life
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Growth Conditions (on the inside)
In this piece I take something ive talked about a lot in my youthwork practice, and wondering how it might be applied inside. Continue reading
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The Longest Journey to make the Shortest Distance
Ive been on what I call ‘Project James’ for over 6 years now, and in that time to heal from 40 years of manipulative abuse since childhood, including recovering from unemployment and homelessness. Internally, breaking down behind the ‘I’m doing… Continue reading
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Discover Your ‘What Ifs’: Nurturing Imagination and Growth
What if? Is a beautiful inviting phrase.. Dont you think? or does it scare you… Because it can do either. What if? Might it invoke promise, openness, wonder, curiosity Might it be a threshold into opportunity Might it tantalise and… Continue reading
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Realising the inner Community
Im a youth and community worker by profession, and so, words like ‘community’ have been bantered around for a long time, and trying to understand what they mean, there’s often talk of online community, or groups of people with shared… Continue reading
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Stillness Revealing the Flow
It was only when I stopped did I notice. As I stood on the bridge I stood still, only breathing As I sensed the world flow around me. On a bridge. Next to me, the footsteps of people, passing by,… Continue reading
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In the Silence, From the Silence
As I was reading this passage from John O Donahue’s book ‘Divine Beauty’ this morning, I was inspired to write this: In the Silence, from the Silence In the Silence, from the silence, comes love from the heart of the… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 