About
Life today often feels fast, noisy and full. We move from one thing to the next, rarely pausing long enough to notice what’s happening within us—or around us.
In the middle of that, many of us quietly wonder: Is there a better way to live?
I believe there is.
My name is Simon. I was born in Torbay and have spent most of my life on the South West coast of England, surrounded by the sea, the wilds of Dartmoor and stunning scenery. That landscape has shaped a deep love for simplicity, space and the presence of God in everyday life.
From my early twenties, I worked as a youth worker in a local church, spending time in schools and community projects. Over the years, life has taken many forms — from helping to pioneer a children’s ministry in a local church, to running a Skateboard and BMX shop with a prayer room and coffee space, to working a smallholding. I am now embracing a slightly slower pace of life, working a local gardening round while leaving space to write and run Wild Church Torbay with a small group of friends.
Alongside my wife Ali, we’ve learnt through all of this that life is not meant to be rushed.
It is meant to be lived with God.
A Life of Rhythm is a space for those who want to slow down and rediscover life with God in the middle of everyday ordinary moments.
It’s not about adding more to your life. It’s about learning to live differently within it.
Here, I explore simple, ancient and practical rhythms that help create space for God again — rhythms like slowing, silence, simplicity and attentive presence. Not as spiritual performance, but as gentle invitations back to abiding in Jesus.
I’m not writing from arrival, but from learning. This is a journey of discovering what it looks like to live slowly and intentionally in a world that rarely slows down.
My hope is that this space helps you:
- breathe a little deeper
- slow your pace without guilt
- notice God in ordinary life
- rediscover a quieter, more grounded way of following Jesus
Because maybe the goal isn’t to escape life, but to learn a different rhythm within it.
A life of rhythm is not a perfect life.
It’s a present one.