Welcome to afishoutofwater.blog To my fellow travelers, the quietly unraveling, the beautifully undone—this space was made with you in mind. You know who this is for? It’s for the one quietly unraveling in a world that only rewards certainty. The one who feels like they lost the map, only to discover it never quite fit... Continue Reading →
Faith is informed by what we see. But not with the physical eyes. It is not mental belief in a concept. Not idle hope that things will turn out fine. Not the breezy confidence of positive thinking. Faith is an experiential knowing — something that comes from seeing Reality for what it truly is, beneath... Continue Reading →
You didn't pass through the year. The year passed through you. How is that for a thought? You are situated in the NOW — the ever-constant moment. Like a conveyor belt, everything flows through you: events, thoughts, perceptions. The mind's layering of these is what we perceive as time. It feels real enough. But feeling... Continue Reading →
There is a kind of strength that the world rarely recognises as strength at all. It is not the strength of pushing through. Not the strength of having answers, or managing circumstances, or keeping everything under control. It is something quieter — and far more demanding than any of those. It is the strength to... Continue Reading →
Not all fear is the same. Some fear is a genuine warning — the body’s ancient intelligence sensing real danger, signalling a threat that deserves attention. That fear is worth heeding. But there is another kind of fear. Quieter. More disorienting. The kind that arrives not when something is wrong, but when something is ending.... Continue Reading →
There is something calming, healing and quietly prophetic about flowing water. A river does not force its way. It does not strain against the landscape or demand that the terrain rearrange itself. It simply moves — finding the path of least resistance, shaping the land gently over time, arriving at the sea without anxiety. There... Continue Reading →
You call me butterfly — but ‘butterfly’ is not what I am. Do you see me? Do you know me? There is something deeply human about the need to be seen. Not observed. Not categorised. Not labelled with the nearest available word. But truly seen — known in the particular, in the specific, in the... Continue Reading →
God is not out there. God is right here. Now. With you in this moment. The moment you know this to be true is the moment of your awakening. God has been hidden in plain sight all the while. Not concealed by distance — concealed by noise. The noise of the senses, the noise of... Continue Reading →
Prayer is not so much about making requests. The Father knows our needs before we ask. Prayer is about going quiet. Turning inwards. Becoming still enough to hear what is already being spoken. The Kingdom of God is within — and therefore so are all the answers. True prayer is not the performance of many... Continue Reading →
Understanding the nature of the relationship between me and my thoughts has been very liberating indeed. Negative thoughts, like some guests, do make unannounced visits. But I don’t have to entertain them. Thoughts come barging in unannounced. They emerge in the conscious mind, feeling very much like our own creation. But they are not ours... Continue Reading →
They say death is the last enemy to be vanquished. I say FEAR is the last enemy. Show me a man or woman who has expelled fear in all its guises from their life, and I will show you a person free as a bird — soaring high, gliding joyfully with the currents. Fear causes... Continue Reading →
Prayer does not change God's mind. It changes mine. God is clear, consistent, serene and self-sufficient. There is nothing to re-align, nothing to coax, nothing to negotiate. He is complete. He is One. God cannot be manipulated — nor does He need to be. He is not a distant, harsh deity waiting to be appeased... Continue Reading →
I asked God to deliver me from my fears. He did not. Instead, God delivered me from the fear of my fears. In that moment, I found myself. I found freedom. This is the quiet revolution that authentic living requires. Not the removal of what frightens us — but the dissolution of fear's power over... Continue Reading →
Religion is not an end in itself. The ultimate goal of true religion is the death of the ego self — and the awakening of the true Self in the image and likeness of God. When this goal is achieved, religion has served its purpose. It is to be honoured — and then laid aside.... Continue Reading →
Beloved, a reminder for those moments of stress, pressure and self-doubt. Contrary to what the world insists upon — life is not about performance. Life is an unveiling of what is already within you. It is expression, not performance. It is the inside finding its way out, not the outside being managed and maintained for... Continue Reading →
There is an interior unfolding that happens to you more than it is done by you. You may journal. You may pray. You may sit with things that have no name yet. But the movement underneath — the slow gathering of light, the gentle surfacing of what was buried — that is not your doing.... Continue Reading →
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