Because it’s time to change the conversation, for good. Have you noticed? We’re shifting from one era to the next. From the modern, industrial age where there were linear and predictable answers, to a complex, interconnected and volatile world. Where what we do affects who others become and impacts our whole environment, without us fully …
There I’ve said it. I know you know it, but it’s hard to acknowledge because it means letting go. Not just of the tough stuff that drains us to the last – and some, or the rough stuff that doesn’t fit well, which we know is meant for someone else anyway. But it’s also the …
When we used to travel in the ‘old’ days, I would pack a selection of goodies for the journey. It was part of the experience. Starting the journey of 2021, I now realise that perhaps I’ve been creating my travel bag since before Christmas. At the time, I sensed that just doing a walkthrough of …
What determines the value of the gifts we have given and received over the last few days? I suspect it’s not money. It’s the thoughtfulness and expressions of love and care that go beyond fulfilling a sense of obligation that touches our heart. Words and deeds that endure and meet us at a deeper place. …
Can you recall what it’s like to wake up without being jolted out of your slumber by your alarm/kids/dog/other? (take your pick) In that emerging moment of the slow reveal, which you’re in no hurry to cut short. Or the delicious dawning of fresh hope for new possibilities. What do you do with these momentary …
A friend shared a little of her story in our Advent Hope gathering last Sunday morning. What stood out for me was her phrase: choosing to wait well, even amid seemingly insurmountable issues. This is present continuous. It doesn’t happen immediately. Over time, and one choice at a time, we learn to wait well – with …