{"id":1091,"date":"2025-06-06T06:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rwnorthblog.org.uk\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:04:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T11:04:16","slug":"6th-june-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rwnorthblog.org.uk\/?p=1091","title":{"rendered":"6th June 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Time to stop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been writing this blog for nearly 3 years now and have realised that the original reason for providing my weekly ramblings has been and gone so I feel it is time to stop.&nbsp; If you feel this blog helps you and you will miss it, please email me at <a href=\"mailto:fiona@renewwellbeing.org.uk\">fiona@renewwellbeing.org.uk<\/a> and I can have a re-think.&nbsp; The wider charity provides similar resources if you visit our much-improved website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.renewwellbeing.org.uk\">www.renewwellbeing.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a blessing for anyone who\u2019s travelled with me at some point over the last three years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.2\">\u201cOne treasure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.2\">One pearl<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.2\">One thing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.2\">I seek your kingdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.2\">Your presence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.2\">Each day this week<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">One heart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">For one goal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">One joy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">One prize<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">To see<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">All things<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">With your eyes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">It\u2019s simple it\u2019s costly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">Not easy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">It\u2019s true<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">But to give in simplicity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">To give my all<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">To you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">All thoughts and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">All dreams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">All plans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">And all fears<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">I give you my minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">My hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">Days and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">Years<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">I give you my treasure<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">I give you my dross<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">I give you my moments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">Of success and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">Of loss<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">I give you my heart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">I give all gain to you<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">Your kingdom, your reign<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">Give the old for the new<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">But the pearl I have found<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">And the treasure I win<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">Is true love and forgiveness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">And freedom from sin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">The things I held tightly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">Were heavy to me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">Now you hold them<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">I hold life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">Divine swap<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">I\u2019m free\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.3\">(Ruth Rice \u2013 A-Z of wellbeing 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to stop 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