December 31, 2019 A new year revolution The past is stale bread The future is no bread The present is fresh bread So as 2020 unfolds we …
December 24, 2019 The kind genius of dark And what if the darkness is the answer? What if the answer is not beyond it but within it? This …
December 20, 2019 Contortions, transactions and beauty My most popular blog of this decade was a reflection on two different triangles of behaviour that live inside us: …
December 18, 2019 A cracking Christmas St Therese of Lisieux once spoke gently; and she gently spoke these words: ‘If you are willing to serenely bear …
December 12, 2019 Advent notes: beyond the playground Come with me now, my child Come away from the crowd, from the noise and the playground fights, from the …
December 9, 2019 Advent notes: the Gift of Unhappiness Compare these feelings. Think of the feeling that arises in you when you are praised or applauded in some way; …
December 6, 2019 Advent notes: The four walls Which wall are you behind today as life hurtles in and around you? It may vary as the day unfolds; …
December 3, 2019 Advent notes: Love’s recovery In Advent, we walk half-knowing but wholehearted towards love. As the song says, ‘Love came down at Christmas.’ But as …
December 3, 2019 Advent notes: Other people’s images of you On this Advent journey, however you travel, stay free of images imposed on you by others, whether they are complimentary …
