Self awareness
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The Challenge of ‘Letting Go’
What does it mean to ‘let go’? What does letting go mean, when the damage has been so great – from people who are supposed to be anything but this? I thought I had let go of them, one time,… Continue reading
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Sensing the Mystery of Being Alive
Sensing Mystery during my coffee this morning Continue reading
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Pointless Flowers
Are beautiful aren’t they….but not very useful Unless we remember the bees Sometimes flowers don’t make sense What do they give us, when survival matters No food, nor sustinence Just colour Just joy Just beauty Just the moment To watch,… Continue reading
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The Elusive Gap
Something to do, somewhere to go, something to worry about, something now, something then, something tomorrow, something near, something far away, something someone else said, did, or didn’t do, something, there’s always something Something to feel guilty about, something to… Continue reading
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Surviving Psychopathic Parenting (part 27) Without making a Noise
I walked on tip toes for a good few years after learning to walk – I must have known the importance of having to stay quiet When I was told of for sneezing at the dinner table, I learned to… Continue reading
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Wounds like Eyes
If the process of healing is like an onion One layer of tears at a timeOne more step towards the core Then wounds are like eyes They hurt when stung They are the raw, vulnerable awakening Of pain needing more… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 