On holiday today and at home, I called the vaccinations rooms today as my daughter is due again, the lady patiently took the time to spell and repeat the complicated names of the vaccines for me

Strangers that stop and talk to my daughter, offer a smile and a joke
Kind words from this community

I recently read an article in which anger was referred to as entitlement, we get angry because things should be the way we’d want them to be. In this question I now find the opposite: “gratefulness is humbling” because nothing is for granted and I cannot expect but only appreciate what is freely given to me

We took our daughter to the dentist today, we were all nervous, I was delighted to see how brave she was and then we were all relieved, back at home and laughing because this dentist always asks questions to the patient while he’s got his tools in their mouth. I am grateful we have such a gentle and funny family dentist

Looking through the window at the quiet view, the leaves of the trees moving with the wind and the changing colours of the sky

Hopefully the capacity of joy to always bounce back

This is timely as I have been thinking what a blessing caring for others is. It occurs to me thou that, for caring to be sustainable, I first need to care for myself. Seems obvious but sometimes it’s easy to forget.

Moments of solitude, doing things with no timelines

So true Aine

Thank you dear Anna, I am very moved by your kind words ????❤️

Dear Anna, I understand when you say it feels like a better world… although my daughter has not been diagnosed, she attends a school for autistic children because she receives beautiful individualised care there. Every day I pick her up I sit by the playground for a while, chat to the staff and feel and sense of peace, and you are right, reverence too, thank you

This made me smile Deb
… and I love your post Ben

I join you Anna to thank Malag for her honesty and Pilgrim for shedding light on this, I feel the same duality and that’s why the blessing of caring comes as a new realisation for me

Kim, this must be heartbraking, I pray for mercy and gentleness to yourself as you seemed to also have quite a big new task at work and it must be all so overwhelming, blessings to you, all shall be well

I am glad I could be of help 🙂 and I agree, it’s easy to think there is something wrong with us and forget our own strengths, which are many

I can understand Ursula, my daughter has always been quite oppositional but lately she has started “listening” and following my lead, although as a result of my warning that I will reduce her computer time. But still, like you, I feel it is a victory and it swells my heart.

Laughing with a friend, yes, what a great contentment that is Francine

Oh yes Deb, thank you for reminding me of these moments too