thoughts on life

Time for some connection selection…

I learned a lovely lesson this week. I had an opportunity to revist the power of our connections with each other- real, physical, human connection. I mean being in the...

Self love…the greatest gift of all.

This week my beautiful step-daughter shared with me a blog post she had read about love and marriage. If you have a chance to read it, you can see that it is a lovely...

Bedside tables and lessons learned…

Very early in our relationship John and I decided to visit his grandmother who was living in a  nursing home on the Gold Coast, Queensland. John had told me about her...

Being present to your presence…

If all we ever have is this very moment, how can we savour it? The universe has conspired to make me focus on this during the week because I have had a couple of...

I am somebody I used to know…

As the years move on, most of us make some adjustments. We make changes in life as we age - we may not party as hard as we used to; we may travel to holiday...

Not quite YouTube…

Subscribers to this blog may notice that this latest post is being sent to you much later in the day than my usual posts. I have to confess... I have struggled with my...

Is my brain engaged?

When I was a young girl, my father brought this sign home  to hang by our rotary phone. At the time I didn't really know what it meant, but nowadays I find myself...

The missing piece…

Today I have been feeling cross. I'm angry that after spending over eight years at a university doing my undergraduate and masters degree this institution left...

My values paradox…

A few days ago I posted a message about self esteem on my facebook page. This week I have been mulling over my  values and beliefs about being connected to others in...

I’m not worthy…or am I?

For the past 5 days I have woken up each morning feeling slightly anxious.  I have to admit though, I almost invite the feeling into my day.  I follow my morning...

A welcome by any other name…

This is one of the roses that bloom in the small garden that is right beside our front door. Our garden is tiny, and bare on the ground, but the roses are stunning. I...