Seven

by | Nov 30, 2012 | Everything Else

Real people living real lives. Real people struggling with real pain. Sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, classmates and friends. Struggling to the point of believing that they can’t do it anymore. To the point of believing that it’s too late for change or hope or healing.

It’s never too late.

Please stay alive.

We need you. Your story matters. It’s not over yet.

And there is no magic formula. It’s long nights and coffee, cigarettes and counsellors. It’s people to walk beside you, bring you coffee, sit in the darkness. It’s vulnerability when you can’t take another step. The road to recovery is not easy. But it is real. And worth it.

Hope is real. Rescue is possible.

Inspiration Run Down

by | Jun 8, 2012 | Everything Else

Things I’m digging…

  • If you haven’t seen the Press Pause Play film yet, you need to.
  • Gorgeous retro-themed tee-shirts from Pilot and Captain to encourage the wanderlust in us all.
  • Love this video from my friend Rick, used during Youth Vision Sunday at Carnmoney Church.
  • Neil Gaiman’s address to the University of the Arts Class of 2012 is a phenomenally encouraging and challenging speech. “I’m not sure I can call it a career. I had a list of everything I wanted to do. I just did the next thing on the list.”
  • The fantastic Sunday| Magazine

A Return to Study

by | Apr 23, 2012 | Everything Else

This week I embarked on something new… distance learning.

I’m privileged to be part of a small group of people on a pilot course, Access International Development, which is being led by the University of Ulster.

We had an induction day in Belfast at the weekend, and what a diverse group of people! I’m looking forward to engaging my academic side a little more again and having some thought-provoking discussions with the group.