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Choice

This week we have the first of our Guest blogs from Julia Tizzard, our Peaced Together Location Support I was listening to the Simon & Garfunkel song “I am Rock (I am an Island)” this morning. If you don’t know it, the lyrics are from the point of view of […]

#thoughtfulthursday: Rock or Tree?

7th February 2019 in General / Hope / kindness tagged care / Choice / community / connection / Courage / encouragement / help / Hope / Kindness / loneliness / Love / Purpose / relationship / Strength / Transformation by Heidi Singleton (updated 2117 days ago)

We can often present a particular image of our life through social media. But what we share is often only part of the truth – and this can be misleading as to how life really is. I am not a believer in airing dirty laundry in public, but there is […]

#thoughtfulthursday 36: Be honest!

13th September 2018 in Hope / kindness tagged authentic / Choice / community / connection / Courage / honest / Hope / Kindness by Heidi Singleton (updated 2262 days ago)

Rushing through life, no time to stop, to consider, to notice, swept up in a whirlwind of busyness. Does this feel familiar? It is easy to be so caught up in the busyness of life that we miss out on the opportunities all around us to be kind, to choose […]

#thoughtfulthursday 34: Beware of busyness leading to unkindness

23rd August 2018 in Hope / kindness tagged care / Choice / community / connection / Hope / Kindness / Life / loneliness / Love / relationship / Sharing / Suffering / Transformation by Heidi Singleton

One of our children had a bad experience this week – another child at school had been very unkind to them. The teacher dealing with it mentioned to our child that the person who had upset them was going through a difficult time at the moment. The teacher wasn’t excusing […]

#thoughtfulthursday 28: Give people the benefit of the doubt

12th July 2018 in Hope / kindness tagged care / Choice / connection / Courage / Forgiveness / Freedom / Kindness / relationship / Restoration / Sharing / Transformation by Heidi Singleton (updated 2326 days ago)

My family has a bit of a competitive edge, particularly in board games, so celebrating when someone else wins doesn’t come naturally. I hear myself saying ‘It’s not the winning that matters, it’s the taking part’ but secretly I want to win. You could say this is harmless fun and […]

#thoughtfulthursday 27: Be happy for people’s happiness

5th July 2018 in Hope / kindness tagged celebration / Choice / community / connection / Dreams / happiness / Hope / Kindness / Love / relationship / Sharing / Strength / Thankfulness by Heidi Singleton

During a difficult period in my life of ill health, amongst other things, I realised one day that while I continued to push myself to be busy and look out for others that in some ways I was neglecting my own health. Now, I do believe in pushing through even […]

#thoughtfulthursday 19: Be kind to yourself

10th May 2018 in Hope / kindness tagged Choice / Courage / Hope / Journey / Kindness / Life / Peace / Restoration / smile / Strength / Thankfulness / Transformation by Heidi Singleton

I first wrote this blog earlier this year after the attacks on Paris and Beirut but with recent events like the shooting in Orlando and closer to home the brutal murder of MP Jo Cox I find myself drawn back to this Blog that I didn’t share before. It causes […]

Love Wins

21st June 2016 in Hope tagged Brokenness / Choice / Despair / Fear / Forgiveness / Hate / Hope / Life / Love / Love wins / Restoration / Suffering by Heidi Singleton (updated 3067 days ago)