I love going to the theatre or to the movies to become deliciously lost in a story, a song or an emotion. It is a rare gift these days even just to be able to sit still, but if in doing so I also have the opportunity to be stirred or provoked to reflect on …
Continue reading Waiting in The Wings? It’s time to show up.
My life as a Social Worker, taught me that little things matter. Small acts, can make a difference. And small acts done repeatedly or by enough people, can make a big difference. And whilst I have left the daily activities of Social Work behind, not all of the Social Worker in me has retired. And …
Yes, I knooooow it's Sophia, but Hey, she is right. Ah yes, that elusive fountain of youth. Fancy it being in our minds after all. Good to know. Heaps cheaper than all those other places we are supposed to be able to find it. I do have another post with more thoughts on ageing coming …
Continue reading Curiosity and Learning – Are THEY the Secret Weapons you need?
OK, so I’ve been taking some time out for myself these past couple of weeks. And if you are curious, you can check out a few of my recent adventures here and here. However, something else that emerged during this time, was my desire to create a short video message to you. So, I did …
As Ricky Gervais’ gorgeous character in Derek might say .. “ Hanging out with the people I love is my ‘ favouritist’ thing !” And this is true . Yet I can also highly recommend including yourself in that list. Spending time exploring the world and yourself on your own sometimes, is a lot more …
Continue reading Never Look Away – You are far cooler than you think.
" The Artist is frustrated not because the passage is slow, but because he imagines it to be fast " - Art and Fear - This one line, represented an immediate epiphany for me. And if you are a frustrated creative which, let's face it, most of us are in some way or another - …
Continue reading Time to get real – Um, things only work when we do !
Back in the day... It’s another Saturday afternoon and I’ve taken my place once more in a queue of equally resigned fellow students. Awkwardly juggling our cumbersome yet coveted cache of recently nabbed text books. There’s little use protesting as we file along quietly, etching forward in our high tops and thongs. Lost in the …
Recently in another stroke of mandatory University genius I was required to create a podcast. I must say that upon reading that I was required to record myself talking for up to 6 minutes, a little bit of this happened.... via GIFY I mean, how hard could this be ? I talk more than that …
”What do you suppose your life will look like when you aren’t relying on other people’s approval for your happiness?” Bam. Like a therapeutic sniper, my eloquent and nauseatingly serene counsellor had disarmed my confident fascade with an unexpected emotional ambush. It was all I could do to produce an “Um, what?!! ” as I …
Turns out that just owning one is not enough. Or staring at it. Photo Bernie Ryan. This is my lap top. I bought it in 2011. Yep. It’s the same one. Note the dent on the lower right. It hasn’t had an easy life. I remember when I bought it. I felt I had arrived …
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