Category Archives: Life on the journey

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Grumpy mornings

My son is having a grumpy morning. He didn’t go down for his morning nap for reasons that escape us both. He is therefore grumpy and sad. He bangs his head against things and cries. I call him to come … Continue reading

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Spiritual Direction

Last week I attended the first session of a course in spiritual direction run by our local diocese (I was going to explain what that word meant but then realised I had no idea, some group of Anglican parishes under … Continue reading

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Thankful

It’s Tuesday and yes, you guessed it, it’s another post with reference to ‘Tuesday Group’. Today we were thinking about being thankful. It’s the season of harvest,  autumn beginning, the nights drawing in, and gloomy mornings. Today we shared things … Continue reading

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A lesson I need to learn again and again…

One thing matters. One thing I need to get straight in the day. One thing that slots everything else in its place. One thing which means everything else starts to make sense. One thing. Gaze on the beauty of The … Continue reading

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50 years of cassettes…

Apparently it’s 50 years since the cassette tape came out, apart from that making me feel hideously old it’s sent me spiralling on a nostalgia trip from my misguided youth. I’ve written about this before, a few years ago, but … Continue reading

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