In an excellent article ‘Rooting out the Narcissist’, Carrie Lloyd describes film producer Harvey Weinstein…
It could make a good blog – the Greek myth – Narcissus falls in love with his own reflection, a narcissus from our garden, the narcissistic personality disorder, examples from Hollywood, politics and the church, quotes from Carrie’s article:
‘When we value the gifting of preachers above the integrity of their character, we allow them to be separate…’
Yesterday’s TV news included local girl Willow Brant, part of a twelve woman crew on the British yacht Maiden, completing a 27,000-mile round-the-world race.
In the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Race, Tracy Edwards skippered Maiden’s first all-female crew, despite fierce opposition and sexism. Her vision and values continue with Maiden, promoting female education, aspirations and achievements.
Setting sail in September, Willow returned this week, part of Maiden’s inspiring mission: ‘If girls can see it, they can be it.’
Yesterday’s ‘Sun’ reminded us: Today’s the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings. It described Dave Sanders, computer and business teacher, girls basketball and softball team coach, who was fatally shot after guiding many children away from the killers:
‘Since then survivors have shown their love for him by visiting his daughter, Coni, and introducing her to their own children – who would not have been born had the killers plan to murder hundreds of students not been thwarted.’
Dan Walker writes… In 1997 two men attacked Tamar’s parents, killing her father. Visiting her badly injured mother in hospital shortly afterwards, Tamar says:
‘I firmly believe that God gave me the ability to forgive. As I prayed to him I asked him to turn hatred to forgiveness, to turn anger to peace… I have found that forgiveness is a daily choice. I am still working it through. It didn’t reduce the grief. I was twenty and my dad had been murdered.’
St Paul encourages us: focus on good things… I muse on Tamar’s forgiveness, Dave’s courage and Willow’s inspiration, rather than Harvey’s narcissism.
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Focus on good things. Right! Thanks, Malcolm!
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It strikes me, Wynne, that there is so much bad news – in the world, in our politics, in our neighbourhoods, that we all gain more by focusing on the good.
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If one can see the glass as half full rather than half empty, the weight of the empty half will be less of a burden to bear-and maybe not a burden at all! Thanks for an uplifting message, Malcolm. 🙂
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It’s certainly easier appreciate and to be grateful for a half full glass than a half empty one… enjoying what you have, rather than missing what you don’ have.
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