The phrase often used when businesses close is “Gone to the wall”. We have heard this many times recently but where does this rather odd phrase come from? Well before a business goes to the wall, and…
Doing right is a personal matter. doing what is right lies squarely on the shoulder of us, as individuals. No matter what others do, you know what you have to do. If you know the difference between r…
People are more worried because they can’t spend time with friends and family. We can’t share our concerns or be heard which means we bottle it all up, making us feel worse. We are worried about catc…
Before God, who is always wise and aware of our inner intentions, what good is cultivating an image of righteousness at any point in our lives when actually carrying out the deed? Absolutely nothing.…
I suppose the ramble at the beginning is because…. Well, here is my confession (and/or excuse if you like?) … I completely forgot about getting this in on time, because, and I know that this is not g…
In my normal working week, I would spend an afternoon in an audiology clinic, supporting the clinical audiologist. I would sometimes be the tester and sometimes lead the play activity- putting the ma…
I miss standing on the top of a mountain or a hill! I miss being able to look far and wide to houses, roads and people. From above, majestic buildings and big structures lose their towering height, s…
Do you start things enthusiastically and then get bored and bogged down with the details? I’m a great project starter, or even better, a project ‘imaginer’. It’s all so great in my mind but when I ge…
As I sit down to write this beacon I feel replete having just polished off this years substantial helping of pancakes. I expect that I am not alone in this, although I know that by the time you hear …
It’s good to listen to yourself think. I try to regularly. Separate yourself from your own reasoning and ask yourself, why am I thinking this way? Is it really the right way to be thinking? My name i…
Have you ever been with someone in absolute quiet and started to breathe in the same way, the same depth and length of breaths? Or have you ever been walking with someone and noticed that you are tak…
The game was always great fun and sometimes you were on it, almost being able to sense which hole the mole would appear in and be ready to bring the hammer down and then get ready for the next one.
When you listen to current discussions or reports on the news or social media, you may have heard the term resilience used. The situation over the past year has brought this term to the fore and the…
A sad piece of news I heard this week was that the singer Mary Wilson had passed away on Monday. Mary was the cofounder of a band called The Supremes together with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard bac…
We all love a well-chosen gift. For my 18th birthday my brother got me surreal, rubber horse mask. On another occasion he got me a mug with a Monsters Inc. meme printed on the front of it. My housema…
If there is one household chore that really seems to divide opinions it is ironing. I quite like it, albeit in small doses, my wife however hates it and would rather I do all of it. Ironing comes at …
No one lives in isolation. All of us have and need relationships.They determine to a great extent how successful and joyful we are. Our relationships make it possible for us to pursue various goals a…
Many of us that are in churches have found passions within the church. We have found roles that we are really good at and we have built ministries for ourselves within church. This is a really good t…
We adapted, but I missed the camaraderie and fellowship and I also missed getting out and about in the beauty of the Lakes and mountains. Me and Mel made up for it with the odd walk from home, but i…
A rocky table is annoying and sometimes no matter how much trouble you go to to even out the wobble, folding up cardboard and pushing it under one of the legs, it still doesn’t seem to be secure and …
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