‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’
New Testament Acts 20:35
‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’
New Testament Acts 20:35
It’s hard to be measured
And moderate
And daily bread
And not do one hundred things
In one day
And spend the next four weeks in bed
I aim to be measured
And moderate
And in all things temperate be
A fully funtioning member
Of society
I aim to be
The person that people come to
For support and hope
And cake and tea
I aim to be the person
Who I would love to be
I aim to be measured and moderate
In all that I do.
Measure me out
On the scales of human kindness
And hopefully I won’t slide
Further down one side
And just have an equilibrium
That will see me steady
And going down that narrow road
So straight and smooth
Not rocky at all
I’ve stopped rhyming…
But I’m old and weathered
That happens sometimes
When you’re not moderate
Or measured.
‘Hope, we all agreed, is the best thing in the world.’
House in The Sky – Amanda Lindhout
‘Have patience with all things but first with yourself. Never confuse your mistakes with your value as a human being. You are a perfectly valuable, creative, worthwhile person simply because you exist. And no amount of trials or tribulations can ever change that.’