Experiencing delights has not been among my priorities recently because I haven’t been well. Thank goodness, life changes regularly. Among my new plans, I’ve enrolled in the next Writing in the Dark twelve-week intensive course entitled ‘For the joy and sorrow’. It starts on 8 January, 2025. How could I resist when Jeannine Ouelette, the…… Continue reading Delights – how to capture fleeting moments
Category: Writing
A way to uncover truth in hard stories
To uncover truth in the hard stories we carry with us can be difficult and distressing. Almost everyone has some aspect of our lives which seems to defy logic and make us uncomfortable. If you are like me, you worry at the sore places, much like probing a tooth that hurts. We know that to…… Continue reading A way to uncover truth in hard stories
Three shiny new things and some travel
Three shiny new things and a little spontaneous travel and adventure have brightened my life this week. Just when I thought I’d never travel, never write, never feel enthusiastic, there I was at Point Peron (I’ve written about that before). And writing a blog post! The tedious life events I’ve written about recently are coming…… Continue reading Three shiny new things and some travel
Epiphany – coming of the wise men
The Feast of the Epiphany commemorates the arrival in Bethlehem of strangers from ‘the East’. These gentiles or Magi came ‘from afar’ to visit the little, Jewish Christ-Child. We used to celebrate the day on 6th January. But now, at least in the Catholic Church, the feast has been raised to a Sunday feast, and…… Continue reading Epiphany – coming of the wise men
Premature predictions or what happened to the writer?
Making premature predictions involves enormous risk-taking. I haven’t taken many risks lately, perhaps not for a very long time. Now I live alone I feel free to make my own way in the world, even at my age. Or perhaps, especially at my age! Picture the Edith Cowan University graduation ceremony where I received a…… Continue reading Premature predictions or what happened to the writer?
Subjects to write about when life’s in a deep hole
I’d been casting around for subjects to write about. Right now, they need to be things that give me joy even when life seems to have fallen into a deep hole. Finding topics rarely fazes me. Writing itself brings me great joy, so that to not write leaves me confused and flat. This blog, and…… Continue reading Subjects to write about when life’s in a deep hole