Like every other child, I grew up chanting “”abracadabra” at some point or another, pretending to be the great magician turning my mates into toads! Little did I know how powerfully true the magic of these words was! A variation of the Hebrew phrase ebrah k’dabri, meaning “I create as I speak”, I truly doContinue reading “ebrah k’dabri – I create as I speak”
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Living life as I go
A coffee to go in my hand, living my life on the go, as I walk down Flinder Street on my day of work from the office, I find myself reflecting on this life post Covid and the sea of change that’s washed me ashore on this side of the forties. Corporate world hasContinue reading “Living life as I go “
Swimming around the rips!
The writer reminisces about childhood joys under a mulberry tree and reflects on finding peace beneath a gum tree in adulthood. Amidst the sounds of nature, they express gratitude for fleeting moments of happiness and the wisdom gained from navigating life’s challenges. The piece evokes a sense of embracing life’s ebbs and flows.
Never have I ever…
I have lived over 4 decades, in more than 15 towns across 3 continents, but it’s been a relatively tame life, with the wildest thing I can think of ever having done being riding topless, shotgun with a friend on a highway for a dare, back when bras were optional at best! So, it wouldContinue reading “Never have I ever…”
Because he is Peter Pan
He will talk endlessly about his accomplishments, detail out everything and everyone that makes him a bit grumpy, and get all starry eyed telling me about how he rescued an animal or scored a goal!But he won’t respond to anything I say that might mean accepting that he feels anything at all! He didn’t evenContinue reading “Because he is Peter Pan”
His pain struck a chord
Most of the conversation during our coffees centred around him telling me how sorry he was that he was so scruffy, when I was so impeccably dressed, or about how hard his life was, as he was going through a divorce. As expected, I spilled my coffee on him a couple of times, bumped intoContinue reading “His pain struck a chord”
In and out of my own life
It is 2022, Covid has evolved, I think I have too! It’s a muggy summer day here in the leafy suburb of Mount Waverley, my fridge is empty, as the kids are at their dad’s this weekend! It’s a perfect Sunday and I am sitting at my local café, waiting for my breakfast to arrive.Continue reading “In and out of my own life”
My Year of Firsts!
Woke up to the realisation that today marks one year of being single for me! Life has been absolutely unpredictable, and I have kept my seatbelt on for the ride! Here are some of my firsts: Learned to live alone 🤟🏽 Wept so much my soul ached and my bones hurt 🎭 Improved my runningContinue reading “My Year of Firsts!”
Mary Mary,quite contrary!
The thoughts in my head are just as tumultuous as the storm unfolding out there!
Being free, and feeling free are two different things. I think of this today as I lay in bed, watching a feral storm brew outside, feeling so constricted in my own skin! This holiday period was the most challenging time of the year, and while the rest of Victoria enjoyed restrictions free holidays, I wasContinue reading “The thoughts in my head are just as tumultuous as the storm unfolding out there!”
I Love Me 