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Silence of the Lambs.
It wasn’t (just) what happened to you. It was the silence you had to keep. The silence you had to protect. The silence of the truth that could never be said. For Fridays Frosties. Keep the peace. Daddys not going… Continue reading
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The Invisibility of Male Victims..and Mens emotional needs.
‘Have you ever even bothered to think about men for a change? I’d like you to understand men better’ Theres a moment at the end of one of my favourite books Paulo Coelho’s ‘Eleven Minutes’ where the main character, ‘the… Continue reading
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Gratefully 48…mmmmm…
Thats the noise ive kind of made in the last few weeks as I’ve headed towards my 48th Birthday, which is today. A kind of deep, in the breath humming noise. A kind of wistful, soulful, pleasantly grateful feeling, of… Continue reading
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Wild, Immense…and Free.
Vast Expanse in the Sea.Vast Expanse inside Me.Vast Expanse of SpaceVast Expanse – glowing me. Where peace dwells in blissful harmonyAndNothing but soul friendship resides. Sky Inside. Light radiates. Invades. Invites. Wonder. Purest of Wonders. Open.HeartedLove.Hey vast expanse. Want to… Continue reading
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The Great Remembering
The great remembering, thats what it is. I’ts not a strategy, an outcome or a journey. Becoming Angel is a great remembering. A remembering of who you are before you were who you were. A great remembering of the original… Continue reading
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To Love me, there needed to be a ‘Me’
I noticed something the other day, I thought id share it. But lets start at the beginning, well, 2018 to be precise, and I received the understanding of spirituality to be this quadrant I rememeber as I first saw this… Continue reading
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The gap, prized open. (for love)
I beganTo LoveMe. Because. A Gap Nudged. Prized. Open. Between. And so. There is. An I. And a Me. One……and the other A Gap in which. A pause is. A Gap in which There is ….is. A Space containing, radiating.… Continue reading
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Burning Hope
Burning Hope. Rage against the Machine. Burn fire, Truth against the Lies. Burning Hope Love against despair Speaking Truth to Pain Burning Hope Bringing Hope Resistance, Grit Wrestling dreams into existence Burning Hope Light Flickers Dark Shivers Burning Hope. Love… Continue reading
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The Sickness I was fed up of being in.
Therapy and Walks. Thats basically what I was doing for about 2 months, late 2023. And writing at weekends, using coloured pens and writing out the tiny starting shoots of a story, in the safe space of the bookstore coffee… Continue reading
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Fly, Untethered Dreamer.
Untethered DreamerFly the wind,Of Breath. Run like wolvesintoForests of flames.That set your heart aglowFlow. FreelyintoThe Wildwood, beyond.Beyondthe rules, beyondthe veil, beyondTime. BeyondBorders. Into theHeat ofFreedom. Burning. Continue reading
James Ballantyne
The Universe conspires to help the dreamer
Paulo Coelho
Life is a Journey paved with Love
James Ballantyne 