Sheila Bridge Blog
If you have a Year 6 child about to go up to 'big school' you will love this book. If you have a child with additional needs or who stands out in anyway that makes them uncomfortable, you will love this book. If you are human being with a heart of compassion - you will... Continue Reading →
[This is the text of a talk I gave recently about the ways that we bolster our inner resources to help us stand up against life’s fluctuations, variations, permutations and sudden transformations.] What do you need to keep your inner calm or sunshine when all around you the “weather” of your life is less than... Continue Reading →
[The text below is all written by my friend Ed. For the record, even though she doesn't believe me, she IS beautiful in every way, incredibly tolerant, wise and compassionate but also witty and a tiny bit scary. I love her immensely. This is one of her saddest posts but brutal honesty is one of... Continue Reading →
There are five questions in life that preoccupy all of us for most to the time. Sometimes we are turning over trivial matters and sometimes we are ruminating/obsessing/agonising over much bigger issues, either personal to us or related to society; but whatever it is we are thinking about, it is likely that our thoughts are... Continue Reading →
Comparison is a dangerous business – we are rarely level-headed in our judgement when we compare ourselves with others. Either we find fault with others and serve ourselves a little slice of ‘superiority pie’ or we feel intimidated by their brilliance/effectiveness/giftedness/fruitfulness and we defeat ourselves by picking up an inner badge and wearing it all... Continue Reading →
A great reminder of why I do use liturgy. Thank you Source: Why You Shouldn't Use Liturgy in Your Worship
Does this make anyone else cross? Or is it just me? I go to buy deodorant and can only fine stuff that last 48 hours? Now, why oh why, would I want my deodorant to last 48 hours? I wash daily, I apply deodorant daily. Am I meant to now remember whether I put deodorant... Continue Reading →
'Let your heart hold fast my words' Proverbs 4:4 I read this yesterday. I mulled it over. Why did the writer use the word 'heart'? Surely we memorise with our minds and we feel with our hearts? But the more I thought about it the more it made sense. Words that are stored in our... Continue Reading →
SILENCE ISN'T GOLDEN.
