Photo by Anton Shuvalov on Unsplash The Resources Last weekend I was in Queenstown in the breathtaking beauty of the mountains and the lake and the fresh clean air. It was a working weekend, though, as I was part of a group discerning calling to ministry. In the preparations for the weekend, I was asked … Continue reading Taking a breather →

Photo by Mulyadi on Unsplash The Resources So, I know that most people go on holiday and read fiction, and I did that (Demon Copperhead pretty much broke my heart and mended it again while I was also soaking up some Fiji beauty), but I confess that I also took and read Brene Brown's Rising … Continue reading Becoming fully human →

The resources In the last week I ordered two books and I got to add three books to the catalogue of the Hewitson library. I did get pretty excited about that and I'm looking forward to all that reading and treasure hunting, but just to put it in perspective, I also ordered four different kinds … Continue reading catch the wave →

The Resources There's been a lot of nothing happening in my inner space since my enneagram retreat last year - not completely nothing, because the retreat brought up a lot of things to process - but for a long, long time, I have been a gatherer of all kinds of things. Ideas, images, experiences, metaphors, … Continue reading Form and Substance →

A bit of reflection... Here we are already into the new year, and I wonder how this solar (and now lunar) beginning again finds you? I find myself actively engaging in the inner work of embracing more deeply and fully the evolving nature of life and faith. I feel like I have the evolving faith … Continue reading An evolving faith →

Revising The Resources So, to finish up this year's book, I thought it would be good to revisit the ten guideposts, and their posts, and see which one or ones have stayed with you, have stood out for you, have been change agents for you in one way or another. When we gather next week, … Continue reading A Guidepost Refresher →

Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash The Resources The final guidepost to letting go of who you think you're supposed to be and embracing who you are is cultivating laughter, song and dance and letting go of being cool and always in control. What a great one to finish with! Laughter, singing and dancing all … Continue reading Making a song and dance of it →

Photo by krakenimages on Unsplash The Resources The ninth guidepost to embracing imperfection as the gateway to wholehearted living is meaningful work. In the book Brene identifies five core truths about meaningful work and they're really the backbone of the chapter, so I'll just summarise them here for you: We all have gifts and talents. … Continue reading Making meaningful work →

Photo by Jed Adan on Unsplash The Resources Cultivating calm Guidepost 8 is cultivating calm and stillness. I know that for some of us stillness is a trigger word, probably conjuring memories of being scolded for fidgeting or feelings of failure when we can't sit still and pray for hours on end...or even for five … Continue reading Inner Stillness, outer calm →

Photo from Playcore The Resources The next guideline for embracing imperfection is cultivating play and rest: letting go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth. Now, I don't think I have personally ever bought into the idea that achievements or 'getting stuff done' or being otherwise productive and successful conferred a sense … Continue reading Embodied Playing →