“Remember that all things which happen To you are raw materials Endlessly fertile Endlessly yielding of thought that could change Your...

“I’d rather be in the mountains thinking about God than in church thinking about the mountains” John Muir Take a look at the two images,...

“Hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, and unsurprised by anything in between.” Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Both...

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately” (Henry Thoreau) for Fin Take a look at the first picture. This is a page from...

Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young (Psalm 84) Take a look at the first...

“It is exhausting, all this opening up.” Nitya Prakash The other day I caught myself yearning for the early days of lockdown last year....

“Act Upon Hope” Commoners Choir So, we’re all starting to feel a bit more hopeful, but what does this look like? Is it just wishful...

“’I can’t see the way through,’ said the boy. ’Can you see your next step?’ ‘Yes’ ‘Just take that’ said the horse” Charlie Mackesy I...

“The heart regulates the hands.” 2 Corinthians 8 Ok, I admit it, I’m exhausted. A year of this, even though there may be a little glimmer...

"Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things...

“the lady doth protest too much, methinks” Hamlet A recent illegal vigil. Women saying what we all know: this happens to us all, all the...

“celebrate good times” Kool & the Gang I don’t suppose many people celebrated the 23rd March. A year ago this day, lockdown started in...

“choice not reaction” (Enneagram) Take a look at the first picture. This is an illustration by my friend and Leeds based artist Si Smith,...

"Women's freedom is the sign of social freedom." Rosa Luxemburg Take a look at the first image. It shows an art piece I’m in the process...

“life begins in the imagination” Greenbelt 2013 Take a look at the first picture. This is a little doodle of a knot that I found as part...

“May we raise children who love the unloved things“ Nicolette Sowder Take a look at the two images. What do you see? These are both...

“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, andwisdom to know the difference.”...

“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things” 1 Corinthians 13 Take a look at the first image. This...

“Hold me now, warm my heart, stay with me” Thompson Twins Take a look at the first image. This a piece by artist Ashleigh Taupaki, an...

“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humour, and some...