It is interesting to think about how people have views and attitudes formed by both their nature and nurture. I know that all this is already so well known, but the study of human nature is always fascinating. It also helps to realise this fact as it eases one's need to docket/judge/identify with or against, another person's attitudes.

Just a short note, my grandson is coming visiting. He is coming alone with his granddad who has gone to get him. So I'll probably get very little time to blog till his mum comes, a week from that.

Another short post!

I was thinking how much music means to me. Last evening & this morning I was involved with some singing practice at the school I teach at. Along with me was an old student of mine--now a parent of three at the same school--and his wife. They both have gorgeous voices and what a pleasure it was to listen to them sing and to sing along while teaching some of the 6th and 7th standard children! Has changed my whole outlook on life:)

The mornings these days are cool and pleasant, which must explain the birds I've been seeing. I caught glimpse of a pair of racket-tailed drongos one morning while driving to school and one more at church.
I also spied a pair of black-headed orioles in flight.


I have not seen either of these birds for a very long time.
Wish I knew what their appearances mean!

Mini post 2

Last evening I went for the 80th birthday party of a cousin of mine and it was fun. He is such a sweet person and doesn't seem like he is 80 at all. In fact he and his sisters--the youngest of whom is 67--are all exceptionally young at heart and so full of energy. Last year the four sisters got together in the US and drove all over and had a blast there. Just having them come visiting gives my mum such a shot of energy! I just want to say bless them all.

Mini post 1

So many things I want to post about but unrelated. So for some mini posts...
Firstly I want to say that for the past couple of days I have been feeling a little down and thinking that depression is so difficult to shake off, unlike say an infection; after all it arises from one's worldview. I felt useless, felt I was a terrible communicator and generally was negative about me. Then this morning I got this forward--yes a forward--which really made my day and made me feel that after all maybe I'm doing ok.