Day 4: Power – Niagara Falls

No words to explain. I am tiny. Mother Nature is queen. SAA

Day 3: Liberty and Tragedy – NYC

Today, our last in New York, was about grand sculptures of symbolism. We started with the Statue of Liberty. She stands for so much that I as an Australian take for granted. She represents freedom, hope, truth, justice and enlightenment. She is a beautiful collaborative effort between France and America. Her crown represents the sun’s […]

Day 2: Contrasts – Central Park NYC

Trees and skyscrapers. Horses and squirrels. Elderly and children. Concrete and Grass. Today, we rode bikes around Central Park. Again, I realised I know nothing. Firstly, there were hills, I imagined it flat. Secondly, it was hot (33 degrees and humid) not balmy warm. Thirdly, it was huge just like all things in America!! We […]

Day 1: People people people – New York City

So, here I am in one of the busiest cities in the world. There are literally so many people, all kinds of people……. rich, poor, black, white, American, Australian, French, Brazilian, German, fast, slow, drunk, high, tired, wired, stressed and laid back. People, people, people. Even just driving from the airport to the hotel was […]

Validation

So, these are the things I have noticed this week while concentrating on being present: The tiniest slit of a moon in the morning sky over the pool. An amazing orange/apricot cloud as the sun rose. A Vinnie’s bin in the school car park (random, but I must have driven past it for months and not […]

Right here, right now

A wise person in my life told me yesterday, the best way to find out who I really am, is to concentrate on being present in the moment. I need to take note of the things that I am drawn to and feel strongly about. If I can live like this, something will crop up […]

Who am I?

This sort of goes right back to the start of my blog. I admitted that I have my whole identity tied up in being the person who does millions of different things and is always super busy. So ……… now that I have realised, I don’t have to be this way, I don’t have to be perfect […]

Peace

SAA

Flat

That is how I feel. Flat. I don’t know why. I have so much to look forward to in the next few months, excitement should be mounting. We have the most awesome family holiday planned, one that I have dreamed about for years. But, I am flat. Grrrrr. I think reality has set in. I […]

Approval

My friend sent me this yesterday: ‘Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens’(Louise L. Hay, Healthyplace.com) She is absolutely right. This is me. After my emotional weekend, I did fall back into the old pattern of questioning and criticizing myself. Did I […]