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It's time

For those that face faith as a personal experience rather than a purely religious institution, Easter is time for renewal. That is why giving up on something makes sense, because it makes you think what you value and could leave without, as a way to focus your mind on transformation. No, I don't think God will give me praise for making a personal small sacrifice, but I do think it gets me closer to inner peace.  So now Easter is drawing close and as many years before this year calls for transformation. Last year I had the biggest transformation of all with C being born on holy Thursday. This year, my day needs to change. I need to gather the strength to admit that this just does not do it for me anymore. Challenge, making a difference and everyday kindness are indeed the most valuable things for me. And I am certain they are available all in one place. I even found them already. So I am putting it on 'paper' so I don't loose focus and my Easter has a real life meaning,

Haves and have nots

Last night, a post formed inside my head as I was commuting in Westminster but the crowd did not allow me to balance myself, ipad and writing all at once, which means this will probably end up a totally different thought process. I have not written in a while, I have not sort out my life, I have not wom the euro millions and I have not gone through the massive back log I have developed at work and at the NGO. I have also not yet accepted well that our volunteers house got robbed in Mozambique, including the external drive with th work they had done the last 2 months. I just thought I would leave that out there as I focus rather on the positives. What I have done though, even if it does not feel like it, does really outweigh all the have nots. I have come to realize that, as expected, there are good sources of life in the same building and away from my seat as I start questioning that some things are maybe not worth fighting for and you can't always fix what is broken, especially if