Witnessing Deep, Rich Love, Sorrow and Pain in Others
April 26, 2024 No CommentsImage by Whoislimos on Unsplash 17 October 2022 I spent some deeply touching moments, minutes, hours yesterday evening, during my shift at the hospice. We have a beautiful new resident. She is a true beauty. Glorious skin and hair. Luminous eyes. Not so many people who are nearing their final days are graced with such […]
Read MoreThe Comfort – and Wisdom – of Denial
April 26, 2024 No CommentsMain image by Quliyeva Efsane on Unsplash 10 October 2022 I have been reflecting on Denial. I realise that I have come to value, appreciate, love and respect Denial. Not as a blanket approach to life, but as a bit of a cosy corner to hide away in from time to time. Or even longer […]
Read MoreAlone
April 26, 2024 No Comments1st October 2022 Image by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash I love David Whyte’s Poetry and Writings. I love David Whyte’s voice and the way he reads his Work. I love how he turns words over, how he massages formerly unnoticed meanings out of them. How he carves then places jewels in everyday words, so that […]
Read MoreRougher and Smoother Grief Grooves
April 26, 2024 2 CommentsMain image by Leslie Cross on Unsplash 25 September 2022 Last weekend, Medjool and I went to the Valais to enjoy a late summer weekend of mountain walking. The hotel and two nights’ accommodation had been generously booked and paid for by him months – possibly even a year – ago. Innocently and caringly selected […]
Read MoreHonouring our Grief, Embracing our Mortality
April 26, 2024 No CommentsImage by Mike Payne on Unsplash Sermon delivered on 11th September 2022 at the Holy Trinity Church – Geneva Context for this piece is here: Good morning everyone. My name is Emma Pearson. It is an honour to talk with you about honouring our grief and embracing our mortality, particularly in light of our Queen’s […]
Read MoreTake Me to Church
April 26, 2024 No CommentsAll photos my own, taken yesterday, 11th September 2022, at the Holy Trinity Church in Geneva 12 September 2022 Yesterday, unusually, I went to church. Twice. And I spoke. From the pulpit. Yes – really. I had been invited – some six or more months ago – to speak at the Holy Trinity Church in […]
Read MoreGrief and Loss Witnessed from Further Out
April 26, 2024 1 Comment27 August 2022 Main image by Sean Oulashin on Unsplash As so often when I sit down to write, my starting point could be one of so many. My ending point could be one of so many. And where I go in between could be many many many directions. One starting point could be the […]
Read MoreA Pyrenean Adventure Written in Thumb and Swype
April 26, 2024 1 Comment27 August 2022 All photos my own – Summers 2021 and 2022 Main photo – by the Refuge Juclar in Andorra I thought I would pull together the various updates I posted on to Facebook when I had occasional internet access during our Pyrenean Haute Route – begun last summer, and completed this year. Inspired […]
Read MoreCounting Trees While Swimming
April 26, 2024 2 CommentsMain Image by Laura Smetsers on Unsplash 17 July 2022 Yesterday I attempted to swim across Lac Léman/Lake Geneva at its widest point – Lausanne on the north shore, in Switzerland, to Evian, famed for its ubiquitous spring water, in France, on the south. It’s 13 km as the crow flies. And even when the […]
Read MoreReasons To, Reasons Not To
April 26, 2024 No CommentsPhotos of Lake Geneva, 13 July 2022 14 July 2022 In a couple of days, I hope to swim across Lake Geneva at its widest point – Lausanne to Evian. 13 km. A smidge over 8 miles. As the crow flies. And I am neither a crow, nor am I flying. Instead, the wind seems […]
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