Emotions
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Ive just come back from a week holiday away in the gorgeously delightful tiny village of Port Appin, on the west coast of Scotland, almost equidistant between Oban and Fort William. I wrote lots, and read less, but didnt write anything here (or on my substack – if you’d like to subscribe to me there…
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To feel it I had to feel it. Just like when I was on the beach today with my team, a day out in the glorious north east coast, at Whitley Bay/ Cullarcoats. Food was eaten, the sun was out, yes there was a westerly breeze. Old me would have kept his shoes on. Old…
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I thought it might be useful to share the different ways in which I have written / journaled throughout my healing journey, and wonder why it might be challenging for men to start.
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In this piece I take something ive talked about a lot in my youthwork practice, and wondering how it might be applied inside.
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Let the flame of anger free you from all falsity (John O Donohue, To Bless the space between us) In one of the books I am writing at the moment, I am about to talk about the feeling and emotions around Anger, it is already half written, it needs expanding, yet, as today I read…
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I attended my first ‘religious’ service for quite a long time yesterday, I haven’t gone to ‘church’ for a long while, though I used to, weekly. But yesterday in my team meeting, as I work for the methodist church, we shared communion. A number of the team brought something to share, including songs, poems and…
James Ballantyne 