Sometimes the voices in our life get too loud, or too numerous. Perhaps both. Sometimes everything comes in waves that overwhelm us, one after the other, until we struggle to breath. This becomes even more problematic when we are busy keeping all of life’s ‘balls in the air’ and don’t notice the tension rising. One …
There is something valuable to be learnt from having a catastrophic breakdown along life’s highway. Grinding to a halt and throwing your hands up in defeat publicly, is never easy. In fact it is highly embarrassing, dangerous and completely awful if the truth be known. The beauty that comes from such a horrific challenge, however, …
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Responsibility is a grace you give yourself, not an obligation. Dan Millman There is always something to be responsible for. Responsibility is close by, limiting us, weighing us down and taking the spontaneity out of life. Chores, deadlines, supervising others and odd …
Freedom is a loaded word. It is a word that means something to everyone. The truth is that freedom means something slightly different to each of us. To a prisoner it obviously means being allowed out of jail. Someone caught in a bad marriage may see freedom as an unachievable state. To a Pastor it …
The thing about young children is that they genuinely believe they are the centre of the universe. Anyone who has ever been a parent will confirm that their child had a self-centric view of the world, and understandably so. Children need to be fed, protected and guided and this process takes up much of …
“People’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two! That means that at a funeral, most people would rather be in the casket, than giving the eulogy.” Jerry Seinfeld Fear is funny. Everyone feels fear. There are a few twits out there, who will claim to not feel fear, …
How to choose correctly. Way back in time, just after humankind crawled out of the primordial soup, a simple man named Ug walked without fear, right up to a Saber Tooth Tiger. All of Ug’s friends watched with curiosity as Ug was immediately and voraciously devoured. At about 3pm on the same day, the notion …
An allegory of sorts The attack Here it comes again…the downward spiral of doubt and judgement. So many poor choices… Sad, ambient music begins on cue, like a soundtrack, as if to capture the mood. So many poor choices taken out of fear or self doubt. Always the safe option…’the road most travelled by’,,,never the …
Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value. Bishop Desmond Tutu My father’s aged, yellow papers are stored in an old bookcase. Typed references and substantial achievements recorded in hand written calligraphy on parchment like scroll. Water stained apprenticeship qualifications and a Teaching …
Regret is one of those things that nobody tends to own up to. Regret is very uncool in just about every circle you can name. Admitting to feeling regret is about as close as you can get to ostracizing yourself in all but the most highly evolved groups. This is because regret is considered a …
