Gave notice to SalesForce
Until I did a couple of days at the Hospice I was keeping my options open with the SalesForce@Home work. But it looks like the Hospice job will work out, even though it is a completely different change of pace it will do me a lot of good to get out of the house and […]
New job at community hospice
Dad tells me he knew I was going to get this one, as soon as he heard I’d been called for an interview. I wasn’t so sure, in fact on leaving the interview I was thinking philosophically about having missed out. I’d felt rather like a cold square peg trying to fit a warm and […]
Reducing stress
I found this list of 52 proven stress reducers, and reduced it to ten of my favourites: Do nothing you have to lie about later. Be prepared to wait. A paperback book can make a wait in a post office line almost pleasant. Relax your standards. The world will not end if the grass doesn’t […]
More Blessed to Give
Luke 14:1, 7-14 In the Gospel today, Jesus warns us not to give in to hopes of repayment, but to give openhandedly to the poor and needy. That sort of giving mirrors the bountiful giving of God, and Jesus assures us it is blessed indeed! – Fr. John Conway
Poverty and Compassion
Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat. – Mother Teresa
Mums Rockweiler
My aunt Irene breeds champion Rottweilers and during her last visit to my parents, brought the latest litter with her for Mum to take her pick! Dita is a very sweet little girl with a wonderful steady temperament. Mum says that with her sharp little puppy teeth she has a tendency to chew – but […]