This post is prompted by by the situation that I am in at the moment. Waiting…. In this case for a tradesperson to respond to a complaint. It has taken nearly a month to get a response to a matter that was (iniatially) easily fixable. His response […]
Read more →“Gratitude, thankfulness, gratefulness, or appreciation is a feeling or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive.” I think we are getting spectacularly bad at showing appreciation, showing gratitude. Perhaps we are scared that if we say thank you, we acknowledge that […]
Read more →I have recently returned from the wedding of the son of a very dear friend in Bali. It was wonderful- a time of hope, camaraderie, laughter, lots of good food and drink. But as always, whenever you have a large group of people together- there is always […]
Read more →The houseguest from hell! And how to avoid being one (Part 2) After talking to friends and drawing from the many wonderful experiences I have had as a host (and as a guest), when we have had house visits that have cemented and taken the relationship to […]
Read more →This piece is prompted by a conversation with a good friend who had the “house guests from hell”. It was an awful experience. She has recently moved to Singapore and her husband works from home. Their very good friends (a family with two youngish children) arrived for […]
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