personal growth

Go back?” he thought. “No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go! J.R.R Tolkien, The Hobbit For a year, probably more, we’d been unravelling. Not an unravelling that means we had been falling apart, but an intentional unravelling. The kind that knitters […]

Don’t Apologise for Moving Forward

14 Sep, 2020 in 2020 Sept: No Apologies tagged faith / open to change / personal growth by Em Hazeldean

It is interesting to read and reflect on areas of change needed in our lives. Patterns and habits, vulnerabilities and strengths. But self-improvement isn’t always about becoming something new. I’ve learned some valuable lessons in 2020 whilst training to complete a 10 kilometre run. First of all, everything is a […]

Remembering who we were

17 Jul, 2020 in 2020 cultivating tagged identity / lookingback / personal growth by Kelley

For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, and a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end. Michelle Obama We live in a culture of arrival or, “Are we there […]

cultivating the art of becoming

10 Jul, 2020 in 2020 cultivating / Radio Scripts tagged becoming / personal growth / Psalm 119 by Amanda

I am not much of a gardener but I understand the principles: good soil, regular watering and feeding, pruning, sunshine, loving attention and time. I understand the stages of care as well as the seasons of life. Given my garden history, I know that following the basics does not guarantee […]

The principles of cultivation

3 Jul, 2020 in 2020 cultivating / Radio Scripts tagged gardening / nurture / personal growth by Kelley