Food For Thought – Di Atherton

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Di Atherton In Courage, Food For Thought, Grief, Growth, Life journeys

The Allowing of Grief

Grief forces us to feel. It’s raw and messy and painful. It involves some seriously ugly cries. Even wailing. The bereaved. Grief-stricken. In mourning. We are all familiar with these...

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Di Atherton In Adventure, Courage, Food For Thought, Life journeys

Ocean Journeys

But as I sat there, pondering this, I realised that in fact I am on my own adventure. Slowly leaving behind the land I’ve known, all that was familiar. Mine...

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Di Atherton In Food For Thought, Grief

Being In The Lost And The Loss

The ONLY way to deal with emotions is to BE in them. Be in the lost and the loss. Admit you don’t know the answer or the way forward. That...

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Di Atherton In Food For Thought

A Jar of Capers

And there it was. The jar of capers. The jar of capers that sits at the back of every fridge I’ve ever owned. It had at some point been used as...

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Di Atherton In Food For Thought

Mum’s Light

“How often in our world we miss the beauty of Beingness. Through whom your Mum is Being – not words or actions - she is impacting others. What if THIS...

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Di Atherton In Food For Thought

The John Space

"Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. For those who love with their heart and soul. There is no separation" - Rumi Recently it was the first...

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Di Atherton In Food For Thought

Change in the time of Corona

“The only constant in life is change”- Heraclitus (A Greek Philosopher in case you were wondering) The time of Corona, or Covid-19 as it is more commonly known is a time of...

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