In the English language love is a word whose meaning, at times, is distorted. So please allow me to enlighten you about what love is and what love is not. There are several Greek words for love, as the Greek language distinguishes how the word is used. Ancient Greek has four distinct words for love: [...]
‘God’s one and only voice is silence.’ Herman Melville Yesterday I took myself outside to the back of my house, which overlooks the beautiful Australian bush, and was met by two colorful lorikeets. As I sat down and simply outstretched my hand in front of me, they both hopped within touching distance. The brilliance of [...]
‘If dogs don’t go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went.’ Will Rogers A number of years ago my two girls came home with a notice that they had found attached to one of the lamp posts in our neighborhood. Its headline read – ‘Family Wanted’. For years my children [...]
I received a phone call last night from a friend I hadn’t seen in many a year. And yet it was as if we’d spoken only yesterday. What I love about this friend is their honesty. That’s always been a fine quality in their life. They carry no airs or graces. They are fragile, humble, [...]
When it comes to building successful relationships with others it basically comes down to one thing – respect. And that respect is reflected in the way we relate to the other party. If you or I enter into the relationship with one thing in mind – ‘what can I get out of it?’ – you [...]
I have in the first month of this year attended two funerals. One for a friend who was a few years older than myself, and who had lost a five year battle with cancer, and the other for a friend’s child who died full-term in the womb of his young mother. Both were sad events, [...]
Some people spend their entire lives developing a legacy that can be passed onto future generations when they are dead and gone. I see the value of that in one sense, but may I suggest that it is far better to develop a heritage that can be enjoyed by both you and your offspring while [...]
What is it that makes an old shoe so attractive? Comfort is the first word that comes to mind. Another is a knowledge that the shoe has travelled along a similar road as yourself, and so therein lies a sense of relatability and understanding. What a joy to be able to sit in the company [...]
I met up today with some friends whom I hadn’t seen for probably five years. The amazing thing though was that we just simply picked up from where we’d left off. They had an additional member in their young family and the baby that we met five years earlier was now a happy little young [...]
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