Coloured Thoughts

  So many things in life are coloured by our beginnings.  Be it good, bad or merely indifferent the lessons learned early in life leave a deep impression on our psyche and often colour our choices or perceptions without our even being aware.  As we age do we evolve as people or simply become more …

I’m Right & You’re Wrong – The Blindness of Dogma

I was reading a post on A Good Blog is Hard to Find written by OM in regards to abortion and the concept of what is choice.  When I started to make my comment I realised that it may be just a tad too long if I was going to truly explain what I meant …

Life, The Universe and Me

I’ve been sulking, with a possible side dish of pouting in addition to a general overall feeling of ITS NOT FAIR.  I’ve managed to run the gauntlet of such fine emotions over the last 24 hours only to come full circle back to the whole it’s not fair issue.  Now here is where I’ve had …

If I Could Turn Back Time

Harsh ReaLity, a blog run by OM suggested the idea of writing about the things we regret or mistakes we would go back and change if we could.  There are so many things that with the benefit of hindsight you would go back and change, some small others large but for me there is one …

My Most Precious Gift

  My most precious gift is my son and I have been doubly blessed to be  gifted with him twice.  The moment he was born was easily the most amazing experience I had had in my life.  Apart from the large amounts of swearing pain and general mess I was so overwhelmed when he was …

Asylum Seekers & Australia

By now you may or may not have heard about the tragic turn of events on Manus Island that left one person dead and 77 injured. We don’t yet know if this new tragic low marks a turning point, if it’s part of Australia’s new status quo, or if it will finally be enough to …

Oh We’re On A Roll Here

  Just received this update from some friends at Guardian news and let me tell you if I was mighty riled before I’ve shot straight past angry into the land of spluttering WTF.  So wait for it – dummm da dummmm Victoria’s anti-protest laws pass lower house by one vote These controversial new laws give …

When The Silence Almost Deafens You

There have been times in my life when if you had spoken with me you would have never guessed that the verbose girl would one day fall silent and that silence would last for far too long.  Looking back into the past is difficult because I find it shameful – I don’t think that will …

Taking A Chance

  Ok deep breath – in – out – in – out whew mild panic there because I’m going to do something that I have been avoiding in just about every possible way since the first time someone told me I should write books for a living. GULP!!!!! I’m going to try – there I …

First Timer

    I’ve been looking for a way to talk about so many things that have happened in my life.  A way to release so much of the tension that lives coiled inside me and has for so many years.  There is something about writing especially in writing to be read, that enables me to …