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Wobbly Wisdom
Finding Grace in the Wobble
The Wobbly Turtle notes

Little stories for big questions

Short illustrated reflections on listening, honesty, grace and the art of being human, wobbles and all.

Illustration of two turtles on a weighing scale, one holding a basket of vegetables, the other hugging a baby turtle
Relationships

The trouble with weighing scales

Don’t many of us carry invisible scales into relationships? Who gave more. Who sacrificed more.

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Illustration of a turtle peeking out of its shell, thinking of a heart and a speech bubble
Practice

Between honesty and harmony

Most of us love honesty, right up until the moment we’re asked to provide it.

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Watercolour of an older turtle reaching down to pull a younger turtle out of a muddy ditch beside a forest path
Stories

When the turtle turned around

A turtle noticed another stuck in a muddy ditch. It wasn’t his ditch, and he was already late.

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Watercolour of turtles walking slowly along a winding path, one pausing beside a seedling, with the words There is no hurry
Musings

There is no hurry

A seed never apologises for not becoming a tree overnight. Perhaps we grow in much the same way.

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Illustration of a smiling turtle floating down a river on a leaf, past rocks marked Should, Must and Why me
Practice

What if peace isn’t something we create?

Perhaps peace isn’t waiting at the end of life. Perhaps it’s waiting at the end of our resistance.

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Illustration of a turtle walking away from grey ruins towards friends sharing bread and wine under a tree
Nonviolence

What happens after violence?

We cannot always change what happened. But perhaps our relationship with the past need not be violent.

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Illustration of the Wobbly Wisdom turtle looking up at a gift labelled Grace floating down on a parachute
Musings

Have you ever experienced Grace?

Something came your way that you never expected. You didn’t plan for it. You didn’t earn it.

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