Freedom
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‘We’re free from the death camps – but we must also be free to – free to create, to make a life, to choose. And until we find our freedom to, we’re just spinning around in the same endless darkness’ Edith Eğer ( The Choice) I get this. Time plays havoc on the possibility of…
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No thanks I’d rather pretend the shit didn’t exist thank you very much I’d rather add a whole layer of other stuff on top of it I’d rather pretend that the shit was actually roses without any thorns I’d rather do avoid the shit, and run and hide away I’d rather distract from the shit…
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Theres a reason why I made the logo to this page purple. Purple became a healing colour for me. As a weird coincidence I watched 2 films in the summer before I left the family home for the first time. One was 12 Years a Slave. The other was ‘The Color Purple’ Both astonishing films,…
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But its rude to say it Just say it No, it sounds wrong Just say it I can write it down Say it James You mean its ok to Yes, just say it James. It feels uncomfortable, ill get into trouble No you won’t, Just say it, get it out Why do you want me…
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Following up from Jennis piece about thankfulness as resistance , Christelle and I watched the above talk by Anthony de Mello on Sunday evening. I picked it, with the subject of freedom, as this resonates so much with us all at the moment in the cycles of abuse and being free. What I didnt realise as…
James Ballantyne 