by admin | Nov 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
I am not a fan of the penultimate. It is my least favourite time, the moment when you are about to cross a threshold but haven’t done so yet. The feeling of being about to step onto a rickety bridge between two cliffs, trying not to look down. Occupying the space...
by admin | Nov 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
This image is the first in the book ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse’ by Charlie Mackesy. This image is the final one in my series of five posts of parting gifts. Notes to myself about what I’ve learnt working in the NHS and indeed a fellow...
by admin | Nov 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Weather fronts Generally you have to pack for all weathers in this kind of work. You never know what weather front is coming in to the life in front of you. What was a sunny day last week may be a great storm, or what was weeks of bleak grey drizzle, the skies have...
by admin | Nov 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Words The folk I’ve worked with in general all have too many voices, too many words in their heads. Turns out words can be the most unhelpful thing. Turns out that some space and silence and pause are not only beautiful but necessary. Turns out that chaplains,...
by admin | Nov 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dreams I had been brought up to dream big and do something significant. Not by my family so much as society at large with all its inspirational quotes and ideals. Like we have to make our lives count. And there is of course something to be said for that. But all this...