Spiritual Work – Deb Hawken

Clever

A voice for peace, respect, and inclusion

Warrior

A voice for peace asking people to join me

Heart and Soul

A prose poem calling all peaceful voices to unite

Humans have an odd way of finding reasons to be upset, something that is exacerbated in multicultural societies. I mean, why not take against someone for their skin colour? There’s nothing better to do in a day is there? When the religion is different that just adds to the fun doesn’t it? Now that weContinueContinue reading “Minefield Time of Year”

Love is not Woke

The finer emotions are often denigrated as woke, yet these are the emotions that do not start wars, do not accept prejudice, and drive respect for others. What’s not to love?

Sugar-coated

My life is sugar-coated by moneyGlossed like an expensive donutWith the good old sturdy cake beneathPeople look at it and see the sparkleBut rarely the emotional costYou don’t dare to complainBecause you have MONEY It is one thing to be gratefulFor what you do haveAnd I am so gratefulIt is another to thinkThat the icingContinueContinue reading “Sugar-coated”

Never Mind

When I realised as a child That I was always going to be wrong I didn’t think ‘never mind’ I just felt hurt When I wasn’t allowed to go to university And those hopes and dreams were stopped I didn’t think it then either I just felt lost Through decades of hurts That never neededContinueContinue reading “Never Mind”

How to Love Yourself

People trot out that old chestnut, ‘you should love yourself more’, then generally walk away leaving you to get on with it, possibly because in truth they have no real idea how to put those words into action. I do. I had to learn. First by rebuilding my character to bring out the real me.ContinueContinue reading “How to Love Yourself”

Simple Meditation

I don’t know about you but I’m not flexible, so folding myself into pretzel position is not only improbable, but I’d be too uncomfortable to relax. Many people have strategies for meditation, prepare a sacred space, use specific music, and so on. This can feel overwhelming to beginners, and a simpler approach can help. AlwaysContinueContinue reading “Simple Meditation”

Just for You

To my fellow bloggers who seek to help, to entertain, to create change. Especially the many who write about peace, share helpful advice, reach out their hands across borders, across perceived barriers, to chat to people of different races, creeds, and cultures. Who share insights into other worlds, which is so important for connection. ThisContinueContinue reading “Just for You”