Tag: life
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Blissful ignorance.
Yes, I barely remember life before the internet. I barely remember a life before technology and information incessantly streaming through like intense light rays or sun beams. What was life before the inundation of data? I barely remember a life that was separate to, and not dependent on technology, data and connection. Was it a…
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The importance of feeling like the other – the outsider.
I’m currently travelling throughout Europe, on a family holiday. As an Australian, who is english speaking it is easy to exist in my own little bubble, feeling comfortable and confident in my own privileged sphere. My husband is Dutch, from the Netherlands, but has lived in Australia since we first met during a university holiday…
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Esoteric Musings
Sometimes I feel like I have lived a thousand lives. I am struck by fleeting memories, feelings, or recollections, of distant lands, ancient times, and people I don’t know. These feelings, if I can call them that, barely exist. Their presence is more like the minute traces of a smell of a memory. Yet, their…
