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Heyoka

Yesterday I fare-welled a man whom I described as often playing the role of a heyoka to myself and others. In ancient societies, the heyoka (or similar) held a prominent position. Their role was to oppose the norm. This was visually reinforced by various means, such as wearing summer clothes in winter and winter clothesContinue reading “Heyoka”

Teamwork

This has sat on display in our china cabinet for more than thirty years. It was presented me on behalf of a colleague with whom I had shared in a team ministry (with two others, I might add). We were the junior partners and collaborated on some innovative projects amongst four churches in Canberra inContinue reading “Teamwork”

Wordle Warriors

433 years worth of daily 5-letter words left! There are quite a few out there now. It’s the new chess. Get the word right in as few moves as possible and share the good news (or not) on your favorite social media platform. The spinoffs are well under way. The original idea was for oneContinue reading “Wordle Warriors”

Timeless Meditation: Viewing Vastness

Originally posted on wRighTing My Life:
Worlds Away Savoring outdoor time during my recent reprieve in the temperate Caribbean, I hoped the warmth would cradle me through another 72 icy winter days back home. Mother Nature’s wizardry transformed the oppressive grey I left behind into sparkling and vibrant blue, a welcome relief in this world…

#Bloganuary is over

#Bloganuary is over; the year has begun.The muse has awoken, and feels he’s not done.He looks for the prompt which just isn’t there.The blank page awaits; he can only but stare. He laments the prompts gone from his daily feedHe recalls their annoyance and his final concedeIn spite of resistance they awakened deep thoughtand setContinue reading “#Bloganuary is over”

Star-gazing

#Bloganuary Writing Prompt: How do you feel when you look at the stars? Feeling is not my “go to” language. But ask me how I “experience” looking at the night sky and I can speak, filtered by many years of wrestling with my theology and cosmology. I experience total peace born of a sense ofContinue reading “Star-gazing”

Tree!

#Bloganuary Writing Prompt: Describe Yourself as a Tree I think that I shall never seeA picture of me as a treeA tree whose leafy boughs do swayAnd drops its leaves along the way; A tree that casts its honkey nutsSafe trudging by it much disrupts Harry Potter’s thrashing treeCharlie Brown’s kite-eating mysteryIt seems that trees areContinue reading “Tree!”

World-changer!

#Bloganuary Writing Prompt: How Are You Changing The World? My old cartoon instincts are immediately kicking in, reminding me of my early days of fatherhood sharing the squawling, squirming infant-changing routine. Except no infant here, but a hard done by globe, polluted and sickly, lamenting the loss of dimly remembered pristine goodness. The question forContinue reading “World-changer!”

Playlist

#Bloganuary Writing Prompt: What is on your music playlist right now? The warble of the koolbardi*The chatter of the djitti-djitti*The crash of waves at MullalooThe wind in the treetops too. The sounds of silence when I walk in the bushThe crunch of boots as onwards I push.This is the music that tickles my earsNo budsContinue reading “Playlist”

Solitude

#Bloganuary Writing Prompt: Where do you go when you need solitude? Where do I go for a bit of quiet?Away from thoughts that start to riot?A secluded spot, a garden shed?Nah, there’s a spot deep inside my head! Where does one go for a bit of peace?Avoiding tensions that defy release?A quiet room, some placeContinue reading “Solitude”