be helpful

I want to be helpful to my real life surrounding, my friends, family, colleagues. No save the world approach. Simply care for people I care about.

went over to my brother’s place and played with his kids while he did stuff – it was fun and he sent me home with food. A “win-win”. instructed his daugher’s (my nieces) to be dilligent in teaching their brother (my nephew) to say “auntie Maureen” – he’s 1. By the end of the day he could say “moo” – I think it’s a good start.

offered to drive my dad to his eye appointment, but it’s a lucky thing he didn’t need my help, as I learned from message he left for me this morning – because I totally forgot about the offer. I should really think of a way to help my mother without pissing her off for not having anything better to do with my time…I think the best help I can offer her is to get my sh*t together and wrap up this degree…

self help – yes, I do need to be more helpful in this respect.

I just attended a conference on free and open source. Met friends I got in touch with the last one..two years, got in touch with new people. Had a really great amount of fun – it’s simpy great to be amongst folks who feel like friends despite you know them since only a few dozens of hours.

However, being around at that place, learn to know lots of interesting people, it’s nearby get a clue of which people might be a match or complementation for others. So, I could give something back there by bringing people in contact who might achieve an advancement by that, both sides.

I’ve been pretty obsessed with myself lately, so I haven’t been doing this. other than the cursory kitchen cleaning and bringing a cold beverage out to dad while he is working outside

got a glass of water for my mom yesterday (-=

GOOD FEELING

.. is just taking that moment to recognize a need and responding to it, even in tiny ways. A little goes a long way, ala the butterfly effect (the notion that the flapping of a butterfly’s wings can change the weather).

It’s important to note this also applies to >self<.