Separation and Abandonment

Separation and Abandonment

Pretty big words, separation and abandonment..When I was ten days old, I was adopted into an amazing family in the Scottish Borders. I couldn’t have wanted or asked for a more charmed life, better parents or brother and sisters.I was born on the 14th of December. Ten...
Post-Truth World

Post-Truth World

Have you ever caught two children doing something wrong, and asked each one for the truth of what was happening?Likely, both will give you a true story – from their perspective.What is the real nature of truth then?There’s a book called “The Battle of Waterloo – a...
A New Story This Christmas

A New Story This Christmas

Every Christmas in the West, we are reminded of the Christmas Story, that’s so central to Christianity – It’s right there in the word Christmas! Christianity’s story is a bit bleak.Behave well, and you’ll get a nice place when you die – live life as a Libertine,...
Hun Yuan Self-Healing

Hun Yuan Self-Healing

Recently I’ve had cause to think about the healing process, and why some people have great success and why other struggle.My Teacher Lu is the inspiration for this essay, but also I draw on my thirty years or more as a therapist.The “Hun Yuan” from the title,...
Blind Faith and Modern Life

Blind Faith and Modern Life

It’s going to take utter faith and determination to get through this!(It doesn’t matter what this “This” actually is!) How do we “get through” anything? It often seems that if we can just get through the next few days/weeks/year, that things will be better.It’s about...