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Honestly?
In a world full-to-overflowing of being ‘time poor’ there are so many aspects of my life that I could and should pay more attention to. These include, health and wellbeing, financial, relationships, family, social life and work. I’ve been so busy just learning to selectively balance all the necessary balls, that is, life’s competing demands…
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Juggling multiple priorities
What’s your #1 priority tomorrow? My priority today (Sunday) is to ensure I balance life’s competing demands and essential priorities. These include making sure my daughter is given her morning medication (for epilepsy and benign brain tumour) and again evening epilepsy meds. I also need to do my son’s weekly plasma treatment. That can be…
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On so many levels, physically, mentally and emotionally.
They say, “Action is the enemy of thought”, and I partly agree, as in some ways, it can be the enemy of idle, unproductive and intrusive thought. Yet, in other ways, hard work helps to stimulate creative flow and thought, leading to moments of great catharsis, mental clarity, hindsight and insight. I just feel that…
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Tough question!
What’s the trait you value most about yourself? I would have to say my flexibility of thought and action. I have a highly nuanced way of seeing the world, people and interactions. It’s almost as if instead of rose-coloured glasses, I wear a multifaceted prism, or lens that helps to show deeper connections and patterns.…
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Ideals of social justice and Social mobility
What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? Personally, growing up as the 8th child of 10 kids to 6th generation Australian parents (cultural heritage mixes of English, Irish, Scottish, Spanish and Finnish/Norwegian) led me to understand first-hand poverty, resilience and self-acceptance. I don’t subscribe to a class-based society,…
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Product quality over name.
What brands do you associate with? I did think I was brand loyal, however realised that what drives my purchasing power is product quality, not brand. My favourite Almond Milk, which was Vitasoy unsweetened Almond milk recently underwent a change in recipe (for the worse I may add) The product now tasted like generic unsweetened…
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Where do I start?
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? I view heartfelt constructive compassionate advice as being similar to plant seeds. At first when given, or planted there is no obviously outside indication that the plant is growing, or the advice adequately processed or understood. Yes, given the right timing and circumstances the seed breaks…
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Exactly what I am doing now.
What things give you energy? As I write this I am mid-break on a glorious sun-drenched morning. I’ve got my noise cancelling headphones on, they block out unnecessary ‘noise’ while filling my body and soul with eclectic beats. Every window and door is open, allowing heavily jasmine and lavender scented air to waft in and…
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Unbearable
What would your life be like without music? Music is life. My life’s story is punctuated by music and sound. I can’t imagine not feeling the energy of music move my body, permeating my whole body and mind. Music transforms and transports, it uplifts and grounds. My teenage daughter who lives with a disability and…
Selectively Juggling
Learning to selectively juggle to avoid the chaos and struggle
Selectively Juggling 