Thought for the Week: Stopping

Richard Thompson reflects on waking up to the fullness of life

by Richard Thompson 17th January 2014

There are phrases that jump off the page at a particular period in one’s life and make a huge impact. Two such phrases were in some notes I took from the Pendle Hill pamphlet Living from the Center by Valerie Brown: ‘stopping is a radical spiritual act and the first step into leading a spiritual life’ and ‘stopping is about waking up to the fullness of human life – the ordinary and extraordinary moments.’