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    #Write28Days - FiveMinuteFriday - Justice and Social Causes - Money Matters

    Don’t Enable!

    February 26, 2021

    Don’t enable! Be wise about the consequences of your giving. Investigate who is getting your money, and know specifically how you are helping. Paul Sutherland, Chairman, Utopia Foundation Don’t Enable! Be Wise About Your Giving We are often drawn to give to charitable causes. I know. I’ve been there and done that. But how many of us find out where our money is going, and if it is actually going to the cause you’ve donated for. I worked for an NGO and happily raised funds for it. Then I began to watch closely what happened with the money that people…

  • Practising Patience
    #Write28Days - Growth - Personal Development

    Practising Patience

    February 25, 2021

    Patience is something I struggle with. (Persistence too, as I’ve admitted!). But if I want to grow and learn, it’s one of the most important qualities to develop. Practising Patience In a recent study led by University of Chicago business professor, Ayelet Fishbach, people were asked to choose between winning a small prize immediately and larger prizes they would have to wait several weeks to claim. Perhaps unsurprisingly, 70 percent chose the smaller-sooner prize. I guess, we all struggle with practicing delayed gratification. A follow-up revealed that those who chose to wait treasured their rewards more highly than those who…

  • Is Persistence Always Good?
    #Write28Days - Life and Inspiration

    Is Persistence Always Good?

    February 24, 2021

    Did you, like me, grow up reading the story of Robert the Bruce and The Spider? Try, try again was the moral we were told. Despite, this early learning, I confess that persistence is not one of my virtues. I know that about myself. There are plenty of drafts, ideas, unfinished embroidery projects, incomplete note-books that are a testament to my lack of persistence. Is Persistence Always Good If my mother were alive she’d vouch for my inability to be persistent. She was the epitome of persistence though. Mum would see ideas through and complete projects she started. She’d often…