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(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 have taken it on themselves to be your thought and belief police. Differently too….. from…
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If you can go slow today Even for a moment Notice One beautiful thing about you Could be the tiniest of hairs in your arm Look at it in wonder Could be the cute freckle on your nose The one you sometimes hate….love it instead Could be the constant beating of your heart, that often…
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Its not always sparkles Or rainbows Or endless bliss flowing freely Its not always sparkles It really isn’t Its not always perfect Its not always clear Sometimes it’s fog That feels very near Sometimes the weight feels heavy Sometimes the swirl goes around and around Sometimes peace is Struggle to be found Therapy isn’t magic,…
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Embrace the sacred reality emerging just in front of you Fill the space with love and joy Create presence by being presence Emanate love into essence Feel your way into existence The world is yours Each precious life moment Make curiosity the mode of your eyes Wide eyed wonderment of childlike openness To live in…
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Take a moment and have a look at this photo. What do you notice? The Misty shrouded mountain top? The Stone wall? The Green fields? As I stood and looked at this scene just before Christmas, the thing I noticed was the gaps. Gaps. Intentional spaces between a barrier, or border, space left open. A…
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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 being Is where I needed to be Dwelling inside Sensing and breathing Wonder and glow…
James Ballantyne 