life
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As I walked home from town the other day, I noticed the sad sight of this butterfly on the pavement in front of me. Nearly dead. Prematurely dead on concrete that wasn’t its destiny. I walked past at first, my heart somehow ached for it. And then I went back, slowly, no one was around…
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Will you be brave and give love a chance?
faith, Healing, life, love, Masculinity, mental health, morality, pain, power, relationships, shame, Therapy, truth
One of the reasons we men dont want to deal with our shit is because we dont believe we have the capacity to love ourselves. In many scenarios, whether from driven, neglectful, absent or collusive, abusive parents, Love was absent, and instead rules and expectations. In School, that wasnt the place either. And then there…
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The thread you cannot see, Is holding you all the same. Shrouded. Intimate. Reverent. Sacred. There. But not there. Until. You make yourself open, To know it. Yet. It is there. Is. There. Requires Your Breaking. Melts you in Being. There always, constant Loves pure thread. Goldness and Godness, Love twined with Beauty. On a…
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Reflecting on bird watching and the importance of embracing quiet moments. These pauses allow for deeper connection with nature, thoughts, and the divine, revealing profound joy and unity.
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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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On a brand new page Of a brand new journal On a brand new day, at 6am this morning…. This arrived…. A new Journal A new Day Sun shining through the windows I am. I am many things…but I also just am. Here. Now. Sitting in the gap before The beginning The gap before The…
James Ballantyne 