Pictures from 365
Today is my day off. For as long as I have been a vicar the day off has been a challenge. Living on the job means that a day off is an enforced escape. It’s not just a case of kicking back and relaxing in the garden. Even opening my laptop is a cause of [...]
From the Tao Te Ching; Take on difficulties while they are still easy; do great things while they are still small This is a poetic way of saying, ‘Don’t avoid the things that challenge you most. The things you find difficult and either deny or hide away from. Sooner or later they will loom up [...]
Thought for my day from Steve Jobs – Co-founder and chief executive officer of Apple. Born in 1955 (two months older than me). Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise [...]
Back home. Things to do. Plans to make. “When can we go back?” She asks.
We begin the day watching the sun rise above the water on a deserted beach. The light swims across the horizon leaching the clouds in a wash of pale orange and yellow as the waves rasp against the shore like the paws of an enormous sea creature. Later we eat breakfast in a cafe by [...]
War, huh, yeah What is it good for Absolutely nothing Uh-huh War, huh, yeah What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again, y’all War, huh, good God What is it good for Absolutely nothing Listen to me Edwin Starr
There are times when we can see ourselves in the faces of others – loved ones, children especially. Not only in their faces but in their whole demeanor – the way they walk, laugh, eat, sleep or sit staring through a window. Spending time with family is spending time with the echo of ourselves.
Waking to the sound of the waves crashing against the shore – how amazing. There are times when I wonder what is real and what is imagined. I am reminded of Longfellow’s poem, The Sound of the Sea; THE sea awoke at midnight from its sleep, And round the pebbly beaches far and wide I [...]
Numbed by the day ahead feeling slightly nauseous and looking forward to a long weekend break on the Sunshine Coast. Events and conversations over the past few days leave me perplexed and remembering two things that challenged my perseption of what follows after we cease to exist physically (die). Traditional Christian teaching would seem to [...]