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You are never not home.
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,… Continue reading
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Your Eternity Within
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… Continue reading
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The Struggle….
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… Continue reading
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The Longest Journey to make the Shortest Distance
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… Continue reading
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Discover Your ‘What Ifs’: Nurturing Imagination and Growth
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… Continue reading
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Realising the inner Community
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… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 