It is as debilitating to not believe a truth about yourself as it is to believe a lie.
Thats it. End of post. Let it sink in.
Deceived either way
Wishing
It is so much easier to wish
– that someone else would change
– or that circumstances would change
Than it is to change oneself.
If we know some things about ourselves
– that we can change
– that we know should change
and that we refuse…
How can we expect change in others?
Going Wonky
Some years ago – about 20 – my sister came to speak with me about a particular teaching she could see me disappearing down the trail of – and she was concerned. I was ironing and she was making cuppas I think, when she began the topic she wanted to discuss.
Continue reading “Going Wonky”Squish ’em
Mozzies love me. They land so lightly I mostly don’t know they’re beginning to sting until it’s too late but you can be sure that as un-co and reflex slow as I am, if I see it – I’m going to squish it or at least swat it away.
A couple of weeks ago I said the most awful thing I’ve ever said to anyone in my entire life. I sat, actually stunned, by the foulness of and contempt within my very own words. More about that later.
Continue reading “Squish ’em”Mismatched definitions
It still amuses me after all these years that when a child asks a question or the meaning of a word it so often turns out to NOT to be the question or answer that first crosses my mind.
This mornings word meaning/question was “Mum, what is a mistress?”
Continue reading “Mismatched definitions”Enchanted
It seems to me that the true witchery of beguilement is not the deception itself… but in the creation and carriage of the desire to have been so…
Beguile: charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.
Red lights – Green Lights
I know I’m not the only person who has ever prayed or wished for green lights when I’m in a hurry somewhere. But it was a wonderful friend and mentor Elaine McGrath, who maaaaaaaaaany years ago at a mothers group I used to attend said the words “God sends the red lights too”.
Continue reading “Red lights – Green Lights”Hypocrite
I looked up the word hypocrite. Scary stuff.
Continue reading “Hypocrite”Age appropriate privileges
Someone posted in another group a few days ago, an excellent question about balancing age privileges/freedoms for kids so here’s some thoughts of mine.
Continue reading “Age appropriate privileges”Passing the baton
The left over garlic butter accidentally made its way into the Anzac biscuits we were sharing with our South African guests that day. They loved them anyway and wanted the recipe emailed – but that wasn’t the main reason I remember that picnic.
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