Common Courtesy: Missing in Action

A hotel lift, a breakfast tray and an unexpected confrontation. What should have been a perfectly ordinary encounter turned into a rather absurde lesson in bad manners.

We have mastered the art of getting from A to B, but have we forgotten how to make room for one another along the way?

In the full reflection below, I explore the curious gap between knowing the rules of common courtesy and actually practising them. Is consideration something we can teach, or must it come from within?

by RvL

Food for the Soul

What feeds your soul?

We are remarkably attentive to feeding the body, yet often expect the soul to subsist on very little. What nourishes us — beauty, music, friendship, thought, faith, community — is deeply personal. And sometimes it takes an absence to remind us that food can be plentiful and still fail to nourish.

Perhaps it is worth pausing for a moment to consider what truly nourishes us.

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