I’ve had a fear of heights for as long as I can remember. When I was 4, my dad took me fishing. The jetty was too high, and we had to come home… My fear of heights caused 10-year-old me to “chicken out” on a school trip as we walked Mt Tarawera. I remember my … Continue reading The experience matters
Tag: Care
Words matter
I remember a story Joyce Meyer told once about how she and her husband were having a fight one afternoon when the doorbell rang unexpectedly. Joyce recounts how when she opened the door to see her pastor standing there, she was able to immediately switch from being angry at her husband to all smiles and … Continue reading Words matter
No more questions.
Last week my son wasn’t feeling well, so I asked him a series of questions about his symptoms. Within minutes, he said, “No more questions”. As I reflected on that later I realised that my enquiries into his well-being were also driven by a need in me to hear that he was ok. If he … Continue reading No more questions.
Toilet, pleasssse…
On the weekend I went to a café and the toilet door was padlocked. We were dining there, so no problem getting the key. As we walked home though, I wondered what the response would have been, had I just walked in off the street. Would I have been told that it was for … Continue reading Toilet, pleasssse…
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