Telling Timothy

Paul wrote him: Have nothing to do with stupid, senseless controversy; you know that they breed quarrels.

Much like me-dia today. That's why we need media-tors.

Losing Focus

The American Statesman newspaper headlined "People who lost the most, focus on what wasn't lost."  That, after victims of a fire were shown so much generosity by everyone.

Could be a good motto in mediation.

Queen of Katwe

On the chess board, i.e. This Fox movie featured a true-to-life African queen of the game. A maize vendor, she was first psyched out by a Canadian woman. Eventually she won over an older black woman.

On the mediation table, disputants are on equal footing.

Another Concert Bites the Dust

Organizers better be wary when naming events. First it was Ariana's Dangerous in Manchester. Now it is Ed Sheeran's Divided and he broke his bone in a bike accident.

Similarly, Compromise Agreements have to be carefully worded.

Hollow Win

Speaking of the season, getting away with murder or a lesser crime is a hollow win. Sooner or later, you will have your comeuppance- in this life or somewhere up there, if you ever reach it.

Mediation tries to settle civil cases.

Wise Prudence

Bishop Baron defines prudence as "the feel for the moral situation" that is needed by justice to be acted upon.Wisdom, on the other hand, is "the sense of the big picture" that is needed by prudence to broaden its horizon.

All handy in mediation.

Empoy

Empoy the actor typifies the Pinoy everyman, as he says his face is a gift of God.

Face value however takes the backseat in mediation. Word of honor is better. 

Justice that heals

This is the advocacy of actress Cherry Pie Picache, whose mother's life was mercilessly snuffed out by their helper.

Mediators say amen!

GPS

An SVD missionary talked about his GPS - God Positioning System.

Should work in mediation, too.

Lost in Translation

"Ang Gabing Kasinghaba ng Buhok Ko" is "Those Long-Haired Nights." Pretty...

Mediation has no room for miscommunication, disinfo or that.