Tag Archives: #Humanity

I discovered the Daily Writing Challenge – a community of people online who knew nothing of my circumstances but were continually kind and encouraging in their comments and responses.  This community of kind people who I had never met gave me something positive to think about at a time when I needed it most.

At the start of lockdown I decided to use writing to create a positive daily habit and to also help me process my emotions about what was going on in the world. I started the #DailyWritingChallenge with the pledge to write every day, it was a pledge to myself. I shared this idea on TwitterContinue reading “The #DailyWritingChallenge Day 101: Reflections”

Who am I? What do I do? Why do I do it? What is my purpose? What impact do I have? What will my legacy be?  What kind of human being do I want to be? How do I want to be remembered? 

We long to be seen.
We long to be heard. 
We long to be accepted.
We long to be valued.
We long to be loved. 

We long to…be. 

My world is and always has been just. However, my world is white. I live in a privileged bubble where I do not experience prejudice and I am not discriminated against.

A challenge… The Challenge… To challenge… To be challenged… Each reveals our true character.

How do we reflect on, capture and learn from the growth we have experienced by our resilience being challenged?

Knowledge for me is a cycle, an ebb and flow.

Being brought up in an open home, with open relationships and the value of openness being instilled in us has shaped who I am, how I am and what I do. 

To wonder is to be curious. To feel wonder is to be stirred by something remarkable. To know wonderful people. To witness wondrous sights. To bear testament to the wonders of the world.