A Wellness Path

Stringing Pearls for The Delight of Heaven

We could rake the muck forever, but what about stringing pearls? What will bring the delight of heaven to full song? I recently watched someone restringing a necklace of pearls. With mindful precision, a fine silk cord was taken and inserted through the pearls with a small needle. A […]

Poetry

I long for you

I long for you I long for you Where can you be found? I long for flowing waters A safe place to lay me down Where have you gone? You seem so far away Darkness is around me Tears my only food I want a little taste A small glimpse […]

Poetry

Setting your mind

Setting your mind I am setting my mind I am focusing my course I have a direct line of focus It is my human choice You go your way You make your plans I’m heading for a different place A divine dance in their hands I have a mindset Magnetic […]

Getting Well Staying Well

You can only do so much. Spoon Theory

Life can drain you. You can only do so much. The spoon theory is a wonderful metaphor to help us understand our limits. I wondered why I was so tired. I hadn’t done much I thought during the day, but upon reflection I realised I had given a lot of […]

Poetry

It Rests on Grace

It Rests on Grace It Rests on Grace The greatest giftGiven to meIs the gift of graceA kindness undeserved My hope it rests on abundant graceI can’t see any other wayThe acceptance of my dusty lifeThe raising up to a new day Grace is like a warm, welcoming homeWhen […]

Poetry

The Pearl of Great Price

The Pearl of Great Price It drew me in It held my gaze Its beauty was a magnet It held me all my days This delight This incredible joy This pearl of beauty Became my all in all I sold everything I had It captured and stole my heart Everything […]

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Wedding – Sharon Rae and Barry Pearman

Sharon and I got married on Matariki Day, Friday 20th June. Here is a recording of the service Order of service Order of service Psalm 13: 5,6 But I trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt […]

Poetry

Hope has Two Beautiful Daughters

Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are. I lose hope sometimes. It’s like the desired outcome seems a million miles away and a thousand dance moves have to […]

Poetry

A Channel

A Channel Wild Spirit Storm hits my face Muscled man Touches with such grace Fragrant waft Spills from flowered tree Assails my senses Living fire burning me Little sparks Break the dark Little words Children run to me I take her in ‘Welcome to my home’ ‘Fill me’ ‘Baptise […]

Getting Well Staying Well

From Parasite to Pearl

A parasite can enter your soul from a very young age, but with a smothering of truth, it can become the building block of a pearl. It wasn’t many words, but they were enough for a parasite to enter the soul and take up space. There it sat and fed. […]