May 17, 2020Andrea Matthews | Letting go of Mummy-WorryLetting go of Mummy-Worry My child, the light in you is all I would see. Once upon a time, on my journey as a mother, a young friend who had no children at the time advised me to “stop worrying about your kids “. I recall thinking to myself, “Oh, if it were only…Spirituality8 min readSpirituality8 min read
Apr 27, 2020Andrea Matthews | The Fifteen Minute GiftThe Fifteen Minute Gift Many years ago I wrote about an experience I had with my Mum shortly before she died. Recently I was reminded of it and thought to share the story here. It is one which speaks of changeless love beyond physical appearances. I titled the piece ‘The Fifteen Minute Gift’. ‘We…Death And Dying4 min readDeath And Dying4 min read
Apr 16, 2020Andrea Matthews | Sweet are the Gifts of AdversitySweet are the Gifts of Adversity Shakespeare penned ‘sweet are the uses of adversity’. I like to think of ‘uses’ as ‘gifts’. Within all of us there is a wellspring of Infinite Love which is ceaselessly, patiently inviting us to see things differently, and to choose acceptance and loving-kindness over fault-finding and bitterness. To extend love…A Course In Miracles3 min readA Course In Miracles3 min read
Jun 3, 2019The Changelessness WithinYour brother has a changelessness in him beyond appearance and deception Earlier this year I was fortunate to experience a ‘brush with cancer’, and I say fortunate because I learnt something valuable which I’d like to share with you, dear reader. …Spirituality10 min readSpirituality10 min read
Oct 1, 2018Dancing the Light FantasticReflections on an Ayahuasca Experience I am blessed with a husband whose spontaneity and multi-passions have taken us over the years to some interesting places, and on some unusual adventures. However, when he invited me last November to accompany him on a spiritual retreat in the jungles of Peru where…Ayahuasca10 min readAyahuasca10 min read
Oct 1, 2018Let Shame Be GoneMost of us are familiar with that toe-curling, tummy-twisting feeling of shame over something that we did or said and which we feel is irreparable. …Life Lessons7 min readLife Lessons7 min read
Oct 1, 2018I Can Choose PeaceIn navigating life’s inevitable and at times startling changeability and flux, over time my go-to mantra has become simply ‘I could see PEACE instead of this’ — from A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 34. ‘I could see peace instead of this’ settles me right back into that place of…Mindfulness4 min readMindfulness4 min read
Oct 1, 2018We are All PilgrimsMy reflections on walking the Camino de Santiago Compostela, Spain In June 2012 my dear friend Sue invited me to join her on the Camino, the ancient pilgrimage that traverses northern Spain from St Jean in the French Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in western Spain. After much deliberation, a…Camino De Santiago12 min readCamino De Santiago12 min read
Oct 1, 2018Heaven is in the Supermarket Store‘Why wait for Heaven? Those who seek the light are merely covering their eyes.’ W.188 If you’re despairing of humanity, thinking there are too many of us and the world (or our country) is going to pot, and all of that exhausting stuff that is the content of so much…Short Story3 min readShort Story3 min read
Oct 1, 2018The Perfect FamilyI recently overheard an earnest mother describe that she has the ‘perfect family’ — the perfect husband, perfect children, a perfect life. I was impressed and thought my goodness, that sounds unusual and it had me thinking about what that could possibly mean. Did it mean that everyone in this…Family6 min readFamily6 min read
