Mystic in disguise, beggar, guru and more.
They once stood at the school gates about to enter in. A mixture of excitement, anxiety, adventure, passion, fear and a million emotions in between.… Read More »Mystic in disguise, beggar, guru and more.
Giving
Elsewhere God – to love another person is to see the face of god.
I sometimes use, when doing leadership training, the often quoted text about ‘Somebody, nobody and everybody.’ “This is a little story about four people named… Read More »Elsewhere God – to love another person is to see the face of god.
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
I am enough
I recently had a birthday. Yes, I am at the age where my limbs are stiff, people are ‘nice’ and stand up for me on… Read More »I am enough
courage
Rarely have I needed courage with a capital ‘C’ – that big Courage to run into a burning building to save a child, to front… Read More »courage
Soft eyes
The ‘eyes have it!’ A play on words I know – “the ayes have it!” All of my life I have been fascinated by eyes… Read More »Soft eyes
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
Be gentle with yourself!
As we set out on the adventure that will be 2022 we know that it will have its joys and its sorrows, its ups and… Read More »Be gentle with yourself!
Emmanuel
Emmanuel means ‘God with us!’ Sometimes at the end of the day I will go for a gentle walk around the suburb before retiring for… Read More »Emmanuel
Back pack
I am a teacher. What a privileged title; teacher! My calling is to walk with young people, to help them find their key to their… Read More »Back pack