A simple week

This update on last weeks happening is a tad late. We are already well into a new week! These past few weeks have been flying by, for no profound reason that I can see. There is the same running around for sport, the school run, cooking, cleaning and laundry, but for whatever reason, time seems … Continue reading A simple week

Searching within

While not wanting to fall down a rabbit hole by continuing from my post earlier in the week regarding one's purpose in life, the whole experience of becoming open to the concept of spirituality and searching for a meaningful existence has been like unlocking a secret door. Suddenly, I am being presented with dialogue and material … Continue reading Searching within

On finding purpose

I feel like this is a topic that absorbs my thoughts and oftentimes arrests my ability to move forward. I am awe-inspired by those that have happened upon a place on their journey in life that is meaningful and gives them a deep sense of purpose. I am drawn to their thoughts and their writings, … Continue reading On finding purpose

Birthdays and being productive

January and February are birthday months for our family. We survive the flurry of Christmas and are then hit with four birthdays within 3 weeks. It is a busy period with lots of gift searching (really what do you get for kids that are already drowning under their body weight in beanie boos), special day … Continue reading Birthdays and being productive

making home

Having grown up in a mining town, where the provision of company housing negates the need for home ownership - indeed it was much cheaper to rent a mining house than to commit to home ownership in a transient and somewhat bleak environment - I have developed a familiarity and an unconscious attachment to this … Continue reading making home