Stories about Caring People and Caring Acts

Last night we were discussing the idea of a story about people in a community and how they care. Care as an action. The story should inspire those who read it to act in caring ways by its illustration of care in action. Sad that we need to teach people how to care or at least, help them rememeber how to care. Our daily actions should be the image of care. The past few years we have had the international Mandela Day where people are encouraged to give 67 minutes of their time in the interest of another. We need to do our 67 minutes every day, all day. Showing that you care in small ways like listening, greeting, smiling, sharing our knowledge these simple quick ways of caring can have a huge impact on someone. We all need acknowledgement and those are not very demanding ways to acknowledge another human being leaving another feeling valued and like they matter.

Anyway back to the conversation last night. It was interesting to note that in thinking about key characters for this story it felt necessary to have a self destructive person and one that is just going through the motions - because these 2 characters are so common in our world. This is why we need to tell this story, to change behaviour and increase caring and one day we can rewrite this story with our characters all being examples of great caring and compassionate beings. 

Settling into my new job

My apologies for being absent for such a long time. I am settling into my new job at Jazzart Dance Theatre and it is growing on me like a new skin. I am so excited and invigorated by all the creativity and beauty that surrounds. As always though there are challenges - in this case of learning a new organisation, getting to know the 30+ souls that make up Jazzart and learning a new sector that has its own language a very different way of working to what I am familiar with. That said! Life is beautiful and I can see why I am here and what I have to learn and to give.

Its October, the year is virtually over and ek is dood moeg! (i am dead tired) I need to make time to decide what I want to focus on as a last thing to do for 2012. Actually, I think that should be regular blogging :)

Happy Days!