Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come.

‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair.

Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.

A female food bank staff member stacks a box of food on shelf. A headline from the Express is pasted on the top. It reads: Food banks in UK pushed to breaking point as families seek essential support.

No one expects to need a food bank, especially at Christmas. 💚

We urgently need your help to provide emergency food, support and hope to people this winter.

Donate now 👉 bit.ly/4eOtESj #GivingTuesday

What a privilege to introduce @drlisacherry.bsky.social today keynote speaker at our Brighter Futures for Children’s staff wellbeing conference. Set the tone perfectly with a focus on belonging, relationships, self & collective care. Soundtracked by @ricflomusic 🤩 Thank you! 💕

What Jim said 🎁 🎄Free Loaves on Fridays is the gift that keeps on giving long beyond Christmas Day, containing stories, poems & letters from 100 care-experienced children and adults.

Proceeds to Article 39 & The Together Trust.

unbound.com/books/free-loa…

Benjamin Zephaniah "If you didn't have troublemakers, most women wouldn't have the right to vote, a black person wouldn't be talking to a white person and I'd be back in slavery. We need troublemakers to challenge the establishment. I want to be one of those people."