Category Archives: connecting

Blessing the NHS

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Hearten Soul

I wasn’t convinced about the idea of street-based clapping for the National Health Service.  I found the points about the need for more practical testing and PPE as rather more beneficial for our NHS staff than a spattering of applause … Continue reading →

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Performing during pestilence

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Hearten Soul

Maybe you’ve seen the stories that say Shakespeare wrote King Lear while he was under quarantine for the plague.  Or that Isaac Newton invented calculus, theories of optics and gravity during the Great Plague of 1665.  I’ve seen people encouraging … Continue reading →

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Gathering discarded gems

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Hearten Soul

Although we live in such a digital age, I still have many books around my house. Many of them mean something to me and even though I haven’t looked at many of them in a long time, I wouldn’t want … Continue reading →

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Connecting up well

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Hearten Soul

I’m not an electrician by any stretch, but I spent a lot of time last Saturday to Monday trying to attach a new light fitting in my study. The old one had only one light out of four working, and … Continue reading →

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Honking some encouragement

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Hearten Soul

There’s a lot I love about wild geese and metaphors relating to them.  I heard more about them flying in formation and taking turns to be the leader at the Worship Central conference I went to last week.  The speaker … Continue reading →

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Working for inclusion

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Hearten Soul

Perhaps in some circles, being exclusive is still a prized virtue.  Exclusive special offers on a ‘plane recently included the chance to pay £10 for a plastic model of the aeroplane in which we were travelling – not available on … Continue reading →

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Supporting your association

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Hearten Soul

I’m not sure that a long and involved Annual General Meeting is the best place to break the news that membership costs are going up.  After several hours in the British Association of Dramatherapists AGM/GM last weekend I know several … Continue reading →

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Recollecting inherited songs

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Hearten Soul

The amazing heritage of English folk songs was celebrated last night in London at the launch of a vast new online archive, The Full English. I was privileged to join this auspicious event at Cecil Sharp House (C#House to the … Continue reading →

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Finding your voice

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Hearten Soul

I’ve never claimed to be much of a royalist, but I’m not sure how I managed to miss the coverage of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee quite so completely this time last year. I didn’t see the barge in the rain … Continue reading →

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Leaving a legacy

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Hearten Soul

Since the Olympics a lot of people have been talking about the legacy of the event, and other kinds of legacy. While I am a little sceptical that public attitudes have significantly changed, either to sport or to disabilities, I … Continue reading →

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