Grab the duvet

Thanks to the typical weather changes this time of the year, it's dark/overcast outside. And the brilliant bit? It's not dust but real clouds. Even though it's not cold outside, this kind of weather really makes me want to grab the duvet off my bed and curl up with a coffee and a movie or good book. I've been doing lots of reading today (on-line newspapers). Wow, there's loads of stuff going on. There's interesting stuff from the last 24 hours at Reuters and CNN. As a mum, I have always tried to teach my children to use words to solve problems as opposed to using fists. It is amazing how powerful words can be. Words can be used to bring joy through a great novel, happiness and love in a marriage proposal, sadness in an insult. As humans, our need for use of language is deep. Babies begin to absorb language basically from birth. As a young teenager, I loved joining in debates in my history classes. I would spend hours in the library preparing my facts for my team's side of the debate. It was exhilarating to exchange ideas and facts. It felt really good to have a proper forum for speaking out on various issues. All these years later, I'm still grateful to my history teacher, Mr. R., for allowing us those opportunities. Maybe after I clean the floors, go buy groceries, and do the laundry I will grab that duvet. Peace.