Nothing, no one, and nowhere
I know we normally have a picture here to go with all blog entries, but today, I thought it would be really fitting if we had.. you’ve guessed it… nothing!
I have just had a rude reality check that I want to share with you. Yesterday I was robbed in broad daylight in a crowded place. My bag with everything in it was snatched from me. So my money, cards, keys, phone (with all the stored numbers), travel card etc all went too.
I had to spend the night on my doorstep with no one to call (apart from having no phone, I did not have the phone numbers of my friends) , no way of getting in, and no money to go anywhere else.
Apart from learning the lesson that I need to be a bit more organised (eg. also write numbers down—don’t just rely on my phone, have spare set of keys etc!) it was also a good reminder of what it feels like to have absolutely nothing. At least I know I have money, friends, and somewhere to stay. I just couldn’t access any of them last night. But to some people, such a situation is not temporary. It is their permanent reality. They have no money, no one to turn to in times of trouble (or to speak up for them when they need to be heard), and no where to live.
For a brief time I experienced the absolute awfulness of nothing, noone, and nowhere. So today I am actually feeling really fortunate. But I also feel that I have absolutely no excuse not to try and help those who experience nothing, noone, and nowhere on a daily basis. Rhona 
PS I know we normally have a picture to go with all blog entries but today, I thought it would be really fitting if we had.. you’ve guessed it… nothing!