by tashmcgill | Aug 22, 2017 | Culture & Ideas, Spirituality
Emotions are like the ocean and pain can be like a tsunami wave. It’s a collective bundle of grief, loss, sadness, hopelessness, frustration, gratitude. You can’t feel pain without knowing something is wrong. But like all feelings, pain is a messenger....
by tashmcgill | Mar 15, 2017 | Culture & Ideas, Spirituality
Every so often a window blows open in the wind and rain lands in unwelcome places – the fresh laundry pile, the pile of books beside the bed, the pot plant. We shield ourselves from rain in the construction of wood, concrete and glass over our daily lives, but...
by tashmcgill | Nov 25, 2016 | Mind, Spirituality
Not done yet: but instead always onwards, upwards and downwards on the journey of life. This is harder than it sounds. But if there is within you some ache, frustration or desire that will not rest – you are not done yet. Fight for your life, through the pain...
by tashmcgill | Nov 1, 2016 | Culture & Ideas, Health, Mind, Spirituality
“But what if, this time?”, the question echoes in my mind. The silence in response is the same echoing kind. I can ask the same question in half a dozen repetitive ways. “Why not, this time, this love, this job, this circumstance?” I’ve...
by tashmcgill | Oct 18, 2016 | Speaking, Spirituality
Here’s some audio from my recent message at Edge Kingsland, in Auckland NZ on October 16th, 2016. I’ve included some slides that I used, that may be helpful visual aids. Listen to the end and you’ll get to hear a rough snippet of a beautiful song...
by tashmcgill | Dec 2, 2015 | Culture & Ideas, Spirituality
The Advent season starts for each of us, alone. No matter that by Christmas Day, most of us will find our way to be connected with some others – family, friends or communities. But it starts with people alone. Elizabeth, the cousin of Mary, is carrying a child...
