Tough but fruitful

Yesterday was a 'tough' day for me. I had lunch with my mother and I wanted to share Christ with her. It's not easy sharing Christ with her because she can be quite hard-headed. She pointed out a few areas in my life that she is not very pleased with. I was a bit affected after talking to her. As I reflected upon my own life, I am glad that we can such open communication though it hurts but I think we as Christians must really live a consistent life that reflect the love of Christ. Like what pastor always said people do not care how much you know but how much you care. To love is tough but with God all things are possible.

He who listens to a life-giving rebuke will be at home among the wise.
He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
The fear of the LORD teaches a man wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

- Proverbs 15:31-33

After lunch, I went to the library to return a book then took a cab to Lion Befriender for briefing on volunteering. Our caregroup wants to do community work together once a month as a start. We will explore whether this program is what we can commit to.

In this briefing, Siti, the executive, gave an overview of who and what Lion Befriender does for the elderly community in Singapore. Mr Tay shared the fundamentals of understanding and communicating with the elderly. These are the gist of what he shared:

• Ageing is a development process that all of us will go through in life.
• To manage aging process holistically, we need to understand how the biology, psychology and sociology part of us interact with the outside world.
• Communication is the giving and receiving of information. Be personal. Allow for feeling. Don't judge. Be tolerant. Be positive. Encourage self-determination. Be open to communicate in different ways.

After the briefing, I took a cab again to Harbour Front to meet a few people from my caregroup to go to Sentosa to enjoy the "Jazz by the Beach". Managed to catch up with a few friends ;-)