Civil Celebrant based in Scotland
Today I have been contacted by my cousin in New Zealand asking if I would consider going to New Zealand next November to carry out a Civil Partnership for her and her partner Angie.
After careful consideration of 0.0001 of a second the words YES came flying out of my mouth! I will also make a bit of a holiday of it after the ceremony and it will be great to catch up with Emma in real life.. we haven’t seen each other for around 35 years!
I can’t remember when I have been this excited!!
It’s hard to see when the smoke cloud’s over your eyes
And you lose focus as you losing on your time
And there’s one last thing to do, it’s waiting there on you
Cut from this circle leave, it behind
Come on over for a moment, and see what you find
Worry and distance, it’s all in your mind
Come on over, take a chance now
I know what you like
Caught in the middle, between your heart and your mind
And it’s hard to see when the smoke clouds cover your eyes
And you lose focus as you losing on your time
And there’s one last thing to do, it’s waiting there on you
Cut from this circle leave, it behind
Come on over for a moment, see what you find
Worry and distance, it’s all in your mind
Come on over, take a chance know
I know what you like
You’re caught in the middle, between your heart and your mind
And it’s hard to see when the smoke cloud’s over your eyes
And you lose focus as you losing on your time
And there’s one last thing to do, it’s waiting there on you
Cut from this circle leave, it behind, whoa
It’s now, I was waiting on somebody else to show
Me how,
A singe spark will catch a light
And when you thought, could change your life
So take the leap and trust you’ll reach the other side
Ryan Keen
Today a group of my friends will be marching at the Cenotaph. Sadly I cannot be with them this year.
I know they will walk tall, with pride in their hearts and tears in their eyes.
I am posting this from a friend of mine … Lauren Mackenzie
I walked down the tube stairs today behind a tall young man his shoulders were back his hair short clean shaven he walked down them slowly im slow so didnt care there was a steady streem pushing past me and this young man , i thought he looks so fit his rather large holdall bag seemed heavy and for a moment thought maybe thats why hes on go slow it wasnt until the bottom of stairs and on level when he walked i could see the click of an artificial leg on his trousers and i thought right as we reached platform we were stood next to each other our eyes made contact and i thought in for a pound in for a penny this young man had that air about him you know the one where your brain says i can spot a squaddie a mile away and i said to him you a soldier mate, he replied im an ex soldier ive just came in to collect all my gear ….i said to him as tube train approached well whatever you had to give for us thankyou, he beemed a smile the doors opened we got in , he went his way i went mine
This pain you are feeling and the emptiness it leaves inside you will not last forever.
One day you will wake up and your first thought will not be painful or about her.
It is funny how the people that treat us badly are the people we want. They have a pull on our emotions that make us suffer and love all at the same time. It takes a long time to feel anything again because what we have felt we think we can only feel for that person. Maybe that is true. Maybe we do love different people in different ways.
A relationship that is emotionally unstable keeps us hooked, like a drug.. it is our addiction. We hate the lows but love the highs and are prepared to put up with abuse of both the mental and sometimes the physical type for those few moments when we are…
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I have two pets. A dog called Brae and a cat called Bo.
Brae is the most peaceful, calm, well behaved animal you could ever meet. Bo is not.
Four days ago Bo brought a vole into the house and dropped it. For some reason cats do not tend to kill and eat voles (as they do with mice) .. the simply play with them until they die.
Bo, however, was obviously feeling lazy. She dropped the vole, who promptly took off behind my furniture and radiator panel whilst Bo settled down to snooze the rest of the day away. As I said this was four days ago. I still have not caught him.
I have actually taken pity on him as he is rather cute (see picture… but note this is NOT George as I only see the back end of him as he runs from one hiding place to another!).. so I have been putting down some cat treats and water for him …
This morning I got up and found “guts” on my living room carpet. This is not unusual … Bo is extremely “generous”…
I gathered them up and disposed of them .. saying goodbye to George as I flushed the handle … and walked back into the living room …. only to see George scoot from under my writing desk to under the radiator panel!
I am convinced he was trying to fake his own death …. so I have named him George Lord Lucan.
He is mine now.. I shall love him and squeeze him etc etc (if I ever manage to catch him that is!)
*smile*
In many ways the two are similar, both can conduct ceremonies that are non religious.
As a Civil Celebrant we can have our own belief. Personally I have no religious belief, but believe in the right of people to have their own faith and religion and I can encompass a mixture of beliefs and religions into every ceremony if this is what my clients wish, or hold a completely non religious ceremony.
The ceremony is based purely on individual client choices and can be customised around a special place or tradition.
Humanism is an approach to life based on humanity and reason – humanists recognise that moral values are properly founded on human nature and experience alone. Decisions are based on the available evidence and our assessment of the outcomes of our actions, not on any dogma or sacred text.
Humanism encompasses atheism and agnosticism ‑ but is an active and ethical philosophy far greater than these negative responses to religion.
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These include: Weddings, Civil Partnerships, Vow Renewal, Naming Ceremonies, Divorce Ceremonies and much more!
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Kind regards
Jayne
Jayne Johnson 