James Ballantyne

The Universe conspires to help the dreamer

Paulo Coelho

  • Different Growth.

    The hacking was brutal By darkness of night, they acted alone To fell To cut To wound Cutting deep Cutting through Exposing the raw, pure flesh of the core A spectacle A ridicule A supposed triumph At your expense And… Continue reading

  • The letter any Narc Abuse survivor could write.

    It changed my entire life when I was able to stand back, to stand in some safe distance from damaging relationships and realise what the patterns were of them. Even now, I have to remember what I know , and… Continue reading

  • Writing the Rainbows

    I sometimes, no, often, get myself into a spin. It happens, that when something is challenging, difficult and messy (mild words for ‘WTF is going on?’) I write. I write for myself, with words you will never see. I write… Continue reading

  • From Breaking to Awakening.

    Awakening: Comes, from Breakening, Surrendering, Feeling, Shouting, Raging, Crying, Shaking, Hurting, Fearing, Swearing, Grieving , Hurting, Confusing, Darkening, Spiralling, down down down…. further, down… Until: Then…waiting… Silencing, Listening, Remembering, Resetting, Knowing , Singing, Sparking, Firing, Loving, Healing, Soothing, Realising, Changing,… Continue reading

  • Abuse and the fragility of self-belief.

    ‘You shouldn’t doubt yourself, you’re really good at’ Aww shucks, thank you But when those voices return Those ones You know the ones I mean Every action, every creative, public action is a huge sap of energy Self doubt shouts… Continue reading

  • There’s no such thing as bad feelings.

    Every time I click onto my ‘WordPress’ app on my phone it gives me a different question prompt for the day, as an example, todays is ‘What do you know about where you live’ , and normally, because there’s often… Continue reading

  • Save Some for Yourself

    ‘Save some (of the fight/energy) for yourself’ Said the older man in the film Pride, to the main character Mark, who has been fighting injustice all his life, and now is about to have to focus on a fight for… Continue reading

  • Pen on a Page

    Gently does it You, yes you life doesn’t work fast Time Makes Love Soft, making Of life In all its tenderness life giving wonder at the magic of it all life, noticing the leaf, the branch, the gap in between… Continue reading

  • I am not my Pencil Case

    The other day I was reading Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth, it is quite a remarkable book, its probably the third time I have read it in the last 18 months, and whilst it didnt have the same spiritual effect… Continue reading

  • Thief in the Pen

    I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep, the sheep hear my voice and listen, they don’t listen to a stranger, for they dont know his voice. (John 10) But Lord we asked,… Continue reading

Life is a Journey paved with Love