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"A metal plumb bob hanging steadily from a string, representing a centered and still mind amidst life's storms."

How To Still Your Mind With a Plumb Bob

There are times that my thoughts and feelings seem to swing like monkeys in a tree. My mind just seems to go everywhere. It swings into depression, anxiety and then back into depression. My mind seems to have a mind of its own. Recently I was speaking on a podcast […]

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52 Days to Better Mental Health

The change was barely noticeable unless you knew them well enough to know that this was significant. It was a small change in their behaviour, a problem that had plagued them for most of their life, but now it was gone. They wanted a miracle, like the over night delivery of […]

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Right Person, Right Place, Right Time and That Time is Now

This was never going to be a typical funeral. This was the celebration of a life well lived by a mother to 11 children. A strong farmers wife who not only milked the cows, preserved the fruit but also cared with deep love for each of her children. One of the […]

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Sheep, Habits and Walking Down The Right Path

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I always thought sheep were pretty dumb. But with the habits they I now realise that actually they aren’t totally woolly in their thinking. (sorry had to say it) As I child, on a New Zealand sheep farm, I remember asking my father a very simple question. What is this line […]

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Do You Feel Alone in Your Struggle?

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What is it like to feel alone with your struggle? You are having a hard time in your life. There is pain, frustration, a desperateness and you feel completely alone with it. You may have people around you who care. They may even be professionals such as doctors, nurses, support workers, […]

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Whatever You Do, Don’t Learn Their Name

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We all have an identity, a name we have been given, and can identify with. The connection deepens when we learn each other’s name. Each morning I start my day in a comfortable chair, listen to the Bible, thinking about the day ahead, and making a list of tasks. Often […]

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Your Mental Health needs an Oasis Rest Routine

Days and weeks roll into each other and tiredness slowly seeps into your soul. When each day feels like one horrendous day upon another and the treadmill is jammed on marathon setting then you need to retreat to an oasis. Do you have an Oasis? Can you give yourself […]

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Dirt + Spit = Mud and 6 Things to Learn about Healing

Dirt, spit, and mud. What a combination that brought medicine to a blind man’s eyes. Jesus works healing in ways we couldn’t imagine. It was just a typical sort of day. I was out on the street listening to everyone passing by. Right from birth, I had been blind, but […]

Getting Well Staying Well Mental Illnesses

In – Valid Me. Invalid Me.

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As a person who has experienced mental illness and as someone who is seen by many as unable to provide any kind of valuable input to society, as somebody who is generally seen as more of a burden than a contributor I have often felt like a burden to others. […]

The Allure of Grace: How God Draws Us Into the Desert to Heal

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I am now going to allure her

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peopleAllure – the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating. It’s autumn, and already I am looking forward to spring. I have to go through winter and all the wet and cold, but I know better times are coming when my senses are filled with the fragrance of […]