If my experience is anything to go by, these modern times of electronic organisation and digital connectivity haven’t made life easier. In fact, life is decidedly more complex and much more nuanced. We maintain all manner of relationships all the time, most of which have entered the once sacrosanct spaces of our homes without us …
“Maybe ever’body in the whole Damn world is scared of each other.” From Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who triumphs over it.” Nelson Mandela Have you …
There are times in life when films, a song or artwork speaks directly to our soul. Sometimes it isn’t even a complete text. Sometimes it is only a quote or a line that illustrates an important life lesson and that lesson sticks with us. For various reasons, I have held onto a few lines from …
“But store up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal.” Matt 6:20 Even as a child many of us implicitly defined success as having strength, power and influence. We seem to instinctively want others to be like us and to accept …
Depression is powerful. It has a voice that makes it difficult to ignore. It demands attention. My father was an old style Principal and he was good at his job. He had a strong control of tone that he could use to make you stand up and take notice. He had a presence that made …
Occasionally, in but a second or two, thoughts can appear, trigger a downward spiral and disappear just as quickly. When you are ‘triggered’ by something, generally it means that the trigger takes you right back to the feelings and emotions of the original incident or problem, be they fear, anxiety or depression. The following short …
“A friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity.” Prov 17:17 Few would disagree that true friendship is a cornerstone of a healthy and well-balanced existence. Making friends is almost as natural as breathing when we are young, but surprisingly it seems we lose the ability to bond well with others …
Coping with isolation After a day or two, when everyone has settled into the unnatural routine of lockdown, strange sensory changes begin to emerge in households around the country. When the 6.30am train to the city no longer beckons and when children finally realise that they don’t have to be up in the morning, subtle …
Moments of joy, even bliss arrive slowly, subtly. Like a sunrise, they build over time. Then like the morning sun, there they are, warming your toes through a glass door. Those feelings never seem to arrive at the watershed moments of life. Rarely have I felt deep, chest filling peace during a celebration or underneath …
