As envelopes of time pass we somehow compact groups of moments into what are often referred to as experiences. The pity about remembering life as a set of whole experiences is that the outcomes are often known and the memories are filed away as good, bad or indifferent void of those delicious little moments that
The Human Condition: Moments Read More
My darling middle child has always had a way with words. She’s almost 16 now. She’s worldly, she’s seen ‘stuff’ (so she tells me), she has a boyfriend (with whom time is carefully rationed during the mother’s watch) and she’s pretty sure she knows how most things work (except the washing machine which she has
Raising teen: still waving not quite drowning Read More
Another work trip. Another hotel. I’d been doing this for a long, long time and sitting within four walls en route to somewhere should have been a very ordinary occurrence. This time it was not. On this evening the walls became a prison, a prison which was bereft of the oxygen I needed so desperately
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She pulled her tiny human closer, her strong arms encompassing the small torso, so close she could feel her babe’s breath moving slowly in and out of her little body. Asleep at last. In that moment she noticed her strong arms. She noticed the almost magical ability her arms possessed to hold her little one
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Do you remember the last time you missed someone? Not just a fleeting memory but a strong yearning, so strong it’s palpable. Maybe it’s a loved one now passed, an old flame, a faraway friend, kids who have left home or even a wise mentor who influenced change in your life. The people who have
The Human Condition: Footsteps Read More
Do you remember that tickle in your tummy you got when you were a kid and something cool was just about to happen? Perhaps it was Christmas, Easter, the Tooth Fairy or maybe it was the sound of Mr Whippy approaching your street. And do you remember that feeling of exhilaration when somebody said YES,
It’s what you make it Read More
It’s the end of November and I wonder if your world has started to slow for the holiday season yet or – is it pushing on the turbo boost button? I don’t know about you but I feel utterly frazzled. It’s as if the world has sped up x 1000 and I’m just trying to
Are you slowing down yet? Read More
Today has been a rather challenging event. A frustrating early meeting followed by a little too much comfort swearing, rude waitstaff, gridlocked traffic and wind. The wind surely didn’t help. I’m in Sydney, I’m craving my country paradise. Is it a sign of getting older? Is it how life is at the moment? Or has
Escaping the big smoke Read More
Dear Nana, I received your letter today, thank you it was so lovely to hear from you. Nana, now my three kids are getting a bit bigger it really makes me wonder how you raised nine children largely by yourself. You must have spent a lot of time ‘counting to ten’ (that’s to stay calm,