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About Jeanette

When I attended a Life Line training course many years ago, we were told that the labels, titles and hats we wore were not important but rather who we are and whom we have become through our journey through life. We all have something to share, to ask, to listen to, to learn from, to pass on, to reflect on. So, let's begin ....

IMAGINE IF ….. ?

Posted on 2015-11-22 by Jeanette

What if, before your spirit was clothed in flesh in the womb of your mother, you knew another ‘place’, a place you would eventually recall with gratitude and love; a home very different to Planet Earth? A place you vaguely … Continue reading →

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WHERE IS GOD WHEN TRAGEDY STRIKES

Posted on 2015-11-19 by Jeanette

“Where is God when tragedy strikes” has long been a difficult and seemingly answerable question. Even the Bible doesn’t give us simple answers. God intervened when Abraham was just about to slay his precious son Isaac, but he didn’t intervene … Continue reading →

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IS GOD VIOLENT?

Posted on 2015-11-12 by Jeanette

We need to define violent before saying yes or no to this question. Some synonyms of violent are – fierce, vehement, vicious, forceful, powerful, aggressive, brutal, cruel and sadistic. The more positive synonyms are – intense, strong and passionate. Is … Continue reading →

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ORIGINAL BLESSING OR ORIGINAL SIN? WHICH IS IT?

Posted on 2015-09-08 by Jeanette

Matthew Fox wrote that the promulgation of the doctrine of original sin ‘introduces an attitude of self-doubt and lack of reverence for self and one’s beauty that is thoroughly the opposite of Jewish consciousness’. I think these words hold a … Continue reading →

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HOW DO WE RESPOND TO THREATS?

Posted on 2015-04-20 by Jeanette

In South Africa we have once again had Xenophobia strike our land. There are some, maybe many who are threatened by the fact that foreigners are working whereas they are not. There is I believe a high level of resentment, … Continue reading →

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Crucial decisions

Posted on 2014-07-24 by Jeanette

Have you ever thought of how some of our most important decisions are made when we are really quite young and still maturing? What subjects are we going to study for the next 12 to 18 years? What careers are we … Continue reading →

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