Un the Other to the friend beyond the label
Over the past three years I have had the privilege of working with a group called, “Un-Other”. Un-Other works on the belief that the other… Read More »Un the Other to the friend beyond the label
Encounter
Fidelity hearing with the ears of the heart.
We all hear. We all hear in different ways: I mean really hear – actually take in what is being said. Sure, we look at… Read More »Fidelity hearing with the ears of the heart.
Home – where your slippers are beyond compare
You come up over a slight rise just before the turn off to Laguna Quays and Midge Point – and there before you are the… Read More »Home – where your slippers are beyond compare
Beyond the tinsel to ‘real’ reality
I have a lot of bug bears: those things that annoy you. As I walk the overweight person riding a motorised scooter flies past me… Read More »Beyond the tinsel to ‘real’ reality
Fidelity
It was a rainy Brisbane Summer’s night: a Friday. Rainy really isn’t the right word. It was bucketing down and Damien was in one of… Read More »Fidelity
Just a jersey
It was Winter. I was out on Eddie’s Van: the hospitality van that was conducted out of the boys’ school I was working in. The… Read More »Just a jersey
Basin and Towel
I recently spent eight hours in the Emergency department of a large hospital. One of the Brothers got some sap in his eye while gardening.… Read More »Basin and Towel
Recipe for Life
Reach for a large mixing bowl – we call it life. Get your ingredients ready. Break up kindness into small pieces – each doable, real… Read More »Recipe for Life
The journey that matters
Many things confuse me. I have never worked out why young people, especially young men, who are extraordinarily fit use drugs. I have known some… Read More »The journey that matters
The baggage we carry
I often wonder just how free I am? One of the things in my life, and I suspect in most people’s lives, is the baggage… Read More »The baggage we carry