The bonds of sisterhood

 

Notre Dame School. Class of 1971 - 25th Anniversary

Today while doing my usual computer work, I was chatting at the same time with two of my best friends and I felt blessed for having the chance to share, to care and to feel their love and friendship. By serendipity, I bumped into this text which I think it sums up how I feel about them.

"If we envision a world where women support each other and help each other find their place in an ever-changing world, then we can become the change we want to see. Jealousy, envy, criticism, and judgment are refuges for the insecure. As we help others to become self-assured, we create a world in which all people help each other, regardless of gender. Only women can make the change in how women are seen and understood, not just by other women but by the world at large. The way we speak about each other to other women and to the men in our lives informs everyone to treat us with the respect that all women, and all people, deserve".  

Reinforcing values

 This is a short video on Values, I have used excerpts from this video in different sessions with my trainees and they have used them with their students. It is never too much to insist on the importance of values.

We are at our best when we serve others

I was preparing a course for teaching children when I came across this video which I thought I could use for my course, the same day I received this post in WhatsApp. Both are about serving others so I thought perhaps some of you may read it or watch the video and decide to serve somebody else. 

 “Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.

But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.

A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said.

We are at our best when we serve others.”

Credit: Ira Byock