His words killed me

 

When I was going through my divorce, my ex-husband never once got physical. Our arguments were very heated, accusatory and degrading. It was like going to war but without guns and bullets, these physical things replaced by shouted words and phrases which left deep dark holes in my heart and soul. Sometimes it took me days to recover and just when I thought it was going to be OK I was thrown back into the word-pit.

Maybe you cannot relate, but I want to encourage us today to be kind and gentle in our words and in our actions; we can all play our part no matter how small in making the world a better place 🙂

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“Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.”

Bil Keane

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It happened one day …

A man of God spoke to his co-workers on Friday evening of one week but never made it to work the following Monday.  He took ill and died suddenly on the Saturday night.  Everyone was in shock.  How could this be?  And not him of all people!

Most of all, they regretted not being able to thank him for being a great friend, a committed team player and a caring, thoughtful supervisor.  It was too late.  He would never know how much they appreciated having him in their lives, never hear the words of the many tributes offered on his behalf or enjoy the rich notes of the songs which were sung at his funeral. 

How not to be a quarrelsome lover

 

I remember attending the funeral of the mum of a good friend. My own mum had died a few months before and it was hard listening to the hymns without bursting into tears.