Since Michael decided to retire I’ve come across so many funny sayings and expressions about retirement: What do you call a person who is happy on a Monday? Retired. Retirement is when having a good time is your only job. The best part about being retired is never having to request time off. Retirement is
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Before going on our most recent holiday to the Scenic Rim I contacted a former student, now working as a journalist in the region. I thought, if she doesn’t know where we should go, eat, stay and play – no-one will! Sure enough she came back with lots of suggestions and ideas – a huge
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I’ve been wanting to get to the art exhibition ‘Presence’ for ages… and finally, yesterday we did. I was captivated by the notion of a more sensory experience with art… Slow down, take your time. As you explore the artworks, ask: ‘What am I seeing?’ What we first see, or sense, will change. The exhibition
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A common phrase used when talking about meditation is anyone can meditate on a mountain. The idea being if we are in a perfectly quiet, tranquil location – meditation is much easier. But for most of us we’re not in that perfect location when we meditate… There might be dogs barking or loud birds (I’m
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I’ve always loved being by the sea… listening to the rhythmic sound as each wave rolls in. But increasingly I’ve realised just how much I love being in trees. We’re surrounded by beautiful gum trees at home, so I think… over the years… trees have become my happy place. We’ve spent the last few nights
It was just by chance we ended up in the small town of Dayboro on Sunday afternoon. We’d been at the Old Petrie Town Steam Fair, watched the parade, had a coffee… When it came time to leave, turning right onto busy Dayboro Road just wasn’t happening, so we decided to go home the country
I’m really chuffed to announce that this Friday will be my 100th meditation session under my local council’s Healthy & Active program. It’s a fantastic initiative offering 179 activities (in the current April to June period) for little or no cost. Think walking groups, yoga, dance classes, fitness for older adults, Pilates, Pickleball, parents and
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I often find myself yawning at the end of a meditation. I’ve always assumed it’s because my body is in a very relaxed state, and I could almost fall asleep. The subject came up in our meditation class last week. One person yawned, then another, then another… You know how ‘catching’ yawns are! So I
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been completely fed-up with the rain recently. Two solid days of dark, wet, miserable weather! I think it was made worse by a few weeks of showers… Heavy, persistent showers… Just when you thought they’d stopped… you’d hang your washing out.. only to run back out ten minutes
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While I practice mindfulness on a daily basis, the month of May has become synonymous with mindfulness… Mindful in May was started by Elise Bialylew, an Australian doctor trained in psychiatry… It’s now the world’s largest online mindfulness fundraising campaign. So although you can practice mindfulness anywhere, at any time, if you haven’t tried it
