pains myself that perhaps 5 years from now l will still be having same questions

  The “Me” of few years ago was understanding from different things/issues/faith,/ Life than the “KW” of today. Life is this developing experience that never stops.

You and myself we have are made up of—emotional, creative, intuitive, developing daily despite stacks into whole human beings. Because we have been asking questions creating dialogue, gathering with others. Looking at issues that focus on a world that was never meant to be so violent dangerous and feels ugly.

Very much of my own daily life and experience depends on relationships with individuals that can be hard to understand. Economic situations that are sometimes desperate for very many of our neighbours. Issues that remain unsolved despite policy and practice that are created to change the stuff just identified.

Where does this leave “me and you”?  What about all those issues we constantly feel powerless to change. What about the situations others are house in?  Again and again on my working practice  nothing appears to change . Programmes developed worked through  lose funding and we end up in very same place worked years to step forward from. My response to the this has always to try again. Now Autumnal reflections causing me to ponder:-

 " How do we prosper How do we improve"?

But what is  astonishing is the gulf between what my experiance has been and the hope we held for our client base. But we remain extravagant in developing further opportunities to present Kingdom values to those called to serve.

Learned today that extravagant means “to wander outside or beyond". Although l take that slight pride in the description. It pains myself that perhaps 5 years from now l will still be having same questions worrying about same issues recognising same problems.

              “to wander outside or beyond".

Steps in and out of Life.

It's funny what others think is spiritual. Devotion is not spiritual it's a act but we all 'board value platforms'. Then when we feel enlightenment perhaps we promote that value as something to attain to achieve. 

Others who struggle to follow these patterns quickly get disheartened.often may feel disappointed so therefore become disenfranchised can feel they can't be a 'spiritual person'.  Often witnessed this mindful also some providers and claim guidance at a cost lessons.  Improve yourself market and faith markets are examples. The practice of being wise is about how can read and reflect. Also often comes with later life experiance. But we can follow wise instructions and as long as the guru allows for setbacks and we should  grow.

Having compassion is another suggested spiritual gift but keep wondering if all these Devotion, wisdom along with compassion are just values we should be embracing this affecting our behaviour and Life pattern. Daily practice of these named and many others well they are the Way we should be.

The Life you and l live, Are we pausing and do we  give time for for cups of tea. Time allocated for reflection...gym space to keep good health in body. Gathering with others is good for our mental health are all steps into better Life. Diet in my own life is a constant discussion . Economic well-being being affect that situation. It's all steps away from despair into better quality of Life.

Don't get disheartened you will be as spiritual without being religious. You will be spiritual without getting into too much isolation. Perhaps some need to retreat get time away often but true spirituality is getting up and onwards each day in life. Guess you know this, it's hard further that climb is often another

step in the road less travelled.

Not everything ends with my observations...

Found that it really good self care to listen to your gut. like spiritual discernment internally...`Hell what does a northern white kid now retired ..well wishful thinking `hell what do l know`.  Big part of me, based on sojourner through Life, my own journey. Well believe that you can work on and heal your inner part, for the most part of own relationship without having to interact with the person, parent, spouse, child, former friend and others who may have trespassed you.

So as often wouldn't rely , just on what l blog about here, like my own narrative might not be important nor relevant to your own experience , how you grasp stuff .Its important l do not presume the journey your Life has taken.

Further my understanding is very dated. If don't loose track my own trajectory been book related. Uncomfortable even go so far has commentating do not like the taught collage counselling nor am l keen on all the modern self help books. Pick up the journal style recording as form of therapy.  

Maybe all the authors of this commentary is achieving and to that view its big. Give you the reader both a sense of another's perspective and chance to dialogue further with mates. We often learn refelctivly when we sat with a cup of tea or coffee thinking about the days events that are ahead or behind us.

Demonstrating Hope, listening to others should breed Hope. hearing from others and the struggles they are facing also they have overcome should fill us with Hope. Hope in  a Hopeless world not bad place to be on a Tuesday in August 2020.

Lord Jesus, when we need to process events and occurrences which leave us shaken, bewildered, uncertain, reassure us of your love, and of your presence. Hold our fears and guide our thoughts, our decisions, our actions; keep us steady on your way and in your peace.

Tough watching a generation become wasted.

It's tough watching a generation become wasted. The covered tattooed bodies. Earrings in nose several in each earlob some in lips and even cheeks. Heads down not observing the beauty of the day. Celebrating longer term breaks and money off bus travelling. School life extended to 19 with collages that don't educate into working Life so desperately needed. Encouraged to practice being non binary. Vaping as an alternative to healthy lifestyle and social media telling you who you should be, where you should be, and where to go to avoid question about how you should be.

It's  tough watching a generation become wasted. But we are witnessing a whole society of self centered, self serving people, dieing slowly of the disease of conceit and own self importance. What good are we if don't seriously offer or model an alternative?

How about few Saturday night Film suggestion

 So here we are in humid evening first evening in August .Doring the season l do not like Summer. Hot night summer on Wolds northern Yorkshire dummer.

Movie treat for some.

Lantana 

It's really good...detective falls in love with girl but his she the Killer.

Black book..... is WW2 war movie but real hero is young girl who gets her revenge.

Knives out 

... Like downtown abbey meets columbo loads of stars on it like thriller but all could be the killer 

Those should keep you going.....for real comedy ..Peter Sellers in--- the Party ...that's real funny.

Here's one very different.  

Robot & Frank.

This is really good this retired thief is given a Robot to keep him out of trouble...he starts to use the robots skills to do robbery...worth it.

All look worthy of the investment of your time.

Painting an image here.....

 If we agree the decline of organised religion is taking place Catholicism and Anglican movement witnessed increased numerical evidence.  Perhaps the loneliness and uncertainty of modern life, coupled with Christianity’s surprising appeal to a new generation with diverse beliefs and politics. Just may suggest something else is happening .Questions posed include ;- Is Britain witnessing a genuine religious revival?  Could answers to very modern problems be found in our religious institutions ?  Is that a question worth considering? ?Some of these institutions are glorified in prayer that runs through the heritage veins. 

Its Friday spending time away from Gym and medical observations, away from any gatherings looking at the news issues ones that catch a Northern guy in a northern town with Northern heritage. OK you got the image.

 Last evening, Further issues arose when Israeli groups gathered to discuss the end of twinning arrangement between London Bough and Israelite town. The group appears to show a woman shouting abuse at protesters before eggs are thrown towards the demonstration. No injuries have been reported.

Please folks it is ok to comment on this Blog it is not OK to be foolish or threatening.

Please folks  it is ok to comment on this Blog it is not OK to be foolish or threatening.

Another idea for our spiritual renewal

 

 It's difficult one which might not make any sense or purpose. We run around and that includes Church when we should just ease it all off a little. We get pulled into the numerical evidence to demonstrate where getting people to attend our provision. Start taking short cuts seen people stop accurately reporting the people attending.
Stop addressing issues start implying some other issues then the work practices encounters. Because we got caught in little bit of manipulation. The government led project.
Seen effects lose people in projects. Seen this happen in environments of commerce. Something becomes the engine no longer the nature of the work. We started to pay attention to the service level agreements. Extra meetings more difficult paperwork. Less time with client groups. Not addressing local issues, lose some relationships everyone now around us plus our work, becomes less important. No longer focus on what we had been doing.

So rediscover that's been my recent learning rediscover the pace. It's not huge numbers it quality of the model you are to them. Rediscover the value being among the powerless, the vulnerable those who don't count nor can exercise any real influence. That's the testing issue. The young people really at the bottom don't wield influence.