I know that I am not the only one. I belong to a generation of numb warriors – a Sisyphean generation – constantly thrusting those boulders that are trying to defeat us over and over again. Up the hill we go, and back down again. Pushing. Pushing. Pushing. Humanity is repeating that same journey, fighting…
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Tim with the Double Chin
Welcome to this tale, dear reader. Now, with the kindest, sweetest inner speaking voice, let us begin… Once upon a time, a man called Tim was conceived. His parents were delighted beyond their imaginations. What joy! What an honour to know that another human being would be born to continue their likeness, their bloodline, their…
Wounded in a Dark Wood
Did you know that 2020 marks the seven hundredth anniversary of the completion of Dante’s Divine Comedy? How apt. This post was not going to be about that, but I stumbled across this fact as I was searching for a metaphor about being ‘wounded’. Lost in a dark wood? Bingo. Little did I know in…
Don’t Hold Back
I was speaking with someone about the Catholic Church’s various responses to the Coronavirus pandemic in my country and city, insofar as some parishes are doing much better than others. The person said that it was as if some in the Church are holding their breaths. A few are actively reaching out, going to great…
Learning to Breathe Again
The world has been turned upside down. Of that there is no doubt. In a few short weeks we have stopped everything we love doing as a community, are unable to be with friends or extended family, have changed the way we work, or have lost jobs. Children are mostly being educated online at home,…
Saying Goodbye… and Dancing
Goodbye. It is such a loaded word – such an emotional word. I have had to say goodbye to many people and places over my life, and it is never easy. Sometimes the goodbyes have been self-imposed, such as when I chose to leave a soul-draining workplace. Most people would advise that one should never…
Book review: ‘You Are Enough’ by Mandy Hale
A few posts ago I reviewed Mandy Hale’s book Beautiful Uncertainty. Her newest book, You Are Enough: Heartbreak, Healing, and Becoming Whole, is the subject of today’s post. If you have read Beautiful Uncertainty, you could not ask for a greater contrast between that book and this new one, and perhaps even wonder if this…
How to Live Like a Dog
My dog. He longs for his walk, lives for his biscuit, purrs while being cuddled, seeks back massages, and loves his din-dins at the appointed hour. That’s it. That is how he defines a successful life. He does not have a degree or a formal job (his informal job is being our security guard and…
The MuSinGer 