Childhood Awaits Every Person

“I didn’t know it was like this,” exclaimed an eight-year-old. This book reveals the depth and extent of childhood yearning for the natural world and their enjoyment and wonder of it. Learn to appreciate this desire and discover the child within yourself so you too can discover your own inner child’s love and care for the planet. Addressing the climate crisis begins with the discovery of our own inner child and that deep yearning, wonder and enjoyment of nature.

You will also delight in the story which ends with the plea: “Please, please can the world not crush this child, his gentle, profound, and astonishing soul. So remember – trees are part of love, and the land is always there, under the concrete. And if there arises in Suffolk a guru, a visionary, a spiritual leader of awesome ability – I won’t be surprised if he’s called Paul, and has freckles, and skips now and then when he walks.

Chris Walton, awaits his 75^th birthday in November 2022. Born and educated in Leicester, he became Christian in his teens, was called to the Baptist ministry and a year in Borneo with VSO preceded his academic theological studies at both Bristol University and Oxford. After local church ministries in South Wales and in Birmingham, then a period of time in Intentional Community he, together with his wife, led the Ringsfield Eco Activity Centre (as it was known then 1999 – 2016) in Suffolk. Since retirement Chris has the privilege of living near the Peak District. He and his wife have grandchildren with plenty of opportunity to put into practice what he daringly writes about!