Not to turn away, or yield to hopelessness, foregoing the utterance that it’s impossible. Instead to face towards, to choose the possibility and become the change I want to see. Yet we do this together, because it takes two to change the conversation for good. There is so much going on, and we can feel … Read more
On the wall above my desk, I have an excerpt from John O’Donohue’s Blessing for Matins: May I live this day Compassionate of heart,Clear in word,Gracious in awareness,Courageous in thought,Generous in love. + John O’Donohue, from Benedictus: A Book of Blessings, Bantam Press 2007 What might grow if we applied this to ourselves, rather than … Read more
This year it’s been Spring in slow motion. Each day offers a fresh unfurling. A new emergence catches my eye. And this morning brought a visible reminder of this. On the skyline at the edge of the valley there are small clusters of trees. In full leaf, it’s hard to distinguish between them at this … Read more
Any new normal starts with us. Always… Because real change only happens if we are brave enough to become the change. …Ourselves