You are amazing. When I see you and realise what a difference you’ve made in my life, it is the reason why I have to say you are amazing. You give me a reason to live. You do this by example – showing me the life that you live and how I can live it […]
Read More Because Of YouTrue strength can be experienced when we acknowledge we have no strength at all. People can go through experiences and emerge from it. This is not an indication that they are stronger. The thing about being strong for some is about a brave face, not giving anyone a hint of vulnerability or pain. This encourages […]
Read More Year Fourteen – StrongerSometimes you don’t know how bad it is until you realise just how far you’ve sunk. There is a really impressive capacity for self-deception. Keep the self busy, maintain certain routines, keep up appearances and most importantly tell yourself, you have it under control. It might be tight, but you have it under control. It […]
Read More Year Thirteen – From Sinking SandThere are some in football who feel that the best way to attack is to get the ball up the pitch as quickly as possible. It does not take the opposition long to work this out and to counter it, they will ensure that there are men in the right position to thwart efforts at […]
Read More Year Twelve – Going Back, Going ForwardHe took me out for a walk. We had gone out for walks before and each one seemed to be longer than the previous one. It didn’t matter at the time, because the walks themselves were great opportunities to connect. He would share what was going on in my life and he gave me a […]
Read More Year Ten – Celebrating Progress: Keep On WalkingI admit it. I am one of those people who was brought up in a culture and an age when laundry did not need to be washed by hand. By the time I knew what was what, I was made aware of this contraption called the washing machine. Sort out the dirty clothes, put the […]
Read More Year Nine – CleansingIt is difficult to think of a clean slate in life. After all, whenever you start anything, there’s the tendency to refer to what had happened in the past. Much as experience can be a friend, it can also be a hindrance to embracing the new of the new. There are glimpses available, though, of […]
Read More Year Eight – New BeginningsHe heard my cry. A people had been subjected to decades of oppression. Their entire identity seemed to be defined by slavery of the harshest kind. It was as though no one was listening to them. But He was listening and He had not forgotten them. He saw their suffering and felt their pain and […]
Read More Year Seven – ReleaseThere’s a phrase that endeavours to describe a series of troubling events. The phrase suggests that when things get bad it’s as if all hell broke loose. Interesting phrase. It’s an especially interesting phrase when those circumstances are viewed with the benefit of hindsight. Surely no one wishes for anyone to go through the pain of […]
Read More Year Six – Sometimes When All Hell Breaks Loose …There is something that comes along from time to time to help guard against complacency. It’s the rumblings. Allow me to give you an example of it in operation. You’ve got a new job. There’s those initial stages of adapting to the new routines and the new environment. Then there’s understanding how things operate beyond […]
Read More Year Five – When The Rumblings Begin
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