Categories: random
Tags: friends, bloggers, hope, wisdom, random
Date: 23 November 2012 19:50:41
It's easy when you're aware of all that's wrong in the world to feel despondent. But two things I've read over the last week have warmed my heart.
In the aftermath of the controversial vote in the Church of England's General Synod to continue with the status quo and not consecrate women bishops, my facebook and twitter feeds have been full of disappointment and hurt. I think quite a few of my readers know @RevArun from twitter, I read this and I have to say in the midst of the gloom it raised a smile:
"Just been told my 4 year old daughter's response was to shout "it's a disgrace" on being told of #synod result by my wife."
And then I read a blog post which brought a tear to my eye. Dianne is someone who started commenting on my old Glasgow photo blog a few years ago, and when I returned to her blog to say thank you I loved her blog and her writing and her take on life, and she has become one of my favourite online buddies. The last few years the blog has been enhanced with the regular adventures and words of wisdom of her granddaughter Hope. A couple of weeks ago Dianne and her family and neighbourhood were in the midst of coping with Hurricane Sandy, which was a real worry, and she talked a bit about it on the blog once she got power back. The last word though has to go to Hope: 3 year old wisdom.
It's so easy to be cynical the longer you see the world and some of the numpties who run it, but these two examples of strong, cool girls have given me so much hope that the future can be better.