So many songs have been written about ‘love is all we need’, in the name of world peace. But what if we took a different tack? What if, instead of trying to love (or hate) everyone, we simply tried to be hospitable? Hospitality is about making others feel comfortable and cared for. It’s about creating …
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Verena, our contributor from Greece, reminds us about what matters when we are suddenly disabled.
Parenting is such a challenge. I know this from experience because my wife and I have raised two daughters and the stories I’ve heard from other parents confirm it. Raising a child is one of the most difficult, complex, and challenging tasks that any human being can engage in. From what I can gather, we …
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How can we not get depressed about the state of things? As you know, RootandBranches had its genesis in the early stages of the COVID Pandemic. The idea was to share hopeful things, to raise our spirits during the lockdowns. I needed to be reminded that the world was still turning and beautiful things were …
Contributors: Rose and Sandy from Facebook. Fun_Owl 1 April Ukraine… art by Vika Krokhina, a first-year student of the Poltava Technical University, Ukraine. UniteWomen.org 1 April Anja Rožen, a 13-year old elementary school student from Slovenia is the winner of the international contest Plakat MIRU. She was chosen among 600,000 children from all over the world. “My …
A video post from our friend, Verena, on the refugee front in Greece.
Rated: PG (in Australia) Currently you can watch “About Elly” streaming on Beamafilm or for free with ads on SBS On Demand. It is also possible to rent “About Elly” on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV, Beamafilm online and to download it on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV.
It takes wisdom to know how to respond to the bully. Most of us have been bullied at some time or another, and some of us more violently than others. But what do you do when you are violated? I was thinking about the situation in Ukraine and decided to write a song in support …
