Control and Dominance

The seagulls are back on our roof and with a vengeance! It’s not that I don’t like the birds, I think they are a beautiful part of the seaside scene, but preferably not nesting on our roof! They regard the area as their own territory and guard it jealously, especially when the chicks are about [...]

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Our Reaction to Pain

There was a small boy who was given a bike for his birthday. Just what he had hoped for. He practised at home before venturing out and kept falling off at first. He was impatient to show it to his friends, so off he went. They all inspected it and gave it the thumbs up. [...]

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The Husband’s Challenge

Getting married was the best thing I ever did. It has brought real fulfilment and happiness, but of course it hasn’t all been married bliss. I didn’t expect it to bring to the surface all my inadequacies, failings and above all my own emotional wounds. At times it has seemed more like a battlefield and [...]

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Real Fellowship

I had a long telephone conversation the other evening. What started out as a contact call to a friend, turned into some deep sharing between us. We were being real and ‘telling how it is.’ Although we are from different backgrounds we are spiritually in tune with one another; there was an understanding and acceptance. [...]

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Keep Your Distance

Do others really know us or do we keep people at a distance? Are we on view like a peeled banana or more like a coconut where the soft white flesh is protected by a hard shell. All sorts of attitudes and ploys are used to stop people getting too close for comfort. Here are [...]

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