This is my ‘month of letting go’. I have been letting go of a lot of things, physical and emotional.
The Three Kinds of Courage
“Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that something is worth it.”
What I learned from Greg about Living as he was Dying.
I’m sitting in Greg’s chair looking out at the spectacular garden in my backyard … the garden that he never really got to experience.
My Top Five Regrets of 2015 :)
Oh I tried and I tried. But I didn’t learn how to neatly *schedule my day*. (Or my week. Or my month. Or my year). I simply didn’t become of Master-Time-Scheduler-Person I’d hoped to be one day. This struggle drove me to distraction! I have 3 degrees, dammit. It can’t be this hard! So I did the only thing I …
When You Go to Target, Always Remember Your Underwear.
Many, Many Amazing Things happened this year. Among the Many Amazing Things that happened was being interviewed a few times. Most recently, by Connie Solero of Dirty Footprints Studio in Arizona, and another by Samantha Colden of The Annoyed Thyroid in Sydney. It was pretty special to be invited by these clever, awesome people and asked wonderful, insightful questions. I …
One day, when I was publicly humiliated.
You know when you’re all excited that you’ve made something and you want to share it? And you asked someone their opinion of your beautiful offering, the one you created from your heart? And then they say something like, “Ummm…..” Or “It’s not my favourite…” Or “It’s ni—ice…” with a silent, unspoken “but….” Or (my personal favourite), “That’s interesting.…” …
How to Win At Life
DISCLAIMER: I have the most non-competitive psyche you can imagine. I hate the idea that to win a game, the other side has to lose. I totally do not get the personal investment people have in their football teams. I live in Australia, a proudly sports-obsessed nation. Social interactions are therefore sometimes awkward. Conversations with me generally end abruptly when …
Because I’m alive. And I can.
Spiders and snakes hold very little fear for me, but there are MANY other things I’m slightly terrified of: Falling asleep and snoring in public. Or worse still, drooling. Swimming in the ocean with Really Big Waves. Or any waves at all. (And really, just swimming in the ocean). Group Fitness Classes. Aerobics? Zumba? I’d rather poke my eye out …
SUCH Unlikely Places
“Courage is found in unlikely places.” -J.R.R. Tolkien This is the story of how I found my courage while I was taking shower. You probably know me as an artist. But it may surprise you that for most of my life, a far longer time than I’ve been a painter, I’ve identified myself as a singer. I have been accustomed …
