We may never see the full answer to our prayers, but their blessings may reach far beyond our lifetime. As part of a six-week course I am doing, I was asked to take a test to discover which emotions most strongly drive me. When the results came back, they stopped me in my tracks. The…
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The Stories We Keep
The stories we hear again and again often become the ones we carry long after the storyteller has fallen silent. There is something about the smell of cardamom and cinnamon in the kitchen, and the feel of flour on the bench, that seems to loosen old stories and bring them back to the surface. When…
Echoed Dreams
We can share the wisdom of our years without passing on the limits of our fears. She talks about her dreams as if they are already beginning to take shape, imagining a life in bright strokes, full of meaning and promise. There is such conviction in her voice, such beautiful confidence in the possibilities ahead…
A Dream
The words within us are meant to be shared, not left unwritten. There we were today, Peter and I, sitting in the cosy backyard of our favourite café, wrapped in the warmth of the summer sun and the easy comfort of conversation. Amid the soft hum of voices and the rich aroma of freshly brewed…
