I have learnt to appreciate small things. Depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) take so much joy from life. Important things that once gave you great comfort and pleasure, seem meaningless when you are in the grip of the maelstrom. The effort and struggle it takes to reach those major moments seems fraught with …
Fear of missing out or FOMO is a real thing. It starts with the subtle, unsubstantiated thought that something better is happening somewhere that you aren’t a part of. Advertising and marketing thrive on it. Similarly, you might catch sight of friends having fun on social media and think ‘Why didn’t they invite me?’ or …
On World Mental Health Day – Commit to caring for yourself Spirit of place… Such an emotive phrase. The notion that certain places are special to particular people for different reasons. A place that affects the soul. Spirit of place is about belonging somewhere. It is about traveling far from home and always feeling the …
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 …
“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, …
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 …
With Father’s Day approaching, at least in America, an interlude on the fine art of Fathering is required. Fathering is a role that overwhelms you, rather than embraces you on first meeting it. Be reassured though, fathering is a skill that can be learned and children are forgiving. There are as many different aspects of …
“Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depths of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes, In looking on the happy autumn fields, And thinking of the days that are no more.” Alfred Lord Tennyson Sadness hurts, but it is a very healthy feeling. Depression …
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