The other day I watched a beautiful wedding ceremony. The bride was gorgeous. Naturally gorgeous. The venue was stunning. What struck me, though, was the sheer terror on her face. My heart clenched. I just wanted to ease that fear from every cell of her body. There are countless reasons why a bride (or groom) […]
Have you ever been to a funeral and come away afterwards wondering who the heck the vicar was talking about? Perhaps you’ve been to one where the minister forgot to turn off his mobile phone and then answered it during the ceremony? Maybe you’ve been to a funeral and were left cold by the words […]
This morning, after an early-morning swim session, I enjoyed a leisurely chat with a friend over coffee. We were talking about investments, and I mentioned that I’d have a piece of land over a car or home any day. A lump of earth gives you freedom to grow and be self-sustaining. By far, though, my […]
I wonder how often a bride and groom ask themselves: why am I getting married? Yes, the obvious answer is because you love each other and want to make a formal commitment to your relationship. So, why then, do so few couples give much thought to the actual ceremony and its content when getting […]
As an astrologer, I find the study of this subject comes into its own when experienced in real life rather than just absorbed from a text book. One of the things I dislike about astrology is actually down to what I call the ‘negativity’ of many practitioners who warn their clients of tough times […]
Are you looking for a celebrant in Cumbria? I trained as a celebrant in 1995 (Auckland, New Zealand), and am available to officiate ceremonies throughout Cumbria: weddings, handfastings, same-sex unions, vow renewals, namings, housewarmings, graduations, coming of age, crone ceremonies, funerals, memorials and any other rite of passage. If you need to organise a funeral […]
Written by Paul Robinson Every year for longer than I care to remember, I’ve spent the seven weeks before Christmas doing my version of the man with a long white beard and a red suit. My annual stint is almost over now. A lot of people have said to me ‘that must […]
As a child, I would notice whenever my mother wrote the word ‘tage’ on her calendar. This is German for period. She’d write tage on each day that she bled for. I guess it was so ingrained in me that when my menstrual life began, I did the same thing. When I wrote tage into […]
Yesterday, many eyes in the UK were on the astronaut Tim Peake as he headed off in a rocket to the International Space Station. My eyes, though, caught sight of his two boys, in particular his four-year-old son crying out something like “I don’t want daddy to leave. I want him to stay with us.” […]
In my last blog, The Cosmic Kitchen, I wrote about putting your order in to the Universe as if you were placing an order with a chef. This isn’t just about ‘things’ to acquire, but also state of mind, health, wellbeing and so on. If you’re sceptical about the idea of ‘change your thoughts, change […]