If you put your nose to the grindstone rough, And keep it down there long enough, You will soon conclude that there are no such things, As a brook that babbles or a bird that sings. These three things will your world compose: Just you, the stone, And your ground-down […]
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Brendon McCullum knocks one off to the side ‘With a quiet nod to the applauding spectators he looks around the ground knowing he has a lot more work to do if New Zealand is going to save this test. Brendon McCullum, 50, not out’ Radio Sport commentator I was […]
Guest Blog: Last year I invited a number of people to write sermons on the Beatitudes. Bill Gray wrote about Peacemaking within the battleground of an addiction to gambling. Here is a condensed version. My life is anything but peaceful. I have a continuous, on-going, relentless, battle with an addiction […]
The early church leader Paul was an amazing leader. He took on huge challenges and amongst them infighting within his own Christian community. Nothing changes much does it! One of the challenges he throws us is how to love whilst people are stabbing you in the back. He had an […]
My Dance with Depression and What I Have Learnt Depression can be a killer. For those who daily face the darkness, they need help. In this series, I share a few dance steps I have learned. 9. Do Something! You may not feel like doing anything. Don’t trust your feelings; […]
I experience Depression. It reached a tipping point last year and in this series of blogs I am sharing what I learned both from personal experience and walking with others about Depression. 7. Medication helps, some. OK, I take some medication. Since last year I have been taking a small […]
In my last post I started off a series on what I have learnt about depression from my own personal dance with the haunting figurine. So on to part two. 4. Love by listening One of the things I most needed, and few gave, was Love. Love that is quiet […]
A quite personal blog. I thought I would write about my dance with depression. It all came to a bit of a head last year and I am well on the recovery road. Over the years I have talked and helped many people recover from depression. They have taught […]
Stop, right now. Yeah, I’m talking to you the listener! Just stop! For a few seconds, just take a breather in your busyness, and listen. Hear the world around you, the noise, the clock ticking, creating pressure. Listen to the silence that must be filled with something, I suppose? The […]
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.” Mahatma Gandhi. ‘My life is not where I want it to be, I should be …’ ‘Should’s’ have a powerful pull over the mind. We have expectations, we have dreams, others have expectations for us, and others have dreams for us. […]