Princess Diana, a Nurse and a Red Balloon
Princess Diana, a Nurse and a Red Balloon This year would have been Princess Diana’s sixtieth birthday. I met her briefly. This is a story of the...
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What is your calling?
What is your calling? It was the end of British summertime 1994. I had become a child of God earlier that same year – Easter. Six months later I...
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Carpe Diem and Your Inner Voice
My memoirs make many references to my ‘inner voice’ which has guided me throughout my life. Some would say this is our intuition or...
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Lesley Young – Selected Poems #17
Poppy Appeal A centenary Of single, scarlet petals Lest we should forget This bold sacrifice Rivers of blood, and heartache For those left behind...
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White Daisies and An Eagerness to Love
I first met Wendy 20 years ago when we worked in a local District Hospital. Between us we provided training programs for staff caring for patients...
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Blessing: John O’Donohue (August 2020)
This is the time to be slow, Lie low to the wall Until the bitter weather passes. Try, as best you can, not to let The wire brush of doubt Scrape...
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