Reflections

Calm river scene superimposed over Catholic Mass service in ornate church.

High Summer, High Mass

Last Sunday I went to High Mass. I am a non-Christian, let alone a Catholic, from an agnostic and political background, so this was an odd move.  There were extenuating…
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Through the lens of a British Sikh Woman

2020 was a very different and challenging year to say the least and for many of us, 2021 hasn’t begun in the way we may had hoped for. As I've…
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Jane Austen and Napoleon

Backbone and Heart

Core elements of 'everyday spirituality' I’ve just finished watching a TV documentary about the great British 18th century novelist, Jane Austen. Chosen as the perfect switch-off from the daily nerve-shock…
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I know I shouldn’t be saying this

But sometimes I just want to stop the bus and get off… Do you sometimes feel that you’re rushing from the get-go? That your attention is taken up by the…
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Spring Equinox – finding your “Island of Sanity”

Yesterday was the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere - Spring is here and the days are getting lighter and longer. It's time to express those ideas you've been germinating over…
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Glimmers of Light

In preparation for a webinar I am giving on the Soul at Work* I found myself searching for books I had long put away on a high shelf, the works…
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Imbolc – time for a clear out

This Saturday 1st February is Imbolc, the Celtic Festival that marks the first inklings of Spring.  We're now nearly half way towards the Spring Equinox, when the days become longer than…
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Winter Solstice – the gold in the darkness

Tomorrow is the Winter Solstice – the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. From Sunday onwards, the days will lengthen  as we start the journey back to the…
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