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Shining with Courage
Heres a little poem about the courage to shine… Continue reading
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Emerging words
Hey folks It’s been a while since I’ve been here, sharing with you, and that’s been because I’ve been just doing life in a beautiful way, and being present, and also writing my book. However over the last few weeks… Continue reading
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Realising; I am not my mind (but try telling my thoughts that!)
I am really so so very grateful for my mind. Like extremely so. It’s a place of learning, a place of processing, a place of interpreting, a place to understand. It has also been my place of safety, or maybe… Continue reading
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A Soulful of Joy
‘It just feels like Joy’ Said my line manager to me early in the year, around January time, in the midst of a conversation we were having, she had ‘walked’ with me through the back end of last year. And… Continue reading
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Gentle eyes.
Be Thou my Vision Rocked the 5 piece band, singing the International Christian College song back in 2004. Open the eyes of my heart Another popular worship song from that time. Eyes. Seeing And often it was all about how… Continue reading
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Feeling (truly) safe now.
Three days ago my mum died. Yeah, thats quite a start to a blog isnt it. I mean I could have warned you, or said something reflective, or a nice quote. But no. Three days ago my mum died. And… Continue reading
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I had an Anger issue, but had to pretend I didnt.
Let the flame of anger free you from all falsity (John O Donohue, To Bless the space between us) In one of the books I am writing at the moment, I am about to talk about the feeling and emotions… Continue reading
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From Denial to Love: My Body Transformation
Transformation is through the body, not away from it (Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now) I think I read ‘The Power of Now’ about 3 years ago, im not sure if there’s been a month since when I haven’t gone… Continue reading
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Tiny Life Update
Just a short update on my writing as it’s been a while since I shared anything on here. Yes 6 weeks since I last blogged.. Two things are happening at the moment, firstly I am in the middle of moving… Continue reading
James Ballantyne
The Universe conspires to help the dreamer
Paulo Coelho
Life is a Journey paved with Love
James Ballantyne 