Category Archives: faith

A Matter Of Philosophy

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I want to know what everything is, and nothing is; the beauty of a note and the silence which surrounds it. I like to know and understand myself, and those whom I meet, or nearly meet. I am conscious that … Continue reading →

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One True Love

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

A lifetime ago, when I was still at school I met Maria, bookish like me, and awkward, and in her company I found a companionship I had not known before and in the end, under a tree in the local … Continue reading →

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Diary Of A Lost Soul

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I walked those gardens where we met, a lifetime or was it two ago, holding your hand within my own, feasting on that gaze of yours, so full of trust: the source of my tranquillity. I saw the tree on which our … Continue reading →

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Were He An Accomplished Man ?

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

She was a woman of significant achievement, pursuing a successful career in the legal profession who enjoyed everything a person could wish for apart from empathy and a trusted companion, while he was a man of little perceptible professional or … Continue reading →

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Beneath The Tree Of Life

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I’ve read the words of men who walk where understanding grows: who’ve passed beneath the tree of wisdom and had its shadow grant them peace, briefly though it be. Look in their eyes and you will discover glimpses of eternity. … Continue reading →

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Wishing Everyone Who Passes By This Blog A Happy Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

 I am reminded by my life and contacts in social media that some of us enjoy a Christmas surrounded by those who love them and can celebrate that blessing with traditional feasting, and for others it is a time of … Continue reading →

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With A View To Hope

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I have spent my life journey largely looking out of the window at passing events, fascinated by the spectacle of existence rather than having any thoughts on a destination or purpose. “Clever but not present” a teacher said about me … Continue reading →

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An Out Of Body Experience

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Recently, during a period in hospital, things were dicey. I had a seizure, lost all consciousness and had an out of body experience. As I fell, yes fell, out of my body, lying in perfect stillness on the bed above … Continue reading →

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On The Passing Of My Aunt

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

In every family and in every community there will always be iconic figures and in my family “Missie” or Aunt Sylvia, to use her formal name, gave us a towering example of how to navigate the oceans of life regardless … Continue reading →

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David Bowie And Thoughts On Life

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

As we all know, unless we are hiding in a cave somewhere pretending to be a pot of jam, David Bowie died recently. He was not, to be honest, my favourite musician of all time but I love some of … Continue reading →

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