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• A Hot Minute….

  March 14, 2025

  "I had all and then most of you, some and now none of you." "The Night We Met" – Lord Huron It’s been a hot minute since we spoke—perhaps a month of Sundays since we exchanged messages, what feels like aeons since our last call, and time immemorial since I was physically in your presence.…

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• Mum

  September 29, 2024

  My Mum Two years and one hour ago, you left us, and the world has never been the same. The colors of life faded with your absence—reds no longer burn as deeply, and yellows have lost their warmth. Even stroganoff, once a family staple, has gone untouched, because we know it will never taste the&h...

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• A Bird’s Embrace

  July 18, 2024

  In the quiet dawn, a sparrow takes flight, With wings that shimmer in the morning light. Her path is her own, through sky and air, A testament to beauty, beyond compare. She dances with the breeze, so free and wild, Her journey unplanned, like a carefree child. Each flutter a choice, each turn a ...

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• Mahanga

  July 13, 2024

  Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohIt must have been cold there in my shadowTo never have sunlight on your faceYou were content to let me shine, that's your wayYou always walked a step behind So I was the one with all the gloryWhile you were the one with all the strengthA beautiful face without a name…

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• There is only one way from rock bottom and that is up!

  May 11, 2024

  There is only one way from rock bottom and that is up! In our lives, each of us faces moments that test our spirit and resolve, challenging every ounce of our endurance. I draw inspiration from the image of a warrior, battered yet standing defiant, a powerful metaphor from Proverbs 24:3 that spea...

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• Flight, Fight, Freeze or Fawn

  May 5, 2024

  I've always had a hard time saying how I feel to people. (That's why I write.) I guess it's simply the way I grew up. We didn't see, share, or show emotion growing up; it was always looked down on and seen as a weakness. So was Flight, if you tried to runaway from the…

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• My child is turning into a Westie. (Hoodrat, Eshay, untrustable)

  May 1, 2024

  Until recently, my daughter was an absolute angel. I know dads are always biased, and we always think our little girls are angels, but she was. She was polite, courteous, loving, caring, academic, and surrounded by great, like-minded friends. Then, my wife decided to change schools for her. Okay,...

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• Hard, But Necessary Truths

  April 29, 2024

  I’ve had some time to reflect on some hard truths that I needed to hear, some tough pills to swallow, but also, unbeknownst to me, very accurate. I learned a lot about myself and things that were not easy to read, but now that some have been pointed out, I can work on them. Previously,…

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• The last post

  April 25, 2024

  As I stood among the thousands of people this morning at The Cenotaph in Sydney's Martin Place in the pre-dawn darkness, remembering the amazing people and their service animals who have served, are currently serving, and importantly, paying respect to those brave souls who paid the ultimate pric...

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