Christmas is nearly on us…only a few days to go. You, me, most other people living in our Western society, are up to our ears in plans, preparations, cooking, cleaning, festivities, shopping, wrapping. On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your level of peace? That is my wish for you, to…
Advent waiting and spiritual rest
We have entered the season of Advent, as we anticipate and count down towards Christmas. I generally love pretty much everything to do with Christmas, but I love it in December. Not before. As we finish our musings on the Seven different types of rest that we need, the last one fits well with Advent:…
Being willing to fail on the quest for creativity
This might not work.” That was one of the cleverest and most fun definitions of what it means to be creative that I came across, as I started this recent series on creativity. Because of course, central to creating new things – be it ideas, products, art, spreadsheets – is the very real risk that…
Waiting in expectation.
Only 11 sleeps to go….sadly, in our house the children are old enough to have lost some of the magic of the anticipation of Christmas. There is still much excitement, and planning and looking forward – as much to a holiday from school as anything else! But I remember with dewy eyed fondness the sweet,…
Waiting without the whole story.
Just a little story this week – pause with me for a minute and think about this, and what it challenges in you. Two beggars knocked on the door asking for bread. One beggar was given a loaf and sent away. The other was kept waiting and waiting. At length, the second beggar became concerned.…