creating change without shouting
No one ever wins the shouting wars. No one. Not the apparent victors or those who suffer defeat. We are all losers, in the end, even the bystanders. Because verbal violence that erupts does its damage, that’s its nature. We don’t have to shout, but we do have to speak. How are you faring in … Read more
I’ve been looking forward to this last verse of John O’Donohue’s blessing For a New Beginning all week! These words have drawn me through the reality and vulnerability of the earlier verses. Knowing it would be worth it in the end. Awaken your spirit to adventure;Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk;Soon you … Read more
The days draw us to this day and asks if we are ready? PROPHET I wonder why you brought meto these splintering days,this age of earth-deathand default extinctionand the smothering of constellations, nostalgia claws at mescreaming send me back, then I sense a fire that doesn’t consume,a cloud of breath-taking holinesspassing across the face of … Read more
There are ancient trees on the old field boundaries. Oaks with vastly extending branches that have nested birds for centuries. I love standing beneath their boughs and grieve each time a limb falls. Then there are much younger trees, including silver birches, ash, rowan and self-seeded willow. These have seen the more recent wilding of … Read more
… and all is still around the lake. The other occupants of the valley ease back into their space and reclaim water and shore for their own after four months of visitors. And I remember that silence is a gift to be cherished. Because it’s in quiet that we catch the gentle whisper we need … Read more
I wonder, whose voice are you listening to? Sometimes we need to stand back and notice what or who is holding our attention. Are they worthy of the space we have given them? We can only really hear a few voices – let’s choose wisely.