Power, influence and control
The only thing that ever changed everything was a small group of people who connected to create a movement. We can draw on each other to create a positive outcome for the climate tipping point we are now at. Here’s how you can leverage your individual and our collective power to bring about the changes … Read more
We serve no one when we play small
I was on a permaculture course,
Life changing;
The ideas, systems,
the people,
wise,
interested and interesting,
synthesising experience,
weaving webs of new understanding.
One of us,
post-doctoral researcher,
unsure,
if she could venture
into academia alone,
without
a university at her shoulder.
Keeping her voice small,
When her work,
is game changing,
life … Read more
Time has passed
The damson tree which has my back,
Used to be Zap,
My first and most beloved dog who walked,
through death and childbirth,
Loyally at my feet.
The soaring fir trees were neat eggs of topiary,
The lawn was a productive vegetable bed.
The shelves I clear
As I leave
22 years behind… Read more
Dwelling on the edge
Carol Shepherd is bi-sexual and Christian and proud of both and therein has been the thorny point of her explorations. How does someone who defines themselves as bi-sexual find belonging within the Christian world? Carol speaks with zeal and determination about the dilemma that many bi-sexual Christians face and her research has found such intersecting … Read more
20 + 20 + 20
It feels as if
The first years of my life was when I was being grown,
by others,
First in the womb,
Then home,
School,
Guides,
Friends,
World.
Then it seems I spent 20 years trying to grow myself,
to find my way,
start the path,
which feels like my own.
To hear my … Read more