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Introversion and compartmentalisation… the power to harness strength and balance from within.
Introversion affords me the privilege of responding to life, and not simply losing myself in the raw emotion of the moment, not reacting from some base-line emotional state.
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A work in progress.
Scour the news for an entirely uninteresting story. Consider how it connects to your life. Write about that. Ok, I’m not going to lie; when I first read this prompt, my eyes sort of glazed over. Not sort of; they actually did. I thought, okay, that’s pretty uninspiring (to me); however, after reflecting upon it…
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Why do you write? Why do I?
Why do you write? Why do I write? Why do we write? For each of us, there are many reasons why we write, attempt to weave stories and paint our thoughts into mere words. Undoubtedly, there would be the quintessential responses, such as a cathartic release of energy, a way of processing and expressing thought…
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Healthy boundaries
What strategies do you use to maintain your health and Well-being? I could write a book on this topic. However, for the sake of simplicity, I’ll keep it as short and sweet as possible. Health and Well-being are multifaceted, multi-nuanced concepts that are highly subjective. What one person considers to be elements of good health…
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Wanderlust Warrior
What are your future travel plans? The irrepressible dreamer within is obsessed not just with travel but also with the mere thought of travel. This includes planning all the intricate and obscure details whilst still allowing for the wonder of spontaneity. I am lucky to have travelled the depth and breadth of my country, Australia.…
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Ending Murdoch’s reign and society’s pain.
What would you change about modern society? This is a highly poignant question requiring deeper reflection and thought. At first, I was going to write about certain negative aspects of social media platforms. Don’t get me wrong; I believe that social media plays a crucial role in contemporary society. Unfortunately, the once powerful and far-reaching…
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It’s complicated. Sort of …
When given the luxury of working remotely, I either play gentle background music, preferably meditative or new-age-world or opt for complete silence. I have eclectic tastes, everything from new wave 70’s romantic punk rock to everything contemporary. Albeit, I just can’t or don’t do heavy metal or country music. Those two genres are diametrically opposed…
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Too many choices …
What’s your go-to comfort food? Growing up, mum would lovingly wash, cut and cook to perfection hot delicious morsels of potato goodness, aka hot chips. She would couple them with a cup of sweet tea, fresh bread and the generous smearing of tomato sauce. So now, when I’m craving comfort food, I’ll meticulously cut and…
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Howling Winds, Part 1
It was an absolute struggle to close my eyes against the onslaught of the pervasive howling winds. Even worse, I needed to dodge the unrelenting airborne razor-sharp glass shards and twisted-jagged metal. What good would I be to the mission if I died within the first 5-minutes? None, Man, “Get your act together”. We landed…
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The gift of being introverted…
I’m not going to lie. I definitely identify as being introverted, albeit a confident introvert. That’s not to say I really enjoy other people’s company and can handle being front and centre (for a time). I love people. I love engaging with people in genuine, authentic conversation, not trivial or superficial crap. Not to mention…
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A reprieve from the chaos
Surely these are unprecedented times, with Russia flexing its repulsive monstrous muscle against a courageous Ukraine. Images of innocent people, and buildings bombarded by screeching shells. fill our collective nightmares. The result, complete and utter carnage. The images further exacerbate a collective sense of dread, anguish and foreboding. What could possibly be next? And this…
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Patience … the name of the game
You often hear the saying’ eye of the storm’ or ‘dead calm’, you know when everything feels heavy as if trapped in some form of robotic stagnancy. It’s even worse when you’ve enjoyed a pretty cool ride upon life’s waves up until that point, and somehow you find yourself ‘stuck’ and adrift, needing and wanting…
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Cacophony
Iridescence aglow, awash in moonlight fadingSpiralling, chaotically coruscatingVisitors perhaps, from lands afar,Visitors perhaps, from a distant star. Blinding, buzzing cacophony of sound,Whirling, eruption of earth’s sacred groundFrantically running to escape the haze,Not thinking clearly, trapped in a daze. Portals opening everywhere,Releasing deadly acrid air.Coughing, spluttering it’s hard to breathe,my chest is heavy, I start to…
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Airtight…
Emma knew that by pushing ‘the’ button, all sorts of hell would ensue. There’d be no turning back. Not now, not ever. But what were their options? None, that’s what. Zero, zip, zilch … that’s what! They were literally at wits end, and this was their only option. At least they had planned and prepared,…
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My purpose… need to write… but is it really enough? Am I really enough?
I always thought that I needed to write my story. You know the memoir that would set the literary world ablaze, catapulting me into the stratosphere of published authors. Ok, settle down. You can’t blame a girl for dreaming, even if the dreams are grandiose and bordering on the ridiculous. So this girls’ got to…
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Getting Away …
The break had done Aurora wonders, from the wide-open roads to the vast star studded-expansive skies, and hot ancient healing waters of the artesian baths. Every inch of her was at ease. Which was quite miraculous, given that only 12 short days ago she’d been a pent-up bundle of nerves ready to implode, or explode…
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Always be…
What’s one piece of travel advice you always follow? Be mindful, Be respectful.Be AWARE. Don’t be too LOUD. Live as a local. Be curious. Be grateful. Know your privilege. Do not compare. Be safe. Be curious. Pack lightly. Enjoy the wonder of wandering. Be prepared. Save hard before going, ensuring you’ve got a safety buffer.…
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Strangely enough
What was your first ever videogame? I’ve never really been into video games. Shocking! Diabolical! Positively uncouth! I just never had the brain or vestibular/proprioceptive systems that made video games enjoyable or interesting. I did enjoy watching others play them (and have spent countless hours doing so) . For some reason video games just never…
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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Goals
Do you set personal goals for yourself? I’m driven much more by a simmering, yet robust internal moral compass. I’m driven by my deeply intrinsic goals – goals about myself, my sense of purpose and identity. Such goals act as personal signposts and goalposts which are internally motivated and have no bearing on other people’s…
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Ambivalence
What do you think is the future of AI? Aspects of AI are undoubtedly life changing. As a parent of a child with a rare disease and disabilities I relish the ingenuity, research and development, the knowledge that researchers and scientists are able to extend and expand the realms of their research. AI enables researchers…
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A question of life imitating art.
Which book’s world would be the absolute worst to live in? My short answer is that once I would have viewed dystopian novels as so far removed from our lived realities, yet here we are at the tail end of 2026 and I see evidence of George Orwell, Margaret Attwood and MT Anderson everywhere. Where…
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It’s a hard choice
What’s the most underrated movie you’ve ever watched? I’ve watched countless movies – I love almost every genre except gratuitously violent horror and slasher movies. I have a passion for world Indy movies. One beautifully poignant movie was the 2003 South African movie ‘The Wooden Camera’ that made me cry ugly tears. It is a…
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Bend with the tides of life.
What’s something you’ve done that you never thought you could? I’ve bungee jumped – that took an inordinate amount of courage to launch myself off the platform and soar like an eagle. Albeit for a moment before gravity worked its magic and twisted and contorted by body as it fell. It was a metaphor come…
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Fictionally famous.
If you could switch lives with a famous person for a week, who would it be and why? Call me boring, but my reality is that there is actually no real live breathing famous person whom I’d wish to change lives for with a week. There are however a plethora of famous fictional characters that…
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Breath work
How do you manage stress? I manage my stress by hiding my head in the sand! Only kidding- I use breath work, music, essential oils, aromatherapy and mindfulness to try and reconnect my body and my mind. I have various personal mantras that work. I move my body and shake it away, much like a…
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Simple
If you could go back in time and give your younger self advice, what would it be? Regardless of how resilient you are, how strong you feel, how compassionate you are – you do not need to carry another person’s behaviours, excuses or expectations. Learn to breathe for yourself. Learn to carry your own worries.…
Selectively Juggling
Learning to selectively juggle to avoid the chaos and struggle
