Sunday, February 4, 2007looking for rabbit holesIt's been an easy going weekend. I came across a cheap copy of Alice in Wonderland which I don't think I had ever read as a child. It reminded me of myriad chapters of my life actually. After reading it I went for a run and there was an enormous cloud shaped like a white rabbit racing across the... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, February 3, 2007some of my sources of inspiration at the momentI love the work of Julia Cameron. One of the most striking themes in Walking in this World involves the size of our true nature as creative people. Julia Cameron provides great insight into the self-induced trauma we go through in acting smaller than we most deeply know ourselves to be. We have it... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, January 31, 2007candlesDuring the weekend I went to a shop that was full of a great variety of sculpted and scented candles. I bought one and have made a point of lighting it each evening while I've been reading or writing. I'd forgotten the seductive qualities of a single flickering flame and the influence it can have in... Sign in to see full entry.the importance of celebratingI've decided to revisit a motivational modality that I actually gained a practioner's certificate in a couple of years ago. At the time of achieving it I didn't even bother to pick up the certificate - even though I'd spent a lot of time, and financial investment, in reaching the point of... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, January 29, 2007a whole lot of reflectionThis year has started off with a lot of reflection and gathering of resources for me. Instead of desparately splashing around at arbitrary job choices I've been getting down to the nitty gritty of who I want to be which can be essentially boiled down to wanting to be a person open to life's... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, January 27, 2007inspired and inspiring artThe other day I was wandering past a gallery in the city and noticed it was exhibiting the art of Nelson Mandela. I stopped in my tracks there and then. Of course we all know Mandela as the inspiring leader who managed South Africa's transition in a peaceful and life affirming manner but I'd never... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, January 25, 2007PATRIOTIC PHOTOS TO BRING A TEAR TO YOUR EYE!!! Sign in to see full entry.friday: it's australia dayToday's Australia Day (I guess it's our equivalent to the 4 July in America). It's a day when ferry boats are covered with streamers and race across Sydney Harbour, hot air balloons float through the air, bands play, flags are paraded and lambs are ritualistically slaughtered and devoured by... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, January 21, 2007metal neckThis morning, as I was travelling through the sleepy streets of Sydney on the way to work, I looked up from my paper and stared at the back of the neck of the woman in front of me. Now this isn't an entirely uncommon event. There is something most consoling about the elegant line of a woman's neck.... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, January 20, 2007NEW PHOTO Sign in to see full entry. |
