Tag Archives: prejudice

Be the Light… #LightTheDarkness

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Sue Vincent

International Holocaust Memorial Day 27th January * In remembrance of all those men, women and children whose lives were taken from them simply for being themselves. * The flame symbolises a resolve to stand against prejudice, hatred and injustice today, … Continue reading →

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Interpretations

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“ … the standard translation of one of the chief scriptures of China refers to the venerable Lao Tse as “the Old Boy”. This sounds comical to European ears, yet it is not so far removed from the words of … Continue reading →

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The Others’ Side ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“Why is it this way, Mama?” The woman let the small hoe drop from her hand. She straightened, hands over the small of her back, achy from the bending. The plot was spare, and the harshness of many a hard … Continue reading →

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St Albans – the screen of the martyrs

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The fifth post on our visit to the Abbey of St Albans a few years ago. Parts One, Two, Three and Four can be found by clicking the highlighted links. In the Anglican year, our visit still fell within the … Continue reading →

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Identity #midnighthaiku

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Am I black or white If eyes that see no colour Seek to define me? There are rainbows in my soul And my shadows hold the stars For Colleen’s Poetry Challenge

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Primal Screen~Steve Tanham

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Somewhere in the frontal cortex of our brains there’s a very special junction – a place where we leaned to do something truly different with our minds… Let’s call it the Primal Screen… Our spines can be considered the highway … Continue reading →

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The Light between the Railway Carriages ~ Steve Tanham

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The light between the railway carriages… It was one of the best analogies I ever had given to me; yet it took me years to grasp its fullness. Like any true seed of ‘spiritual’ insight, it was strong enough to … Continue reading →

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Asking questions…

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Image: Pixabay My son was never ‘into’ history at school. He learned what he was obliged to learn and promptly forgot most of it.  Add to that the effects of the black holes in memory caused by brain injury, and … Continue reading →

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Walls #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Sue Vincent
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The Black Coat – Juhu – #writephoto

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

And the wise crow cawed louder, “Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall … Continue reading →

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