"Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." – Mary Oliver

  • Let me ask you this

    Let me ask you this.Do you also think that beauty exists for some fabulous reason? And, if you have not been enchanted by this adventure— your life—what would do for…

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  • I don’t know whether …

    this is foolish or not, but I’ve decided to attempt NaBloPoMo as a way to kick my blogging into gear and try a few different posts that I’ve been thinking…

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  • Trying to work out …

    whether I’ve caught my daughter’s cold or I’m feeling crap because of the COVID booster I had yesterday afternoon. I’m hoping it’s the latter because then the worst should be…

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  • October’s Books in 25 words

    Summarising in 25 words what was most noteworthy to me from the books I finished this month. A Public Missiology: How Local Churches Witness to a Complex World -Gregg Okesson…

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  • September’s Books in 25 Words

    Summarising in 25 words what was most noteworthy to me from the books I finished this month. Sea of Tranquility – Emily St. John Mandel I love time travel books,…

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  • Ethical Consumption as Class Distinction

    Ethical Consumption as Class Distinction

    Connected to my last post, Dr Jonathon Cornford comments on how ethical consumption can become just another form of class distinction, a marker of difference from others. “one of the…

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  • Resistance and Privilege

    Cultural forces can be a little like a river that carries us through life without giving it much thought if we let them. Some of those forces we would consider…

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  • August’s Books in 25 Words.

    Summarising in 25 words what was most noteworthy to me from the books I finished this month. Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness (Hardcover) –…

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  • July’s Books in 25 Words

    Summarising in 25 words what was most noteworthy to me from the books I finished this month. Only one book finished this month, but I have three almost finished. The…

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  • June’s Books in 25 Words

    Summarising in 25 words what was most noteworthy to me from the books I finished this month. The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea #3) – Ursula K. Le Guin Rereading some…

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