Transition isn’t pretty, but stagnation is hideous. ~ Nikki Rowe So now here I am with no responsibilities to others and only to myself.As I look for a home I feel suspened from ordinary life and have permission to be and explore. Light precedes every transition. Whether at the end of a tunnel, through a… Read More Transition and Synchronicities
“Twenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse.” — Desmond Tutu On a flight from Canberra to Brisbane the evidence was clear; a mega firefront had developed, created by the union of bushfires burning for months with new ones…. the climate… Read More The New Normal: When Crisis becomes Everyday
Over 50 bushfires have been burning for the past three weeks along thecoast from Sydney tothe north of Noosa in Queensland.The news has been consistently stark and depressing to read and watch. People have lost their lives, homes, livelihoods. The devestation to the wildlife population is extreme and especially impacting the Koala habitat around Port… Read More WeAreTheWorldBlogfest: A Good News Bushfire Story
“The conflict between the will to deny horrible events and the will to proclaim them aloud is the central dialectic of psychological trauma.” ― Judith Lewis Herman Not only is Nanjing famous as one of the four ancient capitals of China, in modern times it was infamous as a masscre site. I took the opportunity… Read More Healing Wounds, Honouring the Past
Nanjing is one of the four ancient capitals of China and was my last stay in the Middle Kingdom before returning home to Australia. I was beginning to get tired and so, looked for that calm centre, not only within but also without, a traditional Chinese garden. By this stage, I had mastered the Metro,… Read More In a Nanjing Garden
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.” – Buddha . The workmanship of these warriors is exquisite. All have unique facial expressions and are stamped with the symbol of their craftsmen creators. Over 700,000 artisans worked relentlessly over 40 years to create an army… Read More Warrior Slaves of the Qin Emperor
I flew to Xi’an from Xiamen, a flight which left that beautiful little coastal city and travelled over sharp mountain peaks which were the most verdant I had ever seen. When I arrived in Xi’an, one of the biggest adjustments I had to make was coping with the size of this ancient capital of China.… Read More Xi’an; Ancient Capital on the Silk Road
Its that time of the month when we bloggers share positive stories of humanity to offset the miasma of negativity which pervades our world. I chose this story of a resilient Koala and the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital because I am familiar with the area and the good work those volunteers do in protecting our… Read More WeAreTheWorld Blogfest: The Resilient Koala
There are no alligators in this river- the early explorers got it wrong, as they so often did! There are plenty of crocodiles though. When I visited the river was full of them;mouths open in that crocodile smile, ready to catch a fish or gliding ever so gently into the river with only a few… Read More A Journey down the East Alligator River to Arnhem Land
The Grenfell Tower fire in England was a horrific event in which residents lost lives, homes, possesions friends and family members. We now know from a later inquiry, that the fire was an avoidable fiasco caused by systemic neglect and incompetence. You could say that it revealed the dark side humanity. But as we WATWB… Read More WeAreTheWorldBlogfest: Healing hearts after the fire
Thoughts on the history and heritage of Chinese Australia
Fun, unusual and forgotten designations on our calendar.
Writing tales of then and now and the in-between
Things are as they are, not as they should be!
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Transform your life with Astrology
L'art de l'astrologie intuitive
The Cricket Pages
Karen DeMers Dowdall
Wedding photographer in Buckinghamshire
random thoughts 'n things from the life of jacob
reflections on life as an house sitter and perpetual traveller
An exploration of writing and reading
Metaphorically speaking that is, let’s not get creepy.
Home of Lukas Kondraciuk Photography
"El Mundo Visible es Sólo un Pretexto" / "The Visible World is Just a Pretext".-
Looking for an adventure.
Words inspired by dreams, coffee and travel
Tales from the mouth of a wolf
Surreal Landscapes by Maikhail Buzhinskiy
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