In the Early Hours

Just as Henry was born, in the early hours of the 28th, a storm thundered outside the hospital. Small hail stones tapped at the glass doors gathering on the balcony. Perhaps I was still awestruck at the remarkable birth of a little boy accompanied by the ferocity of this storm but at that moment I was reminded of the wonderful love that enfolds us. It was an assurance I could almost physically feel deep within me. I'm not sure what you might call it but it was a profound moment. It was as if the whole world shifted underneath me so I stood in a different place, with a different viewpoint.

Just exhausted I guess .... or not?

A World of Dignity

This little gurgling presence has flooded every bit of our lives, like refreshing rain. Somehow the demands I place on the world have become so much more urgent. After all, this is the world that Henry is awakening to. I want it to be a world of repect, celebration and dignity.

Human Rights are surely at the centre of the world I want Henry to grow into. Thanks Olivia for reminding us of this centrality in the latest hot release of The No-Nonsense Guide to Human Rights.

"I commend to you The No-Nonsense Guide to Human Rights as a call to question, to think, to act, and to contribute."

The Most Reverend Desmond M. Tutu, Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate