Forgiveness

Marking my son’s maths test this morning, I found myself assuring him, “It’s good for us to get things wrong sometimes.” As I encouraged him, I asked myself whether I really believed what I had just said. Do I live like I believe it’s OK to make mistakes? When we […]

Embrace your mistakes – they are an opportunity to grow

1st May 2020 in General tagged acceptance / character / determination / empathy / Forgiveness / growth / mistakes / opportunity by admin (updated 1700 days ago)

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 2359 days ago)

I love Hugs! Safe, secure, warm, friendly hugs! When I was a little girl I remember asking my mum for hugs to fill up my ‘love bucket’. Somehow, I felt more confident and at peace with the world when I had a long, warm hug from someone I trusted. Dr […]

#thoughtfulthursday 23: Hug with Heart

7th June 2018 in Hope / kindness tagged connection / Courage / Forgiveness / Hope / hugs / isolation / Kindness / loneliness / Love / Peace / relationship / Restoration / Sharing / smile / Strength by Heidi Singleton

Well it’s only the second session of this kindness series and already it is challenging in places that don’t feel comfortable. Everything in us as humans wants to repay unkindness with unkindness! So, what happens if we turn this on it’s head and repay unkindness with kindness? Jaime Thurston […]

#thoughtfulthursday 2: Be Kind to unkind people

16th January 2018 in General tagged Courage / Forgiveness / Hope / Kindness / Peace / Thankfulness by Heidi Singleton (updated 2519 days ago)

Rummaging through the sales in a book shop yesterday a little book caught my eye: ‘Kindness, the little thing that matters most’ by Jaime Thurston (Founder of 52 Lives). She was moved by compassion to help someone in need and got her friends and family to help. This triggered the […]