This post is written as part of the Five Minute Friday writing prompt – to write for five minutes on one word. This week’s word is ‘Could.’
Category Archives: Five Minute Reflections
When to be Loud!
Is there a time to be loud? Are you a naturally loud person or does your personality lean towards peace and quiet….
Mercy
In June our national newspapers all showed one particular picture taken at a Black Lives Matter event, which had descended from a peaceful protest into a violent riot between opposition groups and the police. What had caught the attention of the press was a ‘modern day good Samaritan’.
Right
We tend to think that ‘positive’ thinking and ‘mindfulness’ are something new, that they are twenty first century concepts, but that is not the case. The importance of our thought life has been recognised from the wisdom of Solomon onward….
Progress
When you walk in the mountains you keep your eyes fixed ahead, on where you are going, but uphill is hard work, so occasionally you stop and turn round to look back on how far you have come and that encourages you to press on!
Respect
One of the ways that we show respect to another person is by being willing to listen to what they have to say!
Young
How to be young at heart – to mentally maintain a youthful attitude of optimism and energy, based on a sure foundation!
Smile
Today is World Emoji Day – does that mean we will see smiling faces everywhere? But are they fake or genuine smiles?
Endure
Definition of Endure – To hold out against, to sustain without impairment or yielding. “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”Continue reading “Endure”
People
What kind of people ought you to be? A big question to answer in five minutes, so just three thoughts to reflect on…