Words by James

Dear friends,Three poems to savour while holding a warm cup. Contemplation to Attain Love On a tropical afternoon more than a decade ago I remember feeling a warmthrise within my chest, a fire burning. This experienceconsumed me with a sense of call. I woke with a newconsciousness of being loved, and began walking witha profound sense of direction. But I wanted more of that warmth, with its tender, blessed light. I sought itsreturn, and, sometimes felt the heat moving deep in my heart. And...

Dear friends, Everyday we need some seeds of hope planted in our life's garden. We need a felt sense that there is growth possible. For us to flourish, we need the assurance that our days are heading towards the light and good. We need the intuition that our life's shadows will yet make way for dappled light through the trees. When we trust the ways of beauty at work in life, life seems to get better. In all our days there is a chance that life can surprise us with joy which overcomes our...

Dear friends, When I wrote the first Words That Encourage in February 2023, my aim was to give life, hope and spirit to readers. I wanted to write from an open treasure chest that shared wisdom taken from reflection on experience. To encourage was the desire of my heart. Now 22 months on from that first edition, I see that in all my yearning to write something worthwhile, I was seeking not only to commend fullness of life to others, but to live it with the people I love. These last two years...