When there are complaints on things like not having the latest brand named goods or not having access to the best things in life it seems to miss the whole point of community. When someone is complaining about the name of the shoes, where their sister in another country has no shoes, something’s wrong. When […]
Read More Break Free TogetherDo you ever ask yourself what’s really important? Do you ever answer yourself by a changed life – not drastically, but noticeably? Do you catch up on yourself when you said you would do something, or be somewhere and then find that you’ve wandered far from that goal, despite still having a desire to achieve […]
Read More What’s Really ImportantI’ve been on a weekend conference. Now that sounds posh doesn’t it? What other phrases can I chuck in there? We did lunch and cracked the deal that should see millions flooding in. Not true, but it sounds right in the context of a weekend conference. In any case, you may remember the talk I’ve […]
Read More Remembering LoveThere are still vile human rights abuses taking place around our world. There are still traumatic offences committed in this country. There are still horrendous crimes carried out in our cities. There are still miscarriages of justice occurring in our towns. There are still tragic wrongs done in our homes. There are still sins committed […]
Read More Break Free … From Without: InjusticeFollowing on from yesterday’s bit about the super vacuum cleaner it also reminded me of a thought process that I was considering earlier this week. The link will become clear soon, follow the thread and you should get the jumper at the end of it. (You’ll need the jumper – it’s nearly winter!) A dear […]
Read More Big Ones and Little OnesIt’s almost as if someone else’s insecurities can put a barrier on someone else’s freedom. Negative discrimination is the thinking that describes that state of mind where our own inability and insecurity to celebrate our own identity is then forced outwards to others. We pick on any difference not as something to build on and […]
Read More Break Free … From Without: DiscriminationRecently a dear family friend came to give us a demonstration of a multi-faceted vacuum cleaner that was said to be significantly better than the regular ones on the market. It’s her job you see and because she’s relatively new she gets to try it on her friends and family. Also because of the nature […]
Read More Break Free: How Deep Is Your Sin?Slavery maybe something of an abstract concept to those in the western world privileged to be told that they live in a free society. However when the challenges of daily living are considered – bills to pay, onerous responsibilities to meet, friends to retain, personal image to sustain, rat-race to maintain – then it’s no […]
Read More Under PressureEvery October for the last three years I’ve been looking at the theme of freedom especially for the workplace. This year is particularly poignant though. I don’t think the blog entries have done justice to the turmoil, triumph and trauma that I’ve undergone in the last year or so, but this season is very important. […]
Read More Why Break Free?From the chick breaking through the egg shell to the moth emerging from the chrysalis there are experiences of the desire to break free. Even the wonder of seeing the birth of a newborn baby highlights the wonder of someone entombed for so long finally breaking free. This desire is not reserved to birth as […]
Read More Break Free: An Introduction
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