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Beatitudes for those on a path of healing.
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Regardless of how you have been damaged, there is within you a sanctuary of deep love, trust and belonging. (John O Donohue) Home is where the heart is….and So maybe this is literally true. Home is inside you all along, where your heart is. On the inside, in the inside. That inner sanctuary, That inner…
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I often heard…. ‘In the beginning was the Word and the word was God, and the word was with God’ (John 1) But…. What was before? Before the word The space.. before the word. The one in which the word was spoken And who heard? Was God then too? In the Silence In the no-thing?…
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The Struggle…….is the healing The Struggle…..is the real The Struggle………is where darkness and soul clash their fists And where something wounded reveals its truest need The Struggle….is the moment The Struggle…..is the sign The Struggle…..is the place Where past and future rage for change In a present unlived The struggle…is the grind The struggle… is…
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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…
James Ballantyne 