Observations
“Relationships are the oxygen of human development” - Peter Benson
Based on my experience and observations at the moment, here are 43 things to think about…
- Don’t do scaremongering, do caremongering
- Were all in this together. Even when we are apart
- Build good will on good days
- Focus on what you can control and not what you can’t
- Love is the answer – spread it thick
- Check on your neighbours and let them check on you
- Services aren’t the solution, communities are
- It’s even more important to do the right thing, whatever the right thing is
- Like they tell you to on the plane, put your own oxygen mask on first
- Smile, it’s good for everyone
- There’s no right way to respond to this
- Give consistently, receive occasionally
- Staying positive doesn’t mean you have to be happy all the time
- Fear can sometimes be a liar
- Don’t believe everything you think
- Empathy drives connection; sympathy disconnection
- Do not read the next line
- You little rebel, I like you
- Less is more only when more is too much
- Be a no-ego doer
- Work on things that matter the most today
- Don’t think less of yourself, just think of yourself a little less
- It’s all about making common sense common practice
- Engage in dialogue with others even when it’s difficult
- Eye contact is good, unless you’re eating a banana
- When people don’t feel heard they get louder
- A bridge is the coming together of two sides
- Conflict, properly managed, is absolutely essential
- The removal of threat is not the same as creating safety
- Do you remember when you wished for what you currently have?
- Other people’s negativity isn’t worth worrying about
- Some people don’t need a good talking to, they need a good listening to
- Everything works somewhere but nothing works everywhere
- Be careful you don’t hit the target but miss the point
- Relationships aren’t built in a day; they are built daily
- As the saying goes, if you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail
- Homelessness can be solved quickly when it impacts on the wealthy
- Social change moves at the speed of the relationships
- Results come in action not in discussion
- Physical isolation doesn’t have to equal social isolation
- You’re not stuck at home. Your safer at home
- When your hair needs dying or a cut, you’ll need a hat
- #Onlyconnect. [ITL]