27/08/2025
It’s been a less hectic week for me . I’ve actually had time to do some office work
I’ve even had time to get in the garden ….
It’s made it so I can slow down and relax a little
It has helped me notice the world around me more
Today because I had time . I decided to take the bus to town
Sometimes the smallest choices shift the way we see the world.
Nothing remarkable, just a short ride, yet it stayed with me.
The usual cast were there: a man wrestling a pasty and his headphones, someone having a row with their phone shouting at it like it was deaf
and that silent stand off over the last empty seat. That I lost by the way …
Then a woman stood to get off.
She was quite young looking mid thirties . Well presented . But She moved slowly, each step careful.
The man in front of me sighed as though her extra seconds were a personal insult.
For a moment I almost joined him, she was taking ages ..
that was until I saw the walking stick in her hand and the determination in the way she steadied herself.
It struck me then, so much of life we do not get to choose.
Not everyone has the luxury of ease. Many people are just doing their best with the hand they have been given.
How quickly we label, how easily we judge, and yet every snap judgement says more about us than it does about the person in front of us.
Maybe the real measure of a life well lived is not in how sharply we criticise others,
but in how gently we choose patience, kindness and understanding.
Because in the end, the grace we offer to others is the grace we carry within ourselves.
Treat everyone as you want to be treated ..
Look after each other . It makes for a better world
Big love ❤️
