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Loving discomfort
I used to suppress everything, so I didn’t feel anything Get through it Survive it Bounce Close off my heart, live a shrouded life. Any discomfort was barely even felt Or felt in silence, private and… then pushed through, and… Continue reading
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I am light
I can choose who I am And how I am with others I can fill them with love I can share them joy I can shine so they see I can water and grow I can be still amongst their… Continue reading
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Transcendent beauty
Because It really doesn’t matter In the end Or the middle Or the start Because regardless The sacred shines in you Light is in you Actually Light is you The sacred is you Closer than your thoughts let you believe… Continue reading
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Being chosen.
I was going to write But then I realised It was more important to be Because sometimes trying to write Takes me out of being me. And on this first day of the year I realised That me in my… Continue reading
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Day 365
An empty pageDay 364One more of 2024 to goAn opportunity to writeOne more blessingOne more affirmationOne more truthOne more encouragementOne more message from the universeOne more awareness of love and magicOne more moment to remember this freedomOne more occasion to… Continue reading
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Maybe 2025 won’t be (just) happy
Maybe 2025 won’t be (just) Happy Maybe it will be more. Maybe 2025 will be beautiful Maybe 2025 will be full. Maybe 2025 will be joyous or Maybe 2025 is when reality bites so strong its impossible to ignore. Maybe… Continue reading
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It’s Christmas (has every word been said)
What might a Christmas poem be like If every word has been said? Tinsel, Trees and Father Christmas Do more, eat more, or do less..stress Shoulds and Expectations Faiths and Reconciliations Wine, cheese, mistletoe and turkeys Cakes, pies and Brussel… Continue reading
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Walking in the darkness (and befriending it)…..(Advent reflection 2)
I love this time of the year. Its the time of year when I wake up and drink coffee looking out of the window and see how the dark blue early morning light changes through the colours into the sunrise,… Continue reading
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She waits, she wonders, she wants you.
May you have… May you see… May you give… May you feel… May you try… May you notice… May you see… May you live… May your dream… May your heart… May you walk… May you realise… May you shine… May… Continue reading
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God is the God of the Brave (Advent week 1)
In amongst the usual stuff I write about, I thought I would share over the next few weeks, as a review of the year, 4 of the stories, readings, poems, that struck me in the course of this year, as… Continue reading
James Ballantyne
The Universe conspires to help the dreamer
Paulo Coelho
Life is a Journey paved with Love
James Ballantyne 