Thanx
Awareness
(check out the blog 'Awareness')
For this quote
"There is no fear in tenderness. Tenderness is not a weakness,
lack of strength,
or sloppiness;
tenderness is filled with strength, respect,
and wisdom.
In tenderness,
we know how and when to
touch someone
to help them
to be and be well."
Jean Vanier,
Becoming Human.
I am fearful about our education system. We have education in pain at this time.
And they all need to eat well
Especially our small growing humans.
And our politics!
Oh dear
I suspect some considerable bending of the rules SO FAR AND MUCH that the bending becomes a BREAKING of the law ..........
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Joy making art in the ordinary
My new friends keep calling "pip"
And I delight when those who are so often oppressed are offered some light in their lives
How can humans be so bigoted ?
Joy again
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A birthday book about the East End of London where half my soul resides
Spitalfields
Where we visit so often
So much character
......and last
But not least
The place we head for to eat excellent Curry with beautiful conversations
Love it
Love it
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We moved
As a family of four
From London's East End
A few miles into another London Borough called Dagenham.
The two girls
MrsBeautiful and me
Moved into a flat on the second floor of the 11 story block.
We loved the change
The opportunity
The community
The thriving 150 bed hostel
The active community of members
In this 24/7 x 365 adventure.
I didn't work my second day.
My Auntie Mary had died and her funeral was on 2/5/85
I always remember that day!
One of the first things I did was to convert a cupboard into an office right in the heart of the warm heart of the Y
Right next to the Coffee Bar Hub
I need to write a book about the following 18 years - but back in '85
A few weeks into Romford YMCA
I published my first book
GUTTER FEELINGS
Just a little reflection
On this special day.
Zig
Is on my knee.
Asleep and comfortable
I will have to disturb him to go to zzzzzzzzzz
But not just yet ...........
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• THE STRESS FACTOR •
The most obvious way in which the mind adversely affects the body is through stress. For instance, imagine you are trying to squeeze some toothpaste out of a tube but you have forgotten to take the top off (or to flip the lid).
What happens?
It has to find some other way out.
This usually means that the toothpaste emerges from the bottom of the tube, or perhaps forces a hole in the side - whichever is the weakest point.
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