feel like things should have been better this year, remember the mountains and valleys that got you here.
They are not accidents, and those moments weren’t in vain.
You are not the same.
You have grown and you are growing.
You are breathing, you are living, you are wrapped in endless, boundless grace.
And things will get better.
There is more to you than yesterday.
I don’t know how this year is going for you so far.
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