The Peace of Wild Things
The Peace of Wild Things When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his [...]
How the coronavirus is affecting women’s work in Australia
When it comes to unpaid housework and caring duties, Australian women are among the most overworked in the world. They’re also over represented in low-paid jobs on the front-line of Covid-19 – such as aged care, childcare and disability support work. Here is a link to a recent conversation I had about how my female [...]
The Not Good Enough Story in COVID
As I was struggling with getting my first online workshop finished, I could feel the old ‘not good enough’ story poking at me. ‘You’re not good at technology’ ‘Why do you always think you can do things - you can’t’ ‘You’re too old for this’ ‘Who are you kidding’ and the list goes on - [...]
Christmas at Easter
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.” Albert Camus On my morning walk this Easter weekend I looked up [...]
One drawer at a time
‘Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop’ This week as we all begin to slowly adapt to our new world, the challenge for many of us seems to be how to find a structure, a routine that somehow ‘holds’ us in place in this world of uncertainty. So many clients are cleaning [...]
Covid: Caring, Opening, Valuing, Inspiring, Daring
This is my 2nd blog since the beginning of our new Covid 19 world. I was looking forward to writing this as writing is such a useful way for me to process what is going on. You will see my new logo which incorporates COVID. It is my way of reframing these times so we [...]
Balancing on a High Wire. – “Life is a balance between holding on and letting go” Rumi
Over the last few weeks I have witnessed anxiety, fear and disbelief in most of my clients. I certainly feel a mix of these things myself as we watch the world as we know it tumble. Nothing is certain anymore and most of us humans need to feel at least some sense of control to [...]
Open Your Eyes to the Present — Discover a New Perspective.
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust A Journey of Discovery I recently went home to Canada to celebrate my mother’s 90th birthday. I have lived in Australia for 35 years and have made many journeys home. Every visit is different and every [...]