Spending time with family is so important.  Recently, we celebrated my sister’s wedding.  I had lots of time with family and those people who are adopted family.   Time to chat and reminisce made me realise that being with people who inspire you is so important.  To hear other people’s stories, challenges and heartbreaks.  To know that even though we may live on opposite sides of the planet there are so many things that connect us.

Really, life is all about being connected to each other.  Our relationships are so important.  Our kids, our parents, our spouses and  our co-workers.  As teachers our relationships with our students is also paramount.  Their relationships with each other too.

Writing this list highlights why our lives can be so complex some times.  But if we value each relationship how it comes, no judgement, just doing everything from love what a joyful world it would be.  Not easy or always doable but a lofty goal.

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” St Mother Teresa