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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
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The Candle.
I paused and lit a candle. Meetings over, Emails done, Groceries unpacked, Head thoughts in a variety of places Cup of tea made And in the cool grey of the cloudy afternoon light I walked slowly to the bookshelf Took… Continue reading
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Learning to love myself…
Over on Substack, I have been writing a series on how I have learned to love myself over the last 6-7 years, please do subscribe to me there, as it is where I do most of my writing. The most… Continue reading
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Sense.
Listen. Can you? Hear. Will you? Feel Be you? Touch Near you. Breathe in you. Rest As you. Continue reading
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Finding the Presence.
Human, Wanderer, Traveller, Friend: May these words find you well, May you breathe them in. Sense them as you sit here and rest a while. And find yourself indwelling presence, and may it be something like this: Presence as being… Continue reading
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The Last Judgement.
The last judgement is the day we’re no longer afraid to be alive again, it when we come back to our real state , our divine self, where we feel a communion of love with everything in existence (Don Miguel… Continue reading
James Ballantyne
The Universe conspires to help the dreamer
Paulo Coelho
Life is a Journey paved with Love
James Ballantyne 