What is it we love about New Year? I’d argue, it’s about hope. There’s so many different sorts of hope: Hope that leads each of us into new things, or back into an old thing that we once gave up on. In days when we didn’t have that hope, hope for a new day,...
I am, I suppose, a fan – or at least a regular inhabitant – of social media. It’s not always the most wholesome place to spend time; but in the year of our Lord 2021, it’s the most reliable place to hear about the lives of the mass of people who I love. I’ve...
The things that we don’t get a chance to say are always the things that we think about the most. Often it’s a tiny thing: reminding a friend that you’re there for a chat; or just a smile as someone slips out of that party they’re tired of being at, only the two of...
The chances are that you, like me, have been watching and reeling at the news from around the world – and if you’re anything like me, you’re probably finding it all a bit overwhelming. It can feel like there’s more suffering than ever in the world, and that the problem is too big to...
Hello. I’m Tom – Heather’s boyfriend: we’ve been locked in my parent’s house together for two months now, having only known each other for nine months when that happened (yes, really!). Heather told me very early on about the I Am Project; I read her book, which she sent me in the post before...
A couple of years ago, I wrote a piece called Body Positivit-ish, discussing the great relationship (or massive lack thereof) that I had with my body. That post blew up a bit: it was helpful to a lot of people, and I had so many great conversations around the way that we see our...
Now is the time for Caution. Caution is wise and and firm and smart and tall; she guards and she plans and she waits. Caution does not throw herself to the winds of change, tossed from here to there with the tide. But Caution can be found, always, in her chair by the fire,...
Let’s imagine, for a moment, shall we… You’re in one of the most important job roles in the country. You’ve been aware, for the whole of your career, that your every action is being watched, scrutinized, and any inappropriate behavior will have a huge impact on not only you in your role, but the...
From day one in the Christian faith, if you’re anything like me, you were probably taught about the importance of reading the Bible everyday – of having a plan or a devotional that takes you through the Word and means that you are reading and digesting something from it every day. It’s true –...
“Home wasn’t a set house, or a single town on a map. It was wherever the people who loved you were, whenever you were together. Not a place but a moment, and then another, building on each other like bricks to create a solid shelter that you take with you for your entire life,...
