Autism
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Scattered. Rooted. Seen.
Autistic noticing turns a roadside walk into quiet reflection—acorns, oak, and grace revealed in the rhythm of pausing. Continue reading
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Forget, Feel, Forgive
The gentle rhythm of neurodivergent self-care. A second night, and the twinge in my left side is back. Familiar now. Not dramatic, not alarming—just a quiet ache that reminds me I forgot the preventative paracetamol. Again. It’s strange how the body keeps score, even when the mind is busy with liturgies, logistics, and late-night thoughts. Continue reading
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Pain, Paracetamol, and the Puzzle of Self-Care
It’s 5am and my side aches again—echoes of a fall from a couple of weekends ago. I’ve taken paracetamol, the only painkiller I’m allowed on dialysis. It’s a quiet kind of surrender, not dramatic, just necessary. But I’m terrible at taking painkillers. Not because I forget, but because I hesitate. I second-guess whether the pain Continue reading
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Stewardship, Trust, and the Threshold of Mercy
The parable urges attentive stewardship, recognizing overlooked suffering, and trusting in love’s transformative power through compassion and action. Continue reading
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Heritage, Worship, and Shelter
Celebrating Celtic sites and launching a €1 brick appeal for Habitat Malawi—small gifts turning heritage into homes and hope. Continue reading
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Pilgrim, Platform, Synod
Early morning journey to diocesan synod—three trains, one tram, no agenda, but full heart. Autistic voice present in Church democracy. Continue reading
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Sacred Rhythms of Humility
Creation Speaks and Law Revives Psalm 19 greets us like an Irish dawn—each mountain and breeze declaring God’s handiwork. As someone on the autism spectrum and a dialysis patient, I find solace in repetition: the sunrise, the steady hum of the machine, the gentle lilt of birdsong. Like the psalmist, I delight in precepts that Continue reading
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Steps out of time
Following Christ with a different rhythm, we ascend through humility, integrity, and trust—held by grace even when misunderstood or unseen. Continue reading
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Heard in the Hush
God hears the unheard, welcomes the misunderstood, and affirms the gentle—revealing holiness in simplicity, suffering, and authentic presence. Continue reading
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A Station Not Yet Seen
Belfast calls, but I haven’t arrived yet. This journey—planned between dialysis sessions and sensory thresholds—is about more than trains and timetables. It’s a quiet act of defiance, a reclaiming of movement. I’m not chasing nostalgia; I’m watching the city unfold from the rails, one mile at a time. Continue reading
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