James Ballantyne

Self awareness

  • Loving discomfort

    I used to suppress everything, so I didn’t feel anything Get through it Survive it Bounce Close off my heart, live a shrouded life. Any discomfort was barely even felt Or felt in silence, private and… then pushed through, and… Continue reading

  • I am light

    I can choose who I am And how I am with others I can fill them with love I can share them joy I can shine so they see I can water and grow I can be still amongst their… Continue reading

  • Transcendent beauty

    Because It really doesn’t matter In the end Or the middle Or the start Because regardless The sacred shines in you Light is in you Actually Light is you The sacred is you Closer than your thoughts let you believe… Continue reading

  • Being chosen.

    I was going to write But then I realised It was more important to be Because sometimes trying to write Takes me out of being me. And on this first day of the year I realised That me in my… Continue reading

  • Walking in the darkness (and befriending it)…..(Advent reflection 2)

    I love this time of the year. Its the time of year when I wake up and drink coffee looking out of the window and see how the dark blue early morning light changes through the colours into the sunrise,… Continue reading

  • The Story I’ve waited a year to tell.

    I have waited a full year to tell you this story. It’s a personal one, but I hope a good one, and please do bear with the length of it, grab yourself a coffee or tea and strap in. Maybe… Continue reading