Dreams
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Therapy and Walks. Thats basically what I was doing for about 2 months, late 2023. And writing at weekends, using coloured pens and writing out the tiny starting shoots of a story, in the safe space of the bookstore coffee shop. Writing a book in a place of books and words, and in the place…
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Its the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting (Paulo Coelho) ‘Whats the dream?’ once asked my university tutor, over eight years ago. It was a question I meekly answered, along the lines of ‘to be well known in theodrama’. It was the first time, aged 38 that I had been…
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Crossing the Rainbow bridge Where love holds as we get to the edge Love awaits on the crossing Love walks over Love guides Love that got me there, waiting to cross Love that got me there, path out of view Love that held me, walking wounded, trapped on the island Path shrouded, destiny dimmed Love…
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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 tempt Might it awaken Might it feel too big to ask right now…. What if…
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Maybe 2025 won’t be (just) Happy Maybe it will be more. Maybe 2025 will be beautiful Maybe 2025 will be full. Maybe 2025 will be joyous or Maybe 2025 is when reality bites so strong its impossible to ignore. Maybe 2025 is about revolution, and resolve, not resolution (s) Maybe 2025 is for you, and…
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Standing on the bridge As I walk on Slow step by slow step What is behind me? What is in front? What can I see? What remains hidden? What is underneath? The fall, the gaps, the fear, the height What is above? Sky misty in wonder, grey, with promise hidden As I walk I make…
James Ballantyne 