validate me, validate me not
the search for external validation is a slippery slope to pervasive self-doubt that will eat us from the inside out. Continue reading validate me, validate me not
Tag: spiritual
Real McCoy
my heart pricks my veins searching beneath the surface for truth. my pen tattoos me with tear-stained ink indelibly scoring my skin with an unravelling, unnerving and unrelenting pursuit of the Real McCoy. Continue reading Real McCoy
rested
Inspired by Psalm 23… Continue reading rested
Fake it Till you Make it
‘Just fake it till you make it’, they say, but who really lives this idiom?
Spoiler alert – as far as I know, no one does.
Definitely not me.
I get it though. It’s sometimes worth giving ourselves a pep talk, shooting from the hip Continue reading Fake it Till you Make it
Excuse Me, But Which Way to Encounter God?
I’ve been reflecting lately on the way we relate to God and what the experience of having a relationship with him might really be like if we move beyond the standard metrics we’ve come to accept. Continue reading Excuse Me, But Which Way to Encounter God?
Keeping the Faith in Unsafe Places
As a 21st Century Christian living in a country that prioritises religious freedom, it’s a common understanding that community is paramount to growth; Continue reading Keeping the Faith in Unsafe Places
Bloom
As we allow the God of love and grace to unfold our journey one day at a time we provide space for him to speak and reveal that which will empower and mature us. Continue reading Bloom
And so, she soars
She feared the tide – the ebb and flow of her mind’s capacity – for so long that she almost forgot the sound of it’s gentle swoosh along the shore, the pebbles of creativity pushed gently, purposefully forward. Continue reading And so, she soars
What if happiness is a lure and not an antidote?
I’ve been thinking about suffering lately. I am coming to believe that we live in a society that values happiness and it’s continual pursuit over the necessity of acknowledging struggle, fear, grief and suffering. Continue reading What if happiness is a lure and not an antidote?
Miriam E. Miles 