Fear and hate are the tools of the ignorant. these tools bind groups of weak people together and make them feel strong and right. they make them feel powerful and even justified. they dull their ability to think and feel beyond the fear and hatred which consume them. fear and hate are the tools of … Continue reading divide
reflections
en COURAGE
It doesn’t take long before life starts demanding from us. even as babies, we are always striving for the next thing and expectations are placed on us. it’s not long before we are carrying heavy burdens on our shoulders. responsibilities, failures, pressures, expectations, goals and desires, family, sorrows and on and on. our cross is … Continue reading en COURAGE
grace
Grace. the full meaning of the word continues to mystify me. but the question came to me this morning and it keeps nagging at me. you believe that it is by God’s grace that you are drawn in to him and that it is by his grace that your failings are no longer counted … Continue reading grace
garden
Sometimes people get a reputation for things. for example, a very dear and old friend of mine used to describe her mother as a ‘smile on legs’ and everybody knew her for her sweet and embracing nature. I know people who have a reputation for being the exact opposite of my friend’s mother. I have … Continue reading garden
look
“But what does it look like?” a friend asked me, when we talked about my ‘dust to gold blog. “all good and I get the idea … but in reality … what does it look like in someone’s life, in your life?”. a big question that cannot be answered simply and I guess, in the … Continue reading look
dust to gold
Kintsugi is the practice of fixing broken ceramics with gold or some other precious metal. that is, including the precious metal in the paste that is used to repair the broken item. this not only restores the item so that it can be used for its original purposes, but it also further enhances and adds … Continue reading dust to gold
half
I have often been told that I tend to be a ‘glass half empty’ kind of person. coming from the proverbial expression describing a perspective of either pessimism or optimism. I don’t know, I guess that sometimes I do tend towards a more pessimistic perspective to things. but I wonder if maybe, when we talk … Continue reading half
waiting
I don’t do church that much. I struggle with the plastic perfection I find in most of them and I am too tired and too cynical to try and do something about it, in me and in others. so, I am always glad to listen when friends who I trust share with me what they … Continue reading waiting
one another
Say the word ‘love’ and most people imagine couples in love. usually young couples. usually young couples holding hands in that state of euphoric exciting new relationship at the beginning of a journey. we rarely imagine an old couple who have been together for a number of years who are struggling and arguing. we rarely … Continue reading one another
call back
Sometimes it feels like it’s all the same and that it’s all meaningless. every day it’s another struggle. this continuous attempt at stemming time; trying to subdue our surroundings, our lives. trying to gain some control. do you ever feel like that? and then you wake up the next morning and it starts all over … Continue reading call back
cracked not broken 