Acts of Kindness

This past weekend, Jeanette and I headed off with her two sisters, her brother, and everyone’s partners – eight of us in a cosy house, a dodgy weather forecast, and plenty of time. The skies didn’t play nice, but it hardly mattered. Conversations flowed. Meals stretched. A few rounds of table tennis got competitive (in… Read More

“One of my great loves is having deep and fulfilling conversations. So I plan to continue unpacking people’s lives with them, and sharing that with as many people as possible because as we turn more inward and feel more fractured, being reminded we’re all kind of the same, that we’re all here for a similar… Read More

Please and Thank you: an act of kindness – even to a bot Earlier this week, I read a short blog post from Seth Godin that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about. It ended with these simple words: “Sometimes, I say please and thank you to ChatGPT. Not because I think it can… Read More

I was reminded of the concept of ‘arriving’ in my readings and by remembering my own misconception that somehow, someday, I would arrive at ‘happiness.’ Perhaps you have known this belief too, that ‘when I have finished this,’ or ‘when I am through this life challenge,’ I will arrive at happiness. I expect it is… Read More

The statistics are sobering: in many Australian cities, nearly one in two people say they wouldn’t recognise their neighbours if they passed them in the street. In a world that is more connected than ever — and yet more individualised — it’s a quiet loss we don’t often talk about. And yet, when we do… Read More

Whatever your personal political preference or affiliation, I am sure you would have noticed – or be saddened by the need for – this particular reference to kindness by Anthony Albanese in a recent debate preceding the election. It struck me. It brought to my mind another statement of Christ’s teaching – ‘and the meek… Read More

For those of you who have been following our blogs since we began writing them, over three years ago, you may remember, Blog #11 published 16/3/22, Lindsay and the Magpies. To include those of you who are more recent readers, this blog belonged to the category which Justin and I have called Acts of Kindness.… Read More

What do you do when the well is dry? You know that time when you really need to do something by a certain time, but you meet resistance – a lot of it – when you go to do it? What is the fall-back situation for you? Depending on the circumstances, it may be possible… Read More

This is a first for me — I’ve never written an Acts of Kindness blog on my birthday! So, here goes. As I move through my fifties, the significance of birthdays and celebrations feels a little different. There’s a growing awareness of how quickly time is passing, a feeling I don’t recall from when I… Read More