We all know that love is a word, a sentiment, a feeling that we most closely associate with loved ones, family, friends and so on. We don’t often use it in a wider context within say our work life or our wider connections. Some of this could be because we have confined our understanding of...
When we think about finding our way, of having the right directions we may think of Sat Nav or Google maps. If we’re old school we might be drawn to maps and atlases. Hopefully we’ll have a bit of a sense of direction and a little bit of luck too. Yet there’s something deeper and...
Down the ages we have seen seemingly impossible feats achieved, immense tides turned to flow in a more positive direction, hatred, violence and division move into a space of forgiveness and reconciliation. Lincoln’s abolition of slavery, the defeat of Nazism, the ending of apartheid in South Africa, the peace process in Northern Ireland are just...
As each day brings us more difficult news about the state of our world it would be easy to withdraw, to hide, even to wither under the onslaught, especially if this is layered on top of more personal challenges in our daily lives. Yet now, as never before, hiding isn’t an option. We need to...
Life seems like it’s full of curved balls at the moment…political upheaval, conflict in a part of the world where the peace has sustained for decades, a civilised nation refusing to curb gun ownership though mass shootings seem increasingly commonplace, and for individual citizens the challenges of prices spiralling upwards or being able to travel...
‘The significance of the word Heart is the significance of life itself as it beats eternally at the very heart of the universe.’ (Tibetan Master) When we consider the role of the heart in our daily lives, most of us will head for two factors – the physical heart that keeps us alive through its...
As we recoil in horror at events in Ukraine, we are also reminded of the heart to heart to heart to heart connection of our common humanity. An unbreakable chain that connects and nourishes and offers the greatest hope for our world and its future. On display in the tragedy, and called into dedicated service,...
Most children spend at least some of their early childhood enjoying periods of what, to an adult, can look like fanciful fantasies…where we imagine all manner of delights and joyful relationships with fairies and imaginary friends in a world where anything is possible, and magic happens…and where good battles evil and usually wins. That bubble...
So often when we reflect on our purpose in life, we become focused on trying to express it in concrete terms and that’s sensible of course because we like things to be tangible. We may find that our purpose is expressed in terms of a cause such as organic farming, or as a talent such...
I’ve long felt a deep connection with the legend of King Arthur, his knights, Merlin and the sword of Excalibur. Like so many legends and folklore one can discover deep and manyfold layers within the characters, the stories and the symbols. Excalibur for me represents the sword of leadership and courage and the mutual dependency...