Christmas – peace or turmoil?
Red tinsel, silver bells, bundles of holly and an pulsating hum of expectation is in the air. Christmas is approaching again and how this year has flown by! Perhaps I remain a child at heart but I can never forget little girl Christmases … the religious significance (whatever our belief system, the birth of Christ…
A question of balance
I often wonder whether all the commodities we have today makes a world that is not that great for emotional health. Often I’m wondering these things as I press the start button on the washing machine or the dishwasher or as I Google for information or glide along the road with ease in my faithful…
Three Funerals and a reflection
To have attended three funerals within one week is perhaps rather unusual. Though not family or very close friends, it was really important for me to be there, with respect and appreciation of the reality that our lives had intertwined. Each experience moved me deeply and for special, distinctive reasons. The first was a long…

