It’s coming along great.
The cucumbers are starting to get ready to be harvested, some already quite large and others still catching up.
There’s a good mix in size, and you can see the plants are producing steadily, which means we’ll have a proper run of them over the next weeks.
Another year rolls in,
another tick on the clock of eternity,
another chance to face the wreckage we make
of ourselves, of each other.
Christ walked the earth,
not as a king, but as a man
with dust on his feet and sorrow in his eyes.
He didn’t come for palaces or power,
but for the broken, the weary,
the ones we’d rather forget.
And isn’t that the lesson?
Not glory, not riches,
but love carved into the grain of suffering.
The courage to reach out when it costs you everything,
to forgive when the world says, “Let them burn.”
This New Year,
forget the resolutions built on vanity,
the diets, the promotions,
the hollow promises of a better self.
Look instead to the cross—
not as an ornament, but as a challenge.
Because Christ didn’t die
so you could be comfortable.
He died to show you
that salvation is in the giving,
the bleeding,
the refusing to turn away
from the pain of others.
So let this year be the year
you pick up your own cross.
Not in silence,
but in the noise of love that heals,
of faith that moves mountains,
of hope that doesn’t shrink in the face of despair.
The world will tell you
it’s foolish, a waste,
that kindness won’t save you,
that faith won’t feed you.
But the world lied then,
and it lies still.
In Christ, the small things matter.
A word spoken gently,
a hand held tightly,
a life lived bravely.
Another year begins.
Don’t let it pass
without leaving behind
a love that will outlast it.
A man without virtue, no matter how powerful he may appear, is hollow. He is, as it has been said, a man without a chest. His strength is an illusion, crumbling under the weight of real challenges.
For virtue is the chest, the armour of the soul. Without it, the head—reason and intellect—becomes a tyrant or a coward, and the belly—mere appetites—consumes the whole.
A man without virtue is a slave, though he may think himself free. He is ruled by his passions, pulled in every direction by the currents of circumstance, never standing, never rooted.
To build virtue, a man must begin with small acts of strength—acts of courage.
Consider the nature of individual purpose and its impact on personal fulfilment. Human beings are inherently driven by a need to find meaning in their lives, a pursuit that extends beyond mere survival or immediate pleasure. This search for purpose shapes how individuals approach their work, relationships, and personal goals.
When people lack real evidence to support their arguments, they often turn to logical fallacies.
These errors in reasoning are used not to win on merit, but to distract, deflect, and undermine their opponent.
#LogicalFallacies#CriticalThinking
6/6 Reclaim the narrative around rationality, excellence, and success. The world shouldn’t be dictated by those who stifle merit.
Lead by example, pursuing success unapologetically.
Let merit and logic drive change, reclaiming the world for reason, liberty, and greatness.