“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.” I used to read words like these as instructions.As if peace was a destination I simply hadn’t worked hard enough to reach yet. StayContinue reading “Learning to Live in the Present”
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The Art of Falling in Love with the World
I fall in love often. Not in the way songs or stories tend to tell it — not with grand gestures or sweeping romances — but in quieter, almost imperceptible ways. With places. With fleeting moments. With feelings that pass through me like a breeze. And sometimes, just for a second, with people I’ll neverContinue reading “The Art of Falling in Love with the World”
Right Where You’re Meant to Be
There are seasons in life where it feels like we’re standing still—caught in the quiet weight of regret. We replay decisions, wishing we had chosen differently, walked another path, become someone else. It can feel like we’ve been cheated out of a life that might have been better, fuller, easier. In those moments, we feelContinue reading “Right Where You’re Meant to Be”
Jack Walter Gaffney 22/2/38 – 30/8/17
I had a pop. He was a larger than life Aussie bloke. He loved footy, fishing and having a beer and a yarn with his mates. His idea of formal attire was his good jeans, flanno and his RM Williams boots. Usually I’d find him though in his polo shirt, short shorts and the sameContinue reading “Jack Walter Gaffney 22/2/38 – 30/8/17”
Mr Gibbous and The Wildling 