I very seldom read the news, but the headline of a white bison born in Yellowstone National Park and its significance for Native American tribes grabbed me. I've been interested in Native American wisdom since I was a child. My Dad had a framed picture of a Native American Indian and a wise proverb underneath. … Continue reading A Story of Hope: white bison born in Yellowstone Park
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Hetty and Betty
Hetty the heffalump plodded along but kept tripping over her trunk She’d get up and dust herself off, but these trips had her in a funk She was supposed to be a heffalump, trunk swinging freely all day Why did she feel like the only one with a trunk that got in the way? Hetty … Continue reading Hetty and Betty
Questions without answers: exploring themes of longing and trust
I’m reading To Shake the Sleeping Self by Jedidiah Jenkins. My friends bought it for my birthday; it’s about a guy who reaches his thirties and realises he hasn’t really lived, so he’s never really discovered much about himself. He drops everything and leaves his comfort zone firmly in the rear view to bike from … Continue reading Questions without answers: exploring themes of longing and trust
Spirituality without the spirit
I was chatting to a young person in their twenties recently who had been bereaved unexpectedly, and more than once, in a short space of time. On top of this sadness, they had experienced some difficult relationships which had meant the end of a close friendship. In chatting to this person it was clear they … Continue reading Spirituality without the spirit
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