“Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?”— Adam Grant I would like to apply this quote of Adam Grant to our personal situation, not at … Continue reading Social Media
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The Black Cloak
We all feel some type of anger at certain times. Some of us suppress it and smile, pretending nothing is wrong; some of us are passive aggressive, feeling sour or bitter and quietly acting out at the right (wrong) time; some of us rage and regret it afterwards, some of us mutter things about karma, … Continue reading The Black Cloak
Living with Renovation
As you know we bought our house over a year ago and we have been renovating it. It was a fine house before but being South African in Scotland, feeling the cold a bit more than most here, Derek decided to put underfloor heating in the bedrooms as well as the lounge. He did it … Continue reading Living with Renovation
My Cup Runneth Over.
Are you seeking security or adventure? As a sexagenarian I have lived enough to say that I have experienced both security and adventure. Here's my response to this question in poetic form. I have had enough time for adventure and I have security. What I would like routine, just enough to feel that my feet … Continue reading My Cup Runneth Over.
Everything that happens…
Everything that happens to you has the potential to deepen you. It brings to birth within you new territories of the heart John O' Donohue A lot has happened in my life and I am sure a lot has happened in yours too. New territories of the heart, I suspect, have been born. Wouldn't it … Continue reading Everything that happens…
Dialog
Soul Poem: dialogClose your eyesBreathe inBreathe outIn and outListen to the rushing of the windOr the cars go past.Listen to the gurgle of the brookOr the child laugh.Listen to a little play.Soul says: here I am, I am here.Body says:here I am, I am here. Triune is: body mind and soulTriune is: me myself and … Continue reading Dialog
Time for a change
Anyone who drives a manual car will understand it becomes obvious when it's time to change gears. When one is a learner driver it might happen that the gears are revving high before the learner realizes it's time to change. And sometimes in life we keep going in high revs because we are not attuned … Continue reading Time for a change
On this day…
On this day I was born. In some ways there's nothing very special about being born and having a birth day. We all have ONE. It comes around once a year. It kind of just happens whether we like it or not. I think the most special is the ONE that gave birth to us, … Continue reading On this day…
In what year did these things happen?
Share what you know about the year you were born. These are some interesting facts that happened in the year I was born. The following facts are from... South Africa: The Rivonia Trial took place in the apartheid-era South Africa beginning in 1963 until almost a year later in 1964. This was about a group … Continue reading In what year did these things happen?
Love
What is the greatest gift someone could give you? The greatest gift I was ever given was the gift of love. To be taught what love truly is, how important it is, to others and to oneself and how to receive love and show love. I am not so much, talking about romantic love but … Continue reading Love
Morag Noffke 