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I was walking beside the sea yesterday. On the water’s edge was this stone with ‘harmony’ written on it. Life’s rhythm has a time for sowing, a time for reaping; a time for weeping and a time for laughing… Life’s melody, our words and actions, priorities and character, creates beautiful tunefulness or tuneless monotony… HarmonyContinue reading “Harmony”

I’ve been writing my daily musing for 5 months… 150 musings later it’s time to review… to muse on my musings… Listening I’ve been more conscious of my ability to listen – listening to the world of Covid 19 and Black Lives Matter; listening in conversations with friends; listening to the ‘still small voice’ thatContinue reading “Musing on Musings”

Statler and Waldorf were the two old men who sat at the back of the Muppet Show, watching and criticising. I like: Statler: Wake up you old fool. You slept through the show. Waldorf: Who’s a fool? You watched it. The Greek philosopher Socrates is tributed with saying: ‘The unexamined life is not worth living’Continue reading “The Unexamined Life”

Steve and I were talking about Toys-R-Us – the massive store stocking dolls, train sets, lego… Pets-R-Us – that sells pets and all related to pets’ wellbeing…. We mused on the notion of ‘Churches-R-Us’… Choose Your Church Churches-R-Us is a vast warehouse containing all the churches you could possibly imagine. Some people have never been;Continue reading “Churches-R-Us”

We play ‘Go Compare’, with our marriage, family, money, popularity, reputation, looks, talents… Looking at those we think are better than us we feel inadequate, deflated, useless… How do we create a new mind-set where we aren’t feeding our low self-esteem by constantly comparing ourselves with others? Musing on ideas that have helped me: KnowContinue reading “Go Compare – Towards a Solution”

The Advert In a long-running television advert a Welshman, pretending to be Italian, advertises ‘GoCompare’ who will provide the best price for car insurance, home insurance or other financial services. I’m not surprised that it was voted the most annoying advert two years running! The Competition We play ‘Go Compare’: Someone tells their story. SomeoneContinue reading “Go Compare – The problem”

What a friend we have in Jesus,All our sins and griefs to bear.What a privilege to carryEverything to God in prayer.Oh, what peace we often forfeit,Oh, what needless pain we bear,All because we do not carryEverything to God in prayer. Joseph Scriven, who wrote this well-known hymn, was born in Ireland. As a young manContinue reading “What a Friend we Have in Jesus”

Yesterday I saw this diagram. I mused on illustrations of ‘the bits you can’t see’…. The iceberg – see above, and remember the Titanic. The tree’s roots – keeping the tree healthy and stable. A house’s foundations – deep or non-existent, built on rock or on sand. My heart – I have never seen myContinue reading “The Bits You Can’t See”

We are told that, through not attending school over the last six months, children are behind in their English and maths. They have missed out on learning, affecting academic competence, progress, exam results, university entrance and getting a job. We need skilled, competent people: bakers to provide good bread, car mechanics to keep our carsContinue reading “Competency is not enough”

It’s raining; children are returning to school. For many years the first day of a new school year was important for me – returning children, new children, prepared teachers, eager anticipation… …and my first school assembly. I sometimes used a map with ‘you are here’ on it, talking about varied past journeys, exciting future opportunities…Continue reading “You are Here”