Lesson From Life

David Chambers on November 20th, 2009

This poem has come to mean a lot to me. It was with me some years ago at a time when life did not seem worth living and I was clinging onto God by my fingertips. I was reminded of it again yesterday while attending a course on Spiritual Direction. It  was written by Saint [...]

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David Chambers on November 17th, 2009

Many years ago I remember taking the Myers- Brigs Personality Indicator Test and remember being classed as INTJ. Without going into too much detail it meant that I was in the 50.7% of the population that are introverted. Whereas Extroverts get their main source of energy from external sources, such as being with people, Introverts [...]

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David Chambers on November 9th, 2009

Two Pictures to go with my last post – Prune or Plant The Allerton Oak is said to be over 1000 years old and the place where the ancient Court for the area met. It is precious but precarious. Propped up and fenced off it is kept going by advice from a host of experts [...]

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