The story often begins with the phrase, ‘Once upon a time’. That’s how it begins, but if we pay attention there was something before that point. It’s where we started the story, but that’s not always where the story starts. Sometimes in digging around, there’s a fascinating lead up to the story we know. For […]
Read More Before We BeginThe writing that takes place here can come from various points. Sometimes they come from a thought I have on the day. Sometimes they come from something I heard or read. Sometimes they come from an experience I’ve had. Sometimes it comes from an experience I’ve observed. There are other ways in which these pieces […]
Read More Lighthouse and Light HomeRecently I was reminded of the joy of tens. With the theme of this month, it made sense to celebrate the occasion by considering some benefits (around ten) of the Light. The Light is Bright – I love things that are brilliant and the Light is literally that in more than one sense of the […]
Read More One Or Two (Or Ten) Benefits of The LightYou know what it’s like to hit the depths. I remember coming across a song about being lifted up. The writer talks of a state where shame and guilt was completely overwhelming. That was compounded by being in a society where you’re an outcast if there’s any sign of failure. Under such pressures, the darkness […]
Read More From Shades Of NightHis story really fascinated me. The same place that he was convinced he would never go near, was the very place he was sent. The journey to get there was fascinating too. When people had talked about visiting people in prisons, he had said that it was definitely not his thing. Although he was hugely […]
Read More Into The Darkness You ShineThis was not how it was meant to work out. Intelligent, witty and evidently competent in the field, he was meant to get the degree and apply that know-how to begin on the ladder. Surely the light should have lead him to progress through the ranks accumulating a good reputation and a bigger bank balance. […]
Read More Where The Light May LeadFocus on the light. It makes for a great guide and a great guide is needed for the journey ahead. One of the pictures that comes to me about life is a lot like the imagery of a dense forest. The trees are tall and full of branches that at times can appear to obscure […]
Read More Comfort and Direction with The LightWhen they were leaving they could have taken a particular route to get to their destination. In fact it would have been quicker to take that route. Yet there was a better route to take that would prevent them from returning to where they were leaving. To get the route and keep on moving there […]
Read More For The Journey – Focus On The LightWherever you are in life, there is something about beauty. I don’t always appreciate it and I acknowledge sometimes I have taken it for granted. Yet there are times when the hustle and bustle of life has to take a back seat to the appreciation of true beauty. The beauty of a sky line, of […]
Read More What A BeautyJesus, the Queen and the football manager. There was this football manager who had a reputation for being winning trophies. A club that had been out of the limelight for a number of decades hired him in the hope of resurrecting some of their former glories. Lo and behold against more established and successful clubs, […]
Read More Who Runs Things? In Practice And In Name
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