life
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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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Ive been on what I call ‘Project James’ for over 6 years now, and in that time to heal from 40 years of manipulative abuse since childhood, including recovering from unemployment and homelessness. Internally, breaking down behind the ‘I’m doing ok’ facade, pretend strength but hollow and hurting inside, that had been my survival strategy…
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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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Im a youth and community worker by profession, and so, words like ‘community’ have been bantered around for a long time, and trying to understand what they mean, there’s often talk of online community, or groups of people with shared values, purposes, aims or actions. It was always out there. ‘The Community’ A group of…
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It was only when I stopped did I notice. As I stood on the bridge I stood still, only breathing As I sensed the world flow around me. On a bridge. Next to me, the footsteps of people, passing by, their flow of movement, the chatter, the excitement, the practicality of voice, crossing roads, heading…
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As I was reading this passage from John O Donahue’s book ‘Divine Beauty’ this morning, I was inspired to write this: In the Silence, from the Silence In the Silence, from the silence, comes love from the heart of the earth. In the Silence, from the silence, comes the word, awakening In the Silence, from…
James Ballantyne 