creating change without shouting
Is there beauty in dark places? In the worn-out, torn down recesses where truth has been trampled? Perhaps it depends on what we think we are looking for and which eyes we are using. Because hidden inside is always life, and life is magnificent. Beauty likes neglected places … In its real sense, beauty is … Read more
Yesterday morning, the combination of Rosebay willowherb, dew and early morning sunlight conjured up wonder before my eyes. I stood there for a long time, just looking, drinking in the sight. Somehow, I hadn’t realised how thirsty my soul was for beauty. Yet this isn’t a luxury. We need beauty to live because it affects … Read more
Light illuminates. It shows up what is there and brings colour to life. Words illuminate. They dispense understanding and expose meaning. Emotions illuminate, demonstrating impact where we can’t always see it. And love illuminates when we least expect it. … There is something about the angle of the early morning sun that fills this small … Read more
Did you know that we all have a blind spot? A little visual gap just in front of our nose, between our eyes. And there’s nothing we can do about it. Yes, we all have other blind spots, of the non-physical kind. That’s where we need the sight and insight of others. Not just for … Read more
As I drove back home through the lanes, I noticed the vast expanse of an incoming weather front in the sky above. We have a lot of sky in Wales. But this sight was unusual, to see the sky so clearly divided between heavy cloud and clear blue. Turning into our little lane, I saw … Read more
This is an occasion when ‘painting with words and light’ that the light has it. A gift to me of sunlight and sight at the brook yesterday. And my gift to you from the valley today. Enjoy.