Some suggest that quietness and sense of shalom is difficult.

People when we talk suggest that quietness and sense of shalom is difficult to find 
It can be ...but the practice is necessary if l can as white working class lad from northern coast of UK can find it's pattern. We all can. Sometimes sit in favourite place find this method best. Quietness let it surround myself.

Grab hot drink light candle say 'Lords prayer'. Say some blessing lots around. If struggling play peace of 'ambience music'.....Mody. Fleet Foxes. Clannard.
Light a candle look at piece of art. Think about ACTS. Adoration think about bird flying recognise God in nature trees colours of leaves. Sea crashing on a beach. Shape of peddles.

All simple, think. What's, who has God created. Whose on my mind where are they in LIFES journeys. What are my request for others. What my request for myself.
Deep stuff politics, end to wars, poverty, neighbourhood challenges, family needs, place of Church, Thanks for music media.

After the quiet. Watch news for 15 minutes. Listen to podcast doodle any thoughts.
Now ready to face the day. Or retire for the evening. This works for me.

 To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say.

Little less discomfort.

Conversations are not easy when we approach difficult subjects. So we need to develop strategy and approach the matter with some kind of plan. This is where may start to struggle with fact that mechanically we are exploring option to address humans. But when we don't ,

we then potentially because of sometimes 'our desire to softly, softly approach,', difficult conversation explodes or implodes. Often years of broken relationships exist because we didn't look at our options.

AVOID. ... Disagree with those who say avoidance is a card shouldn't pay. Sometimes you might be the best option. Even with the view to return later to the issue. But To avoid also worst option.

DISMISS. To not accept another's view and explain why. Completely not accept the view held by other person or group. It painful recieving allows nothing for construction. Little if anything to build upon.

CONFRONT. This is difficult to me this appears hard. But have to sometimes approach difficult situations by firstly outlining the facts, secondly whilst also demonstrating feelings plus own hurts. Such strategic thinking is not easy but vital if ways forward can be found.

This could be risky.

When we talk openly about ourselves and move to sharing. It can be inevitable that we become vulnerable because that's risky we try to avoid building relationships. Fear that others won't respect us again leads to males especially holding back. Honesty is an issue that shows others we are real people even though carries with it aspects of being very uncomfortable 

The biggest fear researchers suggested when discussing communications is our concern that others when get to hear us is this:- They make not like us. That fear in my view is not justified. When ever witnessed groups that I've led ,'being honest with each other', there is genuinely acceptance of the person speaking.

Seriously believe many of modern illnesses held by young, could be overcome with curriculum education about how to be respectful and genuine about acceptance of others people. Invest in others persons ideals ethics and attitudes.

To be accepted as a real person who honest without worrying about social media image is lacking. Often see young people travelling or sitting in groups not communicating wearing headphones to 'Mullifie' the painful outside world. Comfortable in own music, own fears concerns, targeted by alga rhymes that further damage the mindset.

Not picking up anything from the ' Others' reminds me of John Wyndham's , book the trifords.

WE ARE IN DIFFICULT PERIOD.

 - Jewish leaders co-founded the NAACP in 1909 and funded/led it for generations when no one else would.

- When Dr. King and our people were arrested, beaten, jailed—Jewish lawyers defended us for free, and Jewish money paid bail bonds and court fees while others turned away. - In Freedom Summer '64, half the white volunteers risking death to register Black voters? Jewish. - Rabbi Heschel marched arm-in-arm with MLK in Selma—our struggles linked forever.

Without their blood, treasure, solidarity, and courage—there is no Civil Rights Movement as we know it. No Voting Rights Act. No dream realized.

Many like you and me have the same struggles, possibly same challenges what's confusing myself quite a lot how we came to be allowing false teaching of a death cult so much prominence in Europe while ignoring plight of those damaged killed tortured and imprisoned. Right now we need to prevent another 1930's which is not Parbati but for everyone including the people of Iran. Society in UK feels its full of people schooled into ignoring this issue nor the dangers that becoming very obvious.

 

intimate knowledge of woman

  "The minute you own a piece of real estate, then you have to have somebody to clean it, then you have to have somebody to be sure that it gets clean, then you have to get somebody to be sure that it's insured, and the next thing you know, you've got a bishop."

It does remind myself of a similar quote from the wire...D'Angelo Barksdale is polite but damaged drug enforcer having his own corner in Baltimore. Working his drugs from a inner city area in poverty stricken city.

Sound familiar.

He involved with kind hearted hooker. Sharing breakfast one morning he declares some of his intimate knowledge of woman to his new companion.

" Well first she wants a fur coat, then she wants a bedroom suite then she wants a key, next she choosing our home."

Life does have certain processes that need to be resolved worked on with everyone interest taken into account.

We are witnessing in Gozo the sister island to Malta a lack of understanding around footfall environmental damage. And economic well being. With already the island cannot function because of large number of visitors traffic congestion, further impact upon limited infrastructure of this very very small island.

This real estate is not managed nor used to the inhabitant best interests.

The process has failed 

Plans.

Don’t worry sir "I have a cunning plan to solve the problem".

 'Baldrick, let us not forget that you tried to solve the problem of your mother’s low ceiling by cutting off her head.'

My cunning plans often get rejected. When your poorly or as l call it, ill, plans go out the window, earlier this day several of us were talking about how guilt comes into the situation as then one can't commit to schedules,  like the last few days, then feel sometimes fell absent. 
Feel not contributing.
Feel guilty. 
Feel further isolated.

Poor health which you or another you may be aware of is just who you are at present.

 Simply not been good health ways this week but more especially this very day. But l rejoice as poor health humbles myself. Perhaps just perhaps, ( l am thinking aloud). Perhaps helps me appreciate good periods. But strange sense of wasting each moment. The pain only slight next few days try talking to NHS in depth.

This is me just being open plus honest on this level of discussion. Sharing so we grow, that perhaps you too have I'll health just need to understand it may have become. Uncomfortable to say this, but like this author of this blog, maybe ill health just part of who you are now. No rewards no medals or certificates.

It just seldom gets mentioned. Poor health which you or another you may be aware of is just who you are at present. With me it's the feeling of wasted days not keeping up with everyday normalities.

I should try Art, doodles, more reading ...but just sleep then my heart recovers cardiac issues improve enough and recover slightly. It's that simple.

Exploring emotional literacy issues.

 

Having completed 17 years as a primary school teacher, Ian long was working full time enabling the so very useful `Blob Tree products` at one time with late BHP former frontier youth worker Pip Wilson. Don`t know how this is developing but got a email saying Ian Longs latest challenge was visually translate the Bible verse by verse without words.  Non linear images for the tabloid gospel workers still active out there in rural communities and the inner cities.

The Blob Tree and thousands of similar products are used around the world to help people express their feelings. Well resourced product's for exploring emotional literacy issues. More especially with None book people.

Meanwhile in the UK.

It’s the textbook grooming model: gifts, compliments, making their victims feel special and wanted. It’s that much easier to coerce a child into “accepting” their abuse when one creates a power imbalance or a sense of social currency. That the price you pay for being groomed is rape, abuse, and exploitation. That you deserve it.
That you asked for it.
That you brought it on yourself. Child sexual exploitation is a tale as old as time. But it isn’t a thing of the past. It is still happening in towns and cities across the UK. Little girls are being subjected to the worst abuse imaginable, at the hands of men who know they can get away with it.

Depressed in depressed

Winds could reach 70mph the Met Office issued warning for Scarborough, Whitby and the very chilly Bridlington as experienced earlier this day.

However the cost of small fish and chips has rose pretty high 20% increase.

The days ahead of myself for sure not as many as those already past myself.

Lonely people are often most unconnected. Our society is poor presently at creating gatherings many are putting noise muffs on, controlling who can communicate and hiding away.

People are hiding away in plain site. Poverty observed today was very visible. People dressing shady choices of goods in fresh markets are poor expensive. Less quality more evident in processed foods being championed In cheap shops. Emptier supermarkets. Poverty gripped the depressed in depressed state already.

Life is toughest then known it for a while.

`How whole of living works`.

I have learnt great deal from studying, listening to conversations attending events. Reading books around books further into the books Authors along with what they have written. but l argue not Erudite. LIFE given me wonderful experiences. Like through work where in that trade this guy was apprenticed into both the Tailoring trade he held, along with being apprenticed into the life l was living. Really believe for true manliness we miss so much this aspect of old inherited society. Trained into hard work, discipline of attainment, education, likewise gaining skills in `how whole of living works`. 

Sometimes the 'desire wishes ideals and ethics' can dictate how you journey through certain parts of your Life. They can be type of bullying to do with how many, what type of books a person had read. Upon this knowledge unscrupulous individual can encourage whole mission of an agency to go in a certain direction. Community workers long used this method. "We follow the Bristol leaders and there commitment to external vigilance". This was a shout out for the East marsh of Grimsby brigade.

The practicalities where not experienced, the method of base community not relevant to white working class unemployed males,  in depressed areas of Humber. No harm is done but reading valuable only if it can be transferred to local culture.

Not enough evidence has been collected where Community efforts are experienced on estate cultures nor too much written about working class cultures faith journeys.

Few thoughts about getting over Broken or damaged Love.

"It's been the longest winter without you, though taking time it will heal too. You know l couldn't even turn on the TV without something there to remind me" .... Paraphrase Leonie Lewis.

It's been and still remains the longest winter without you. Epic song and spoke about this actual lyrics recording along with my discriminate first view. How we journey through life's tangled emotions in different chapters of how growing experienced, are vital to our personal development. Even in most uncomfortable periods we do change grow and learn. To quote Dylan..Even when the  tears ' flood every new born seed'. ( Every grain of sand...Infidels).

Personally from the view l inherit at present feels some people don't communicate how life is being experienced honestly enough. The Bible has St Paul's Love chapter. Films gave Love themes advice. Songs detail Loves journey we engage further.

But very seldom does society model any

 ' getting over Broken or damaged Love advice'. Men are particularly lacking information on this vast area. So what can  Kevin offer to drive us forward.

• Be honest with yourself.
• Share feelings.
• Accept others may not wish relationship to continue. They have choices.
• Stay in community.
• Look after your friends and family

Actively  listen look for signs when person communicates without using words . Difficult skill to discover but practice observing and thinking about others journey.

The secret about conversation.

 The Queen of England's well more than that but she again joined conversation. Vital one may be gathering support. Efforts to control the social media young people getting exposed too.

Found out 5 years or more that we stopped gathering also not communicating like we should. Critical part of our nature to converse. Have even difficult conversations. But mainly we gossip stuff chatting about weather in clichés. Growing confidence to share our emotions the drama of life.

Our feelings, hopes ideals and experiences.

It's no secret the female of the special is much better then the male. If fact well rumeroued that if man could talk they would be less likely to harm themselves.

"Love will appear Deeper than ever before"!"

"Maybe .......will mean something more
Maybe this year,  love will appear
Deeper than ever before"
Maybe we will visit someone we've missed or give
 them a call .....

I don't like Christmas fortunate last two years been away so not celebrated not got involved. Made me feel privileged not getting involved in depth.

The above lyrics are by much underrated  Ron Sexssmith artist saw back on the day. From song called 'Maybe this Christmas '. But like the everyday sentiments. Looking after the vulnerable,reflecting with others, sharing with Neighbours, Recognising the Prince of peace plus hope for the world .

So why share this now. Because sometimes we just need to remind ourselves that one day many tried to behave in more generous full of grace period  it's for everyday.

Often Songs around late December period are emotional about desire for better. More beauty and sense that we need more Shalom to peace that passes all understanding. Further need to wish that for others. Again l suggest it's needed everyday anew.

Maybe .......will mean something more
Maybe this year, love will appear
Deeper than ever before"
Maybe we will visit someone we've missed or give them a call ...

I called out your name ..

 A long while ago, This Kevin climbed halfway up that diving board. Climbed back down reluctant to dive or  swim in the 75 feet deep swimming pool below. Still my mind goes back to sandy beach ..Diane Ross is singing ..

" you are everything and everything is you"...

The sun has been present today. Music sounds different less melodic. Artist still write about lost love, missing a loved one and generally Love. Love something so absent in the larger world. Me well still swim just need warm coat on in heat of the day. Don't move so smoothly. I'm no one's Lost Love..

" Today l saw somebody who looked like you do.... ".

So the question becomes what do we do when offered 375 Tons of silver. ?

  Then Haman informed King Ahasuerus, “There is one ethnic group, scattered throughout the peoples in every province of your kingdom, keeping themselves separate. Their laws are different from everyone else’s and they do not obey the king’s laws. It is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them. 

If the king approves, let an order be drawn up authorizing their destruction, and I will pay 375 tons of silver to the officials for deposit in the royal treasury.

So the question becomes what do we do when offered 375 Tons of silver. ?

Bravery exemplified today by :- The Iranian women's football team refused to sing the national anthem of the Islamic Regime.

These are brave women. They’d be executed under the now deceased Ayatollah. Who showing us what bravery looks like, illustrating to women everywhere, takes courage. Now looking like further issues may be ahead for them. What confuses myself is in the land of' yellow political cowards 'well lets be honest .Labour government. There are protests about the death of Islamic Hitler knolmaine.

They looked away several times because two reasons, not expected to play these sports and ARE expected to be still and mouth the words of the regimes anthem.

In the bible Esther calls us all to reflect with Jehovah God seek his purpose follow his nature ...“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa and fast for me. Don’t eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my female servants will also fast in the same way. After that, I will go to the king even if it is against the law. If I perish, I perish.”

OK we are in again, (Again), yes again in difficult times do you recall fear plus worry around Covid.

Do you recall being bullied, relationship breaking down, threats, economic well-being disturbed, death of loved one, walking alone.

You got through this moment. It took courage a plenty, you had to be brave.

I like you I try to do the God thing, guess what, not because l am brave, not because l am courageous, not even because l am either smart or even simple and stupid.
Do the God thing because its the way l have become. One of his chosen by LIFE happenings, events, fortune and journey. Also because its rooted in his word, example, writings, Church friends, even song lyrics and multi medium expressions.
Try it but l expect often already are 'guided by the creator God'.  

Thin line between heaven and hull . . . .

 Spirituality ...This referred to when the Spiritual atmosphere of a location made it easy to connect with God, almost as though there is no barrier between heaven and earth. We might refer to such a place as a Spiritual portal, or an ancient well. No l don't agree just think description very vague for spiritual definition.

The road in LIFE is much shorter goes very quickly. The difficult relationships challenged of health that hard to manage. We go forward always desiring that for them quality of life experienced by others is improved. Don't often meet person or people who do not process this ethical conduct in serving neighbours. Holistically internally our minds and hearts are fixed on these concerns.it is when they lose that focus. Objectives change that we hurt others. When we expel others from attending the dance, or we don't invite others to the table we create discomfort we put barriers up that damage the quality of life experienced by others we lose more than harmony.

Exploring group work from the left field.

I love whole Gangster movies along with reading, listening to media associated with these sorts of films. Gangsters with criminality associated offer undoubtedly thrills,insights,  with the world of organised crime being a point of relatively detached fascination for people like myself plus most others who are interested.

....look at this Quote....'Gangster movies often demonstrate the difficult, if not impossible, decisions that some people are forced to make because of where and when they grew up'....

Now that l find extremely interesting along with great deals of honesty, even if this is uncomfortable.

So leaves myself asking where do you. Get the resources to change a person's lifestyle choices. Honestly LIFE appears so hard. So myself can understandably get the point that people move into place where ...' Moral compass'..Alters then the choice of criminality to adjust a life improvement package using bad behaviour. From shoplifting to rodding others gets eroded. Then deeper patterns evolve.

Group dynamics further bad behaviour improve in the present quality of Life experienced. Please don't imagine that this blog rambling is approving a certain type of behaviour. But such methods are rooted in poverty.

Hell what do l know just a northern person living in a North European coastal place   

Not simple achievement.

 There's a joy in the synergy around good groups working together. It impacts all around them improving the culture of that environment creating joy inspiration and merriment. That is no simple achievement. good groups will self discipline be open to new members joining even when a member is detached perhaps lone working . A good group will want the very best for the individual you perhaps already know where this is leading.

Its part of my ideal's. Leads to society being improved. individual development creates good groups impacts wider society. Clear in the team image above.