tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post8532909781538156990..comments2023-10-08T22:15:45.041+11:00Comments on Life & Other Crises: #FaithInHumanityKerri Sackvillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08404421856986720832noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-50344933760142909822014-08-30T06:34:20.224+10:002014-08-30T06:34:20.224+10:00This afternoon, I was walking along the street in ...This afternoon, I was walking along the street in New York City where I have lived for many years and I fell forward scrapping both my palms and my right knee on the pavement. As I was sitting on the sidewalk, who were the people who offered to help me- a middle aged woman like myself and a (possibly) homeless man collecting cans from the garbage bins on the street. You never know where help can come from.<br /><br />MichelleMichelle Bernsteinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-45629527227609555952014-08-22T08:22:01.902+10:002014-08-22T08:22:01.902+10:00Narelle's my big sister Kerri! :)
Seeing her...Narelle's my big sister Kerri! :)<br /><br /><br />Seeing her post a comment on your site made me happy too!John Jameshttp://johnanthonyjames.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-77506548761127027452014-08-21T22:15:14.711+10:002014-08-21T22:15:14.711+10:00This is such a lovely thread. Wanted to add a few ...This is such a lovely thread. Wanted to add a few albeit small things... But they all count. After a doctors visit my son was given 2 jelly beans. He gave 1 to the little girl in the waiting room he had befriended while waiting. Whilst my son and I have been really ill a friend has sent a 'sending love' text every single day. I recently got a surprise package full of little gifts from a friend. I have a friend on Facebook who is a foster mum and what she does for those kids is unbelievable. Currently a friend is totting up her dry July donations which she did in honour of her late friend to raise funds for thyroid cancer. The other day in Aldi a nice man insisted I go ahead of him in the queue. As I say small things but there are good people out there. Thanks Kerri. xxKellie Warnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-72861197120966933172014-08-21T18:54:41.803+10:002014-08-21T18:54:41.803+10:00You're right, Narelle. It's the little thi...You're right, Narelle. It's the little things. Thank you xKerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-46273534275289706812014-08-21T18:54:18.594+10:002014-08-21T18:54:18.594+10:00That is gorgeous xThat is gorgeous xKerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-38607414396297801522014-08-21T18:53:59.575+10:002014-08-21T18:53:59.575+10:00That is heaven. HEAVEN. xThat is heaven. HEAVEN. xKerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-1632629891851695942014-08-21T14:46:18.182+10:002014-08-21T14:46:18.182+10:00I found some torn pages of scribble in my letterbo...I found some torn pages of scribble in my letterbox last week.<br /> My daughter babysits a 3 yo girl locally and she posted her those pages as a 'letter'. <br />My daughter then posted an actual photo (i.e. got it printed!!!) of her dressed up for her 21st birthday this week and told her this is what she has to look forward to. <br />It made my heart burst.Cheekiechopsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-72987743685406493302014-08-21T08:11:11.963+10:002014-08-21T08:11:11.963+10:00I work in a non-clinical role in a hospital in Can...I work in a non-clinical role in a hospital in Canberra. I usually get there around 9 but arrived uncharacteristically early yesterday. I saw our gardener out in the staff car park with a bucket of water and a scraper scraping the ice off the windscreens of the night duty staff so that when they finish at 7am their windscreen isn't too frosted to drive off. No-one asked him to do it. No-one would have known it was him. It isn't part of his job. He just did it out of the kindness of his own heart. <br />#FaithinhumanityMichellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-45377487206783241082014-08-21T07:18:37.194+10:002014-08-21T07:18:37.194+10:00That's amazing. I felt good about stopping to ...That's amazing. I felt good about stopping to ask a mum at Costco with one of their enormous trolleys, a toddler running around near the car park, and another asleep on her shoulder, if she needed a hand, but that story is awesome. Thanks!Robsmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-58649379789031169522014-08-20T20:41:19.843+10:002014-08-20T20:41:19.843+10:00For me it is the accumulation of small things. It&...For me it is the accumulation of small things. It's all the people who smile and say hello, good morning/afternoon when my partner and I are out for our regular walks. It's seeing the smile on my granddaughter's face when I made her an fresh cheese on toast after she had given half of hers to her sister and mother (she hadn't asked for more she had just shared because she always does. It's the IT tutor at the community college who regularly stays back to help the seniors with their questions. Its the staff at the nursing home who care for my mother in law who go the extra mile for the residents in their journey through dementia. I could go on and on but that is what keeps my faith in humanityNarelle Wheelernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-1275384998988961752014-08-20T20:32:42.071+10:002014-08-20T20:32:42.071+10:00YOU CAN DO IT SHANNON. I believe in you!YOU CAN DO IT SHANNON. I believe in you!Kerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-3400937976418641562014-08-20T20:31:58.404+10:002014-08-20T20:31:58.404+10:00Oh Rachel. I'm crying again! Happy piggies! GO...Oh Rachel. I'm crying again! Happy piggies! GOOSEBUMPS!!!! xxxKerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-25791401069726875752014-08-20T20:30:18.965+10:002014-08-20T20:30:18.965+10:00YES THERE ARE xYES THERE ARE xKerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-25573113630386057952014-08-20T20:30:08.555+10:002014-08-20T20:30:08.555+10:00I am stunned that someone would exclude your frien...I am stunned that someone would exclude your friend because of her sexuality. STUNNED. But heartened by the response. I hope some of the birthday party people saw the exchange and learned something. Thanks Kez (I am also called Kez, btw) xKerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-30106618811869323332014-08-20T20:27:45.742+10:002014-08-20T20:27:45.742+10:00I am crying. Utterly beautiful. THANK YOU xI am crying. Utterly beautiful. THANK YOU xKerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-75253373946246580562014-08-20T20:25:56.524+10:002014-08-20T20:25:56.524+10:00thanks Lynda. xthanks Lynda. xKerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-41606536511171377742014-08-20T20:25:39.167+10:002014-08-20T20:25:39.167+10:00Yes, of course. Absolutely true.Yes, of course. Absolutely true.Kerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-49568738093969541222014-08-20T20:25:24.359+10:002014-08-20T20:25:24.359+10:00YES! I love that. Yes. xYES! I love that. Yes. xKerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-3560241082714408532014-08-20T20:25:04.975+10:002014-08-20T20:25:04.975+10:00I missed that! That is divine. I need to follow yo...I missed that! That is divine. I need to follow your people... (so to speak) xKerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-39445681917848615232014-08-20T20:24:42.454+10:002014-08-20T20:24:42.454+10:00Wow. That's pretty amazing.Wow. That's pretty amazing.Kerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-19683847373371028952014-08-20T20:24:23.767+10:002014-08-20T20:24:23.767+10:00Your son sounds like a special kid. xxxYour son sounds like a special kid. xxxKerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-41117414695869216632014-08-20T20:24:04.752+10:002014-08-20T20:24:04.752+10:00Beautiful. Yes. Thank you xBeautiful. Yes. Thank you xKerri Sackvillehttp://www.lifeandothercrises.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-51461213907883312502014-08-20T18:39:54.215+10:002014-08-20T18:39:54.215+10:00I talk to a customer whose Mum is in Israel, she g...I talk to a customer whose Mum is in Israel, she goes over 4 times a year, and she always says it is not as portrayed in the new here, it is sensationised out of proportion for countries who want the resoursces. I believe her.Lynda Clarkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-43281493003837333892014-08-20T17:39:02.899+10:002014-08-20T17:39:02.899+10:00This woman's story:
http://www.theguardian.co...This woman's story: <br />http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/16/a-letter-to-strangers-on-trainFitzroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774807226689612975.post-37826778709498112212014-08-20T17:22:25.458+10:002014-08-20T17:22:25.458+10:00My friend (who is gay) and her partner were not in...My friend (who is gay) and her partner were not invited to an extended family birthday celebration because of their sexuality, in case it 'caused trouble'. It was OK because my friend and her partner (who are SO MUCH MORE than their sexuality by the way) didn't feel close to those people and wouldn't want to be with haters anyway, but when my friend posted about her confusion as to why people think that way, her mum wrote the most beautiful comment and all the rest of her friends (me included) rallied and stood behind her, JUST IN CASE she was more rattled than she let on. My heart swelled watching this exchange and it did restore my faith (as it surely did my friend's).KezUnpreparedhttp://awesomelyunprepared.com/noreply@blogger.com