Friends

Friends

Friends Most people need them. To have them you have to be one. Each friend is different. The degrees of friendship can differ in closeness, varying from life-long loyal best friends, almost from birth, through to acquaintances; and in general, friends are good for...
Darkness

Darkness

Darkness Part 1 What is it about the dark that can sometimes make us afraid?   It’s because we can’t see what is around us, and we can’t see what is ahead.  There’s an element of uncertainty and the unknown, and it can make us feel afraid....
Crying and Tears

Crying and Tears

Crying and Tears I’m thinking about crying. I’m not thinking about ‘actually’ crying right now at this moment, and I’m not anticipating crying anytime soon, but I am ‘thinking’ about crying. I’m thinking about tears and crying.   I don’t...
Do the next right thing

Do the next right thing

Do the next right thing Recently, as a family we were watching the Disney film called ‘Frozen 2’. I hadn’t got around to seeing it, and as much as it was a film for children, there were several poignant moments for me.   In particular there is a song that’s called ’Do...
Comfort and Joy

Comfort and Joy

Comfort and joy The well-known Christmas carol ‘God rest ye merry gentlemen’ has a line in it that says ‘Glad tidings of comfort and joy.’ It explains the Christmas message to us clearly.   After a year where we have experienced the unforeseen effects of the Covid 19...