June 26, 2018 A thin place Do you know of a ‘thin place’? I first came across the phrase when visiting Little Gidding. ‘This is a …
June 25, 2018 The Garden of Sadness The Garden of Sadness is not a place anyone wants to go. We’d always prefer to be happy than sad, …
June 20, 2018 Cheers for tears Part of a mourner’s behaviour is the attempt to hold on to the deceased. Weeping may be a calling out, …
June 18, 2018 Anxiety and self-disgust Some thoughts if your anxiety is bringing you to a place of self-disgust and self- loathing. One suggestion: try and …
June 18, 2018 The Old Boys reunion They gather sixty years on. It was the brain child of an ex-headmaster who realised that it was sixty years …
June 15, 2018 Secret grief Secret Grief is a new book of poems/reflections by Cathryn Deyn around the subject of bereavement. Here is the forward …
June 13, 2018 A hidden gospel You might imagine you know the opening line of the Lord’s prayer; and you do, in a way. ‘Our father …
June 11, 2018 The teenage monster explained Teenagers don’t tend to get a good press - whether its sulks, moodiness, excessive risk-taking, poor decisions or sleeping late. …
June 7, 2018 The hedgehog highway Gary and Neil are working in our garden, laying the base for a potting shed. When they arrive in the …