“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”
Embracing the Earth: A Journey Through the Redwoods to the River’s Edge
Walking through the towering redwood trees is like stepping into a realm where time slows, and nature reveals its quiet strength. As sunlight filters through the immense canopy, the world above transforms into a kaleidoscope of light and shadow, a reminder of the earth’s ancient energy. The air is cool, heavy with the scent ofContinue reading “Embracing the Earth: A Journey Through the Redwoods to the River’s Edge”
Ad astra per aspera: Through adversity to the stars
Here in Melbourne we are still experiencing some of the strictest lockdowns and restrictions internationally. The powers that be keep dangling the carrot in our collective faces that they will be eased soon and to keep the faith, just hold on, we are all in this together, only for it to be extended again andContinue reading “Ad astra per aspera: Through adversity to the stars”
Mr Gibbous and The Wildling 