Yesterday I received some happy news that made me feel that my #joyfulgiving project was worthwhile! Here comes the bride Congratulations to my friend, Tracey, and her husband, Bruce, on their COVID quarantine wedding. Doesn’t she look fabulous? Tracey is a former work colleague, who has come along to my clothes swaps more than once. The first time she came, I was the lucky recipient of a number of her amazing outfits. I waltzed into work the day after the clothes swap wearing one of her (former) dresses. I felt amazing! It was as if that little black corporate number had always belonged to me. We are a similar height, and a similar shape, which explains why I have done...
Dealing with a prolonged period of isolation can be tough, and it can be even tougher if you have a family to take care of. This is sort of the prepper stock-in-trade, as most of us will have layer upon layer of plan for dealing with every kind of emergency, setback and contingency. But there is more to dealing with prolonged isolation than nipping problems in the bud. Sometimes the biggest challenge you might face is entertaining your family! Keeping the doldrums at bay is important, both for morale and for family unity. Stress relief, recreation and relaxation will help keep both bodies and minds in tip-top shape. Everybody needs a certain amount of fun and engaging distraction no matter...
Time to think and be creative, and without too much socialising, is an introvert’s ideal environment. We talk to some of the people thriving under lockdownYesterday morning I spent an hour doing a jigsaw puzzle, followed by a game of Scrabble, fortified by tea and scones. For once, there was no one I had to see and nowhere I had to be. The way we live now has split us in two. For introverts, it’s largely business as usual. But for my more extroverted friends, who are clamouring for Zoom calls to fill the gaping hole the pub has left in their lives, it’s a deeply testing time.I’m an introvert, which means I need time alone to recharge. This doesn’t...
Never Too OLD, Too RICH or Too ANYTHING to Meet Jesus Christianity, Christian Living, Self-HelpPublisher: Morgan James FaithKing Here is the eye-opening true story of God’s unfolding plan to bring a rich man through the “eye of the needle”.Trusting God and sharing Jesus with aging parents can be difficult. As Trish Porter Topmiller watched her father’s casket be lowered into the ground, she knew the complicated jigsaw puzzle of his life finally held the missing piece—Jesus. But for years his life seemed as far away from grace, and a believing faith in God, as a person can be. A multimillionaire entrepreneur who believed his financial fortress was invincible. He turned into a workaholic, adrenal junkie—and ultimate opioid statistic who had...
— Many of us feel that because of the current coronavirus crisis we are depressed, nervous, and have a hard time getting things done. Social distancing only adds to the problem. In a previous post, “Two Flat Tires That Changed My Life,” I wrote about the intensities of men’s friendships, and how our best friends tend to be those we have known a long time. I described five levels of friendship, ranging from Level 2, Trusted Intimates, the few people we trust completely, to Level 6, Strangers, the person at the newsstand from whom we buy our newspaper in the morning. Level 1 is The Private Self. Some people are better than others at maintaining close Level 2 relationships. There...
