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New Beginnings
Yesterday I shared one of John O Donohues blessings for the morning taken from his book ‘To Bless the space between us’; as I read the next few pages of his book this morning I discovered this, its entitled, ‘For… Continue reading
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Surviving Psychopathic Parenting (Part 32) How their ‘helpfulness’ hid the reality
I have shared before about growing up feeling incredibly alone. In that piece I referred to the fact that the Toxicity of my mother meant that family members were kept at a distance, physical or emotional wedges were dug in… Continue reading
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I found myself in the Wilderness
Wilderness wasn’t a choice I didn’t go, I didnt choose, it wasnt what I had planned It was where I found myself lost confused pushed with no-where else to go asking for help asking for love asking for safety lost..but… Continue reading
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My Early morning Wetherspoons Epiphany (Recovery and Healing part 10)
Im writing this in Wetherspoons Newcastle waiting for my hourly train back down the coast. Don’t Judge. I can see the pint of beer for £2.19 or less, and food on the menu with a free drink for under £7. … Continue reading
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Saving an exhausted bumble bee
Lying motionless, almost on my small balcony lay a bumble bee in the morning heat today Exhausted Barely clinging on to the edge of the wood, nearly about to drop down a 30ft gap close, to death So I googled… Continue reading
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Dealing with my Noise Addiction: Recovery and Healing (Part 8 )
There was one addiction I had to cure. It wasn’t alcohol, drugs, sex or shopping, it wasnt biting my nails, chocolate or coffee. It was NOISE I had a Noise addiction. Since the tender age of ‘Radio 5 is amazing… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 