Sometimes I get up very early, say 4 or 5 in the morning and I read poetry on my computer. The internet is a wonderful resource for poetry. I have found poems that have reached into my gut and pulled me inside out and twisted up my soul and then spat me out again, just …
As I get older, I have found that life simultaneously delivers the good times and the shit times. Perhaps there is less sand in the hourglass so all the events are lined up to happen all at once. You can win an important award followed closely by the death of the loved one. Get a …
Hello again, How was the weekend? Are you okay? You know I’m here if you need someone to listen. I might not have the right words but my ears are very able and clear, so anytime you want to unload, I can carry it for a while for you. I have been doing a lot …
Content warning: Suicide This week I have learned of three suicides and one attempt. All men. Discussing this with my husband, he said that this time of the year shines a light on what is lacking or what you perceive to be lacking in your life. Money, family, professional success, personal success, relationships and more. …
A long time ago, when woolly mammoths were a big thing, loneliness was an important feeling that existed to remind us that it isn\’t safe to be away from the tribe. It beat at our chests and heads, warning us that pain is out there, a loss is out there, even death, perhaps from one …
There is a Serbian word, that translated to the feeling of contentment and bliss, that delicious sense of oneness with the universe when performing simple pleasures. Those small moments that add up to a fulfilled life. A contented life. I wondered if this is pottering, the Serbian way.One of my main skills in life is …
While I organised an event last week for a luxury property launch in Sydney, it cemented my opinion that there are different sorts of luxury. What luxury is to some, is merely mainstream to others. Yet luxury brands rely on the mainstream buyers to make their money. The designer fragrance from Gucci, the Miu Miu …
I was in the art class, looking at the naked model in front of me. The quiet chorus of titillation had dulled into a few red faces of the owners of the easels on the outskirts. The teacher walked around the room, ‘Look at him, draw him as you see the body, not as you …
Starting a New Year is filled with anticipatory anxiety. Who will die this year? Will I lose the weight this year? Will I find the perfect lover? Will I clear out the junk drawer? So many expectations and yet so many surprises come and smash us in the face year after year and we’re in …
My kid said to me the other day that they just want to hang out with people who aren’t all about the ‘beef’. (Beef is a common teenage term for having drama and arguments with someone. ) ‘I just want to spend time with people whose biggest problems are that they’re late to basketball.’ Ha! …