It’s only a few years ago that I realized I have always been an introvert and that for many years I pretended to be an extrovert. And now that I know this, I’ve begun to get comfortable with being quiet. In fact, I long to be quite quiet. Quite Quiet Have you noticed howAnger is loudPain is vocalHate shoutsRevenge screamsFear shrieksPride yammersInsecurity callsDiscrimination rantsDiscontent grumbles? Have you noticed howDay turns to nightSeasons changeYears go byChildren growEmpathy listensCare reaches outLove embracesHope inspiresHearts healFaith empowersQuite quietly? I came across this book a couple of years ago – but didn’t buy it until…

Old Script or New Script? This is a reflection on the fact that we sometimes live in the past – allowing it to dictate our lives, sometimes in unseen ways. It’s important for us to re-write the past – to create a new and better script for our present and future. The old script goes Running through my head Forgotten incidents, but the feelings remain Memories of loneliness and some of pain Words that haunt And unspoken fears Still control my actions and sometimes bring tears Old patterns of behaviour That ruin my life, wreck my health And bring plenty…

 Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in Mveso, Transkei, South Africa. Becoming actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement in his 20s, Mandela joined the African National Congress in 1942. For 20 years, he directed a campaign of peaceful, nonviolent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies. In 1993, Mandela and South African President F.W. de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to dismantle the country’s apartheid system. In 1994, Mandela was inaugurated as South Africa’s first black president. In 2009, Mandela’s birthday (July 18) was declared “Mandela Day” to promote…