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Finding Peace at Neros.
A little story of peace finding. Continue reading
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Trauma and the Fragility of Dreams.
Its the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting (Paulo Coelho) ‘Whats the dream?’ once asked my university tutor, over eight years ago. It was a question I meekly answered, along the lines of ‘to be… Continue reading
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You Can’t force your Jigsaw (But do open the box)
Each of us has bits of us that we dont really like. Theres the bits of us that got damaged by our parents or family when we grew up, whether this was abuse, neglect, abandonment, the choices of our parents… Continue reading
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Our Unique Aloneness.
There is within each of us the ache of aloneness. An aloneness borne from our uniqueness of experience, for there is no one whose footsteps have graced the world in the ways our own have. Childhoods filled with the complexity… Continue reading
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The First Page.
On a brand new page Of a brand new journal On a brand new day, at 6am this morning…. This arrived…. A new Journal A new Day Sun shining through the windows I am. I am many things…but I also… Continue reading
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Ive been a little bit quiet recently…
I needed a break….and Thank You Continue reading
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Bestowing Your Gift Softly.
One of the treasures within each and every one of us is our hearts. You have one, as do I, and yet so often in our day to day lives our hearts, and the desires of them play a silent… Continue reading
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The freedom to think differently.
(John O Donohue, Eternal Echoes) Then you know. When you know. That. You. Have the freedom to think differently. Differently from those who want to determine your thoughts. Differently from those whom you have to please. Differently from those who… Continue reading
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Joys…are there to be felt!
To feel it I had to feel it. Just like when I was on the beach today with my team, a day out in the glorious north east coast, at Whitley Bay/ Cullarcoats. Food was eaten, the sun was out,… Continue reading
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Simple, Little…Joys
Today I made my own peanut butter in a weighouse store I made my own peanut butter, pressed the button and watched all the peanuts grind and turn themselves into peanut butter Like this …. so I took a photo…. And… Continue reading
James Ballantyne
The Universe conspires to help the dreamer
Paulo Coelho
Life is a Journey paved with Love
James Ballantyne 