Apr 30, 2018

The artist of this was a killer

The art work below was done by a damaged guy
Not quite a Van Gogh damaged guy but still . . . .perhaps worse
He was a killer
Fled Rome Sicily and ended up in Malta
Got involved in knife crime
Had to paint such scenes seeking redemption
It said  . . .he could paint scenes of 'death and despair '
due to his own emotions because of drama he knew


Still LIFE all around us are full of drama... around us what needs redeeming in our life,?
what can our own dramas teach those who know us?

life is . . .from the 'spiritofthestreets'

Some days l go without meat eating eggs cheese etc..around four days
One day week have fish
Two days week often chicken

Try hard to combat this heart failure issue to best own abilities

Problem is we used to work in this country we used to make stuff . .go out for a wage..
Life was fairer
Life was better
Life was simpler
Someone said --"when internet buddleburst we will see things change"
That's not rocket science . . I think life is more creul harsh and human worth is not what it should be!

For what it worth!
Life is windy
Life is cold
Life is silent at present

The sandbox where we kept all our childhood things is now a 'place of longing', for some.
It hurts to walk past homeless person
It hurts to walk around a drugged up Zombie person in middle of the city standing statues like.
white foam running from mouth. . .still . .empty . .unaware . .
What becoming of our society?

Life is not so valued

Apr 29, 2018

Another week of poverty in UK on the increase



Time for us to stop talking
Writing and start earnest protest
Protest that shows other how uncomfortable others LIFES are 
Take the fight onto the streets . . People are dieing people living in adjective hardship . .

It time for direct action

To much talking too many words written. . . Not enough action?

Apr 28, 2018

Stuck  . . . . here  . . .stuck at this moment

Trying to get out of a moment!

That stretching too far ahead

Wanting like  . .sometimes in the past . .  .wanting not to be `here but ahead of this moment` . . .

Here l remain . . .ahead.  Do not know . . .just feels a waste being here at present.

What happens when the footprints in the sand are ones you made yesterday? . .



Apr 27, 2018

Life is sometimes about sharing!

Sometimes a picture of a natural if not a common image

Cause myself to reflect on the unigue majesty and creative genius of a higher power

It says,the Bible,'consider the birds of the air

Your Heavenly Father cares more about you not one falls to the ground without God knowing' . . .

That's hard to fathom not one,(without God knowing)  . . that we are worth more  . .loved more


Someone doesn't love me as they not replying to my texts

As Winnie the Pooh once alluded 'some people text back others don't'

 . . . . . . . . .Cold wet gloomy and disconnected this day
 . . . .
How are you?
What is your current feelings?
Who are you missing!
Life is sometimes about sharing.


Apr 26, 2018

Prayer is an active, not passive responsive act.

Action which includes making others regret,
 wrong and hurtful actions against
 those sanctioned under callous legislation
lets stop feeling comfortable, It is time for Church 
that means `followers of Jesus` to be active.

Are we communicating well!



One of the most important issues in life is this;-
 Are we communicating well!
It not just about the message we are transmitting.


But it more importantly about whether or not it being received.
.         .              .so  how am l today?
 . . .. ... ..How are you this morning?
Some people text to other making sure they are fine! what about yourself ?
 .. ..... .....which then leads us to ask  . . 
can we be honest with each other....if l say pastoral l do care and fail to hear your answer.
What does that say more about me...or is it about how you answered?

Apr 24, 2018

Urban inaction gets me angry

Over to @jrf_uk’s @jrfbrian on the need for urgent action. More & more people are struggling to get by. We need to put this right so everyone has a decent standard of living. It’s time for more safe, stable, low cost homes that homeless people have access to. 


You keep saying urgent action and have for thirty years time for action and do not be fooled by the wrongly interpret of the words of Jesus ...by the sword..sometimes we have to chooses a hard way

We got to make a stand that may be risky and hurtful it may be costly
But enough 
Enough
Enough 
Wringing our hands
Useless platitudes
Weak voices
Action which includes making others regret wrong and hurtful actions against those sanctioned by ESA

COME ON ENOUGH OF WORDS AND FALSE UNDERSTANDINGS 

most beautiful human sentence

One of the most beautiful human sentences is also a song . .they contain words
 l like you often love to hear
me would love to hear them from miss hull BHP
they are ..."Hello it`s me..l been thinking of you many a time" . . .,

Apr 23, 2018

Community a common unity with others



The things that we may hold with others as dear and precious
Or simply we just share these things and only that is what we have in common with others
When it is developed and there is a coming together where perhaps in past there was not is a beautiful thing
We are not meant to live in isolation
It just the way our brokenness comes into place 
that a social experiment that has little if any reward 

Apr 22, 2018


Stuck here emotionaly

Sometimes.. like me, at present we get stuck
Stuck in this moment
Stuck in a moment
No matter how we try
We just can not get out of this moment

So draw on all your self skills
The internal stuff
Reflect on previous moments being stuck in a moment
Just can not get out of or away from that life
The life that is hard and not like the movies . . . . Life is sometimes simply stuck.....
Like the 45 rpm single playing over and over again on the turntable of life . . .
Unlike the record player life does not present a reject button . . .just gotta get thru this

It's mad

FT: Bristol City 5 HCafc 5. The maddest Hull City game I have ever seen and will ever see.

It's a Mad world

Poverty on increase  little being stated by opposition groups

It's a mad world

Loneliness is a modern killer

It's a mad world

Fewer jobs in youth community work

It's a mad mad Mad world

Churches empty as it exciled because the society Finds It irrelevant

Not that mad in this one instance


So what l did here was add some parsley,fresh tarragon to the rice
 added on top half a sliced lime,with some oil and lemon juice.

For the salad l chopped up shallot, red onion, cucumber, tomatoes,grilled courgettes, parsley, and lime juice.

Have around four, even five, days a week with no meat. 
Chose cheese and fish for protein. 

Apr 20, 2018

Seldom can you say this . . .but this is true Broken deserves all the plaudits everyone of them...now let's tackle the issues dramaticallyexposed in this great TV parable

Seldom can you say this . . .but this is true ..`Broken`.. deserves all the plaudits everyone of them...now let's tackle the issues dramatically exposed in this great TV parable

Spiritofthestreets APRIL 2018

Unhappy with all that

Swedish-born producer and DJ known as Avicii, who has performed a number of times in Malta, has been found dead in Oman.
Publicist Diana Baron said in a statement that the 28-year-old DJ, born Tim Bergling, was in Muscat, Oman.
"The family is devastated and we ask everyone to please respect their need for privacy in this difficult time," the statement said.

So many people die young this guy was not well known away from music scene but at28 
At 26 he was told to slow down
What that about slow down at 26 in the DJ music scene

Drugs maybe an issue
Along Dale Winton who found life had no purpose rumoured took his own life
Imagine such luxury being so unhappy 
Such fame then being so unhappy
The audertion and still so unhappy

Try being sanctioned without income be it limited prospects, living rural, then you will know struggle.

Apr 19, 2018

Imperfection guaranteed

Spent last few days pondering and trying to move stuff around pastoral issue forward
You can only move things forward in relationships 
If the other desire the same

When that not case it's pretty difficult 
I am talking about work relationship
The pace l desire is faster then those recieving my information

So how to transmit better 
More urgently
Keeping the relationship moving

Time seldom goes at pace we wish
But it does not stay still
Expect that the same in personal but out of touch in that area
Not likely to change


Imperfection in our selves is always possible 
Perfection in self not 100% possible
Despite what you may think

Apr 18, 2018

Life can be shape by wrong searches

Interesting have noticed how people like Mrs Hull B.H.P. Will go to great lengths,
spend large amounts of money, often cash they have not got,
further put a lot of attention with detail,trying to make themselves physically attractive to others.
However and some what ironically, it’s inner beauty that’s equally ,some might say more important;
 Well agree it’s one of the main basis for a strong, healthy,lasting relationship.
We fool ourselves to think that all it takes but inner . . .that inside we develop character from...
the inner . . where Persons like my Mrs Hull BHP need to focus.
along with not being so self centred.

Life can be shaped by wrong searches 
search for self satisfying and outward beauty.
Miss so much the attention needed to create inner beauty.


Like today been a airing out day on North east coast . .where at present temperature is 21. Spring cleaning tidying washing cleaning and very soon a walk . .

I have days often as much as 12 when l do not use the car 
relax abit more adjust the pace of life around myself
That way l know doing all l can to be a support to others
As I ponder pray ...walk ..adjust . .time is slow at present praying for change...this is all part of the inner strength one needs to simply get through moments l appear fastened to at present


Apr 17, 2018

gut Annie change guv

Walking in a northern town
There are homeless people
Lady sat drinking alcohol talking to herself
Guy going down escalator swearing loudly with several bags in tore
People sat in doorways asking for money' gut Annie change guv' . . .

The streets are empty  . .
So many charity shops while further down the charity muggers target the students
Gang of skater boys stand chatting
Dog shit wiped up by owner
Life in a northern town ..
I am asking God where are you are you absent from these life's?
Why is there no chance for these people?
I feel old. . . . . Today yeah feel slightly unwell but that normal!
so glad not got long time . . .
Because being pretty honest here. . .it not nice
It not nice
IT NOT NICE  . . .Life in this northern town . .

It not nice and l feel defeated by this view  . . .

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That it that gets me

Apr 16, 2018

Today's list of prayer pondering as walk a beach on north east coast

Bombings
Poverty
social isolation
Detached
Poor health
Dodgy theology
I'll health
Heart consensus 
Rural community
Bad diets
Faith
Hopelessness
Poor housing
Church buildings

Well,it's Monday and just pondering life and meaning of stuff
Wow . .  sorry that depressing list even l want be elsewhere today!


Apr 13, 2018

'If you believe in Dreams enough
Then they'll believe In you
That's what you used to tell me
 so l know it must be true'

Vallie Frankie 1976

Apr 12, 2018

New frontiers. . . . .and safe passage



People often say they are a bridge into the community

People tread .. . .walk over. . .climd across. . .trample on bridges . .

They then realises they do not mean what they first thought  . . .the words were differant

But they will argue the sentiment was what we aimed for . . . .again l say think it through

Community and youth work not what it once was  . . .the radical follower of Jesus was often at the 

frontiers . . . .these days we are not even active on duty . . .manily due to funding but also conservative 

Approaches conquered the detached methods fell away . . .

people chose comfortable means to access community 


Apr 10, 2018

This is pretty deep



Fantastic time at ferens art museum in Hull the city of culture

My home town city

Where despite my efforts l do not have Vodafone coverage in various places

Which leaves one feeling cut of and dragged away from society around

Not had many on my own periods this year

In some discussion around pastoral issues 

Also being a bit selfish around involvement in another school related issue

It's tough at present but faith journeys are like that as you who sojourner will testify

Apr 9, 2018

Vodafone UK get your act together



Currently enjoying nine days of limited Vodafone coverage 
Which at times is also NO coverage 

The price of youkshire curds has gone up to wait for it £2-35

Waiting for a text to come from a BHP

It's freezing again

I need a winters jacket the caravan is cold  so fed up of heartache

The injustice of the system and poverty so very visible all around

All in all not  a good Monday 

Apr 8, 2018

Look after you no one else will



This may not be news to you

It be hard to hear this but has to be stated

Look after the whole of you be kind to you, . . . .it hard to find anyone who may do this

I have tried but those who look after you are not common

Best take some time invest in you

Whatever the week ahead brings if you find one person who really cares about you . . .value them

Apr 7, 2018

Seeing the. Beauty through rose coulered glasses

And they let me hold on to the good times, good lines
The ones I used to hear when I held you
And they keep me from feeling so cheated, defeated
When reflections in your eyes show me a fool

Rose coulered glasses
Keep me from seeing the truth
Only seeing the beauty in others like you perhaps l need a pair of these when 
Looking at others and relationships
Even when looking at the world . . .occassionly worth examining 

Apr 5, 2018

Two types of watch tower both looking seaward



One above is from Hull used to be in east park the second below is from Valletta 
In Malta sure l told my BHP friend about the above

Watchtowers are where we Can retreat from the world and observe
But can also retreat into a garden space or warm room and observe the world
Observe life
Observe passing issues
Observe world

You cannot retreat from the world . . . I wish you could but it still here
The issues
The life
The relationships.the Broken The healing That even you and l can bring to others 
Watchtowers are good but we have to return to the world. 

Apr 4, 2018

There is a time for you . . .keep your faith


There was a time when the world was enormous: spanning the vast, almost infinite boundaries of your neighborhood. The place where you grew up, where you didn’t think twice about playing on someone else’s lawn. The street was your territory that occasionally got invaded by a passing car. It was where you didn’t get called home until after it was dark. And all the people, and all the houses that surrounded you were as familiar as the things in your own room

Then life happened
We grew up
Got smart
Grew our hair
Moved away
Got poorer
The sandbox. . .like the park . .further the swings . .
Well we just stopped being grateful for them
Called it growing up

Forget Jesus  . .
Became busy . Unhappy
Forgot the friendship meaning
Got fatter
More intelligent 
Moved even further away
Got sad
Lost our faith

Doesn't have to be that way
Keep the faith
Grow develop smile build sandcastles
Swim 
Dance 
but above all be you keep your faith

The story of God Samaritan



Well it took me a while to work out what the image below was about it was in the street 

On a Mediterian island as Easter approached people look at the riches in art work placed 

Along routes people would ramble but still near the Church that owns/holds the Pictures

It's pretty suttle 

The way Father holds his estranged  returning son

The look on the other Brothers face

Unhappynesss of the other being not keen on lost son return (fatttered calf)

New clothes being carried towards the embraced child

What ask this to do with Easter?

Grief.....lost son....fathers love....anger.....reunion . Mistrust

The social plus emotional literacy present . . . .

Sure you could add more please do . . . .let me know 

Apr 3, 2018

Guilty feet . . . And other issues

Listening to every number one of the 80's on smooth radio

While wonder about big issues

How small l appear in vast stuff going on

Had great time away

Now got to work well seek my mission in life

Back to restoring others and creating pastoral care for those in need

Includes myself but that for later.. . . .

 . ..did you know" guilty feet have no rhythms" . .....'could have been so good together' easy to pretend . . . .wasted chance that l would give her . . .." WOW Wewas sad in the 80's . . .

The Matthew blessing,

  The Matthew blessing, May God grant us enough stupidity to believe? We can go from this place and make the world a better place, May we wi...

MAYBE WE WON`T MEET AGAIN

. . . she got a postcard in the mail
That just said Heaven,with a picture of the ocean and the beach
The simple words he wrote her
Said he loved her
How he'd hold her if his arms would reach
Wish you were here, wish you could see this place
Wish you were near,Wish I could touch your face
The weather's nice, it's paradise
It's summertime all year and there's some folks we know
They say, "Hello, "
I miss you so, wish you were here"