lanterns filled with light . . .

" On darkest nights of Winter
there are lanterns filled with light.
A canopy of stars
In the Heavens shining bright.




When seas are rough and stormy
There is an ancient guide.
A lighthouse beaming brilliant
To lead us through the tide.




So in my heart stands firmly
The courage to do what's right.
And in my heart I carry
My own true golden light."



These are the most important words I have ever written.
They came to me in the morning after having my first week with the class of children that I knew were meant to be my first class.


I have been on a journey over the last few months on a dark and ancient sea. Teaching practice and observation led me into what had seemed impossible for the last three years; an interview at Edinburgh Steiner . . . It seemed for so long as though it would pass me by, like a ship in the night.


Somehow I found an inner light which I hadn't see before. I meditated on it, wrote about it and presented it at graduation . . . That light bound me together with my class and I am now their Class teacher.

Joy, birdsong and brightly shining light.

Here's to the start of a brand new golden journey.