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Northern Lights in Norway
If you won two free plane tickets, where would you go? I literally didn’t pause when reading this prompt. There is no contest, zero, zip, zilch. Those two return plane tickets would read Sydney, Australia, to Tromsō, Norway. I would probably take the Syd-Hong Kong-Helsinki-Tromsō as it would have less layover time than going via…
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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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Games, what games?
Video games? Hell no, I’m like seriously challenged when it comes to video games, and always have been. Card game? Not really my thing, mind you; I’m still trying to play the dud hand of cards life itself dealt me. Board games? Nope, not my thing either. Oh, hang on, I have enjoyed playing Cards…
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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…
