Pia Briccocola

I am a writer.

[Elizabeth🥳 @Deseiye_]

I was at a restaurant with my younger brother last weekend.

While we were eating, I noticed a little boy at the next table. He couldn’t have been more than seven. He kept staring at our food, not out of rudeness, just quiet curiosity.

A few minutes later, the waiter arrived at his table with only a bottle of water.

No food.

The boy smiled and said, “Thank you,” as if that was exactly what he had ordered.

Something about that broke me.

So I called the waiter and paid for a plate of rice and chicken for him.

When the food arrived, his eyes lit up, but what he did next surprised me.

He didn’t eat immediately.

He carefully packed half of it into a small nylon bag he had with him.

I asked him why.

He said, “It’s for my sister at home. She hasn’t eaten today.”

I just sat there, unable to speak.

In that moment, I realised something:

Some people are not hungry because they lack food.

They’re hungry because they’re trying to ensure someone else doesn’t feel the same hunger.

[Pia Briccocola @PiaSheena]

@mikejwhelan You are a truly inspiring person

[Pia Briccocola @PiaSheena]

@mikejwhelan I am really sorry to hear that. You took great care of her especially at the end. You were both very inspiring. Wishing you all the best.

[Pia Briccocola @PiaSheena]

@mikejwhelan I am sorry to hear about Rebecca. I hope she doesn't suffer too much. She is lucky to have you. My best wishes to you both.

[Pia Briccocola @PiaSheena]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Pia Briccocola @PiaSheena]

@mikejwhelan Sorry to hear that. How do you know she has 3 weeks ?

[Pia Briccocola @PiaSheena]

@mikejwhelan How are things with you ?

[Pia Briccocola @PiaSheena]

@mikejwhelan What happened to her ?

[Ramblings @ramblingsloa]

A single candle can light a thousand others without losing its flame.
In the same way, happiness never decreases by being shared.

The Buddha

[Elle Lookbook @EvaLovesDesign]

Summer lunch, sunshine life

[helen warlow @HWarlow]

Good Afternoon
John Foreman
Beach pebble art
Where there is a large enough beach ( Wales and Northern England mainly )
Magic appears for a short while until the tide hurries in and they are swallowed up.

[Inspiration & More @LifeWithJohn]

If you have the chance to make people happy,
just do it.
Sometimes people are struggling silently.
Maybe, your act of kindness can make their day.

[Annele Sovijärvi 🇫🇮 @ASovij]

-12ºC today. We’re celebrating our national poet, Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877). His wife Fredrika made torte, seasoned with almond and arrac.
For breakfast:sourdough rye bread with ham, horseradish spread, avocado and cucumber, egg, pickles anchovies and fruit, Brie, coffee.

[Pia Briccocola @PiaSheena]

@mikejwhelan @maryannwrites Give me a link to your old posts.