A new name…
Been thinking a lot lately of the names or labels we pick up along the course of our lives – especially the negative ones like abandoned, unworthy, unlovable, unclean. So many of them. What if we were to swap that…
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Not losing hope…
I saw the sunrise this morning for the first time in ages. It has reminded me of the days I would see it every morning and start my day walking and appreciating the beauty of those early mornings. Even when…
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Onwards into a new decade
A decade ago, late 2009, I moved to Perth from Melbourne. It is hard to see that person in me today – as one friend put it, it’s like day and night. I arrived in Perth alone, unsure, insecure. The…
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Death of a tyrant…
Yesterday we learned that the despicable tyrant, Robert Mugabe had died in Singapore. It seemed a bit of an anti climax to me. I have very mixed emotions right now. I always thought I would rejoice and do my happy…
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Sixty and counting…
Happy birthday to me. Today I turn 60 and I think it is a miracle. I escaped death so many times over the years and I thought I would have been worm food and pushing up the daisies long before…
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Unmasking…
Over the past year or 14 months, I have been going through a dramatic change personally. It’s hard to put into words exactly, but this song by Lauren Daigle says it well: I’ve been an actor on a stage Playing…
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The Journey
After a couple of sleepless nights leading up to the journey, I was a little more anxious than I would have liked. Travelling with PTSD is not fun, but this was something I needed to do. I was packed and…
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