Thank God for … Dark Times

I don’t keep a diary, but sometimes I make notes. As a result there are notes of things I have thought over the years. From time to time I enjoy reflecting on those words and where I was when I wrote them. There have been some really dark times in my life. Truly, deeply dark. […]

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Thank God for … Questions

My life is based on questions. The answers given to these questions are interesting, especially when they are investigated closely. So many based on assumptions rarely explored and hardly challenged. That’s why I love probing questions that challenge me to explore further and deeper into the issue. Sure I like answers as well as questions, […]

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Thank God for … Failure

OK from the get go I am not one of those that subscribe to the view that life would be boring if we didn’t have failure, or mistakes or missteps. I am looking forward to perfection. I long for it. I have seen and experienced the consequences of failing. The hurt and devastation caused by […]

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Thank God for … Life

It may not feel like it all the time, but I like living. Being alive is brilliant. The dying thing doesn’t look much fun. Mere existence appears to be a drag. Living. That’s where it’s at. Thriving, enjoying, fulfilling – that’s not about economic conditions or social background. That’s about in the circumstances connecting with […]

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This is Complete

She had never felt more exhilarated. She had never felt more free. As she snuggled again in front of the telly to watch another episode of her favourite soap, she only felt a little restless. She was at home and away from there were things she no longer had to deal with. This was her […]

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I Will Follow

He was still startled by the nature of the letter, especially the main part. I was uncertain at first, I didn’t always like or understand what you were doing. You changed and I couldn’t handle it at first. I wanted you to go back to the way I knew you. You have taught me so […]

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I Don’t Like It

It was not easy getting used to this one. He was not like the old one. Where she was very fond of the old one and had got used to him as a friend, a brother and perhaps with time something more, this new didn’t behave like the old one. She didn’t like it and […]

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The Shock of the New

She had not known him that long, but what she had known of him left her with the impression that he was kind if somewhat eccentric man. He wasn’t like anyone she had met before. That sense was heightened by recent events. Having been on the brink of death, she was barely conscious of the […]

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Regeneration

He looks at his hands as they glow. The moment has been held off for long enough, he knows he cannot hold it back any further. Alone in the room that took care of him for so long, he has mixed emotions. Switching the levers to set sail to elsewhere, he knows the time has […]

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