Spirituality
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Paradox of growth.
‘It is the paradox of spiritual growth that through such bleak winter journeys we eventually come through a hidden door into a bright field of springtime that we could never have discovered otherwise’ (John O Donohue, Divine Beauty) This feels… 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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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
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What If Love and God are the same?
Someone once said to me That Love could be spelt T.I.M.E And someone else once said to me that it was important to Spend time with God And someone else once said to me that God is Love. And someone… Continue reading
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The Invitation
Because in this moment There is nothing to fear Just you And what is. The water, the stones, the reflection That, is , what, is here If you are here. Truly really here Notice the stillness And do not be… Continue reading
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Waking up
Today Wake up to a new you. This one, the one here today Different to yesterday. What do you say? Just another day? Or the start of something new For incredible, beautiful, loving you. How will you be today? Not… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 