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I start a prayer retreat in October at Buckfast Abbey; it can't come soon enough www.buckfast.org.uk/retreats/

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I wonder how many people who receive or give an easter egg will step inside a church to worship?

Lucian Freud Buttercups (1968) Oil on canvas 61 x 61 cm

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Is it too extreme (or truthful) to say we don't give a shit about the earth (and all sentient life) as long as we continue to grow our economies and provide a good standard of living for all 8.3 billion people? Of course, some people do but not enough to matter -- not now, not ever.

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I wish more people knew John Moriarty's work.

“God doesn't need to come down upon a mountain, for the mountain itself is the revelation. We only have to look at it and we will know how we should live.” ― John Moriarty

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Some of the best words Buk ever spoke youtu.be/MTPxWkBgW6U?...

What is a [female] Master Executive Coach? And no, I'm not asking for a friend. I'm curious how you go from a humble White Belt to a Black Belt -- hours, bragging rights or something self-appointed? (PS. Another LinkedIn profile that baffles me. I really should know better!)

Am I the only one to think that anyone still offering leadership training has sort of missed the boat? I don't know what sort of training is required for our erstwhile leaders, but humility, listening and kindness wouldn't go amiss.

Dwelling, Ordsall Lane, Salford https://www.wikiart.org/en/l-s-lowry/dwelling-ordsall-lane-salford-1927

I am just back from my afternoon walk with Eddie and Alfie, and yet again I got caught in some hail, but at least this time I was a bit better dressed and prepared. The sun, though, was amazing. I'm not sure if this picture captures things, but it was the best I could do.

Politics is so depressing; I started to watch PMQs and thought it was worse than a school playground argument. Frankly, if they scrapped it, no one would miss it.

moon gravity

It was a beautiful start to the day, and so I decided to walk the dogs with just a jacket, a scarf, and a woolly hat. It then decided to hail & snow, and by the time I got back, my body temperature was well below freezing. Still, it was a bracing walk all the same.

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Why don't companies employ a LISTENER IN CHIEF?

"For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” -- Luke 14:11 I am reading today the Rule of St Benedict, and there is a whole chapter on humility. This is how it starts. It seems so apposite to so much of what I now see online.

“I am the fiery life of the essence of God; I am the flame above the beauty in the fields; I shine in the waters; I burn in the sun, the moon, and the stars. And with the airy wind, I quicken all things vitally by an unseen, all-sustaining life.” ― Hildegard of Bingen

'Sleeping Mud Maid', living sculpture, in summer and in winter, by UK artist Sue Hill (and Pete Hill) at The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall, UK #WomensArt #Spring

100% this; I keep asking why there are no places of worship or non-denominational places now? If not these, at least a quiet/silent space to sit for 20 mins.

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This is a list of monastic houses in Devon. So much rich heritage and so much to explore en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

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My wife is so much better at conversation than me.

For the life of me, I can't stop listening to this. I feel so alive open.spotify.com/track/04daez...

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What a great picture; and very close to my heart/place.

It's like another level of stupidity.

"Forgive us …. As we forgive…. To forgive for the moment is not difficult. But to go on forgiving, to forgive the same offence again every time it recurs to the memory---there’s the real tussle." - C.S. Lewis

Do check out Andy's work which I think is excellent on so many levels.

I so relate to this @charliepsych.bsky.social but not just in a medical sense.

View of a Town https://www.wikiart.org/en/l-s-lowry/view-of-a-town-1936

I see that some commentators are now referring to the unholy mess in Iran as something equivalent to the oil crisis of the 1970s. I don't suspect this crossed Mr Trump's mind as he was scratching out his plan on the back of a fag packet.

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120 Redscale 📷 Fuji GS645S 🎞️ Lomo 400CN (reversed) - Tetenal C41 #BelieveInFilm #filmphotography

Social media has changed so much since I first chanced my arm. I'm as guilty as the next person, but it's premised now on finger-wagging, exhortation and a rather bellicose approach to any engagement. I'm no nostalgia-monger, but I'd be lying if I didn't admit to missing the old days.

The greatest hazard of all, losing one’s self, can occur very quietly in the world, as if it were nothing at all. No other loss can occur so quietly; any other loss - an arm, a leg, five dollars, a wife, etc. - is sure to be noticed.” ― Søren Kierkegaard

How was your day?

When you don't drive a lot - me - you suddenly realise that you know what it felt like for all those "old people" in the past who said they'd lost their nerve.

Street Scene https://www.wikiart.org/en/l-s-lowry/street-scene-1935

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