February 11, 2017

Living life

Challenges in our Lives

Living life is not always easy.  Many of us have challenges in our lives which we are trying to overcome.  There is often a life lesson to be learnt in the challenges we are presented with, if we can but see it.  This does not make the challenge any easier, but sometimes in knowing the lesson, we feel less of the victim.

When we understand the lesson to be learnt, we do not feel so much of a victim.  Then we approach the challenge in a different way.  This often makes learning the lesson easier. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Families together

In our busy 21st century lives, there is a trend towards families eating their meals from trays watching TV rather than sitting to a table and facing each other.  Likewise teenagers, if allowed, will take their food and eat in their bedrooms.  Eating a meal at a table together as a family strengthens the family bond.  Over the meal conversation will flow backwards and forwards between parents, between parents and children.  By sharing their day’s news, family members are more involved with each others lives.  This gives opportunities to support one another and for parents to guide a child.  Listening to the conversation between parents is another opportunity for children to learn how to behave with another person and to love and support that person.  The simple act of eating a meal together provides many opportunities to learn for all involved. read more

By Alison Wem, ago