Happiness is… (and what do TimTams have to do with it?)

Happiness for me in this moment is one of a quiet contentment; a middle-ground if you like where there’s no extremes. I’m also finding happiness lies in laughing at silly, playful things, like seeing people stuck in boring conversations when you just know they’re desperately looking for an ‘out’. The antics of Mr Bean also [...]

Putting Together the Puzzle of Your Life

I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honourable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.
~Leo C. Rosten

Every artist creates and writes with purpose; to share a message and to [...]

How to Get You On Your Feet and Dancing When You’re Feeling Stuck

I sometimes forget how inspiring music can be when I’m in a rut and feeling stuck. Fortunately I’m surrounded by incredibly talented people so a boost is never too far away.
I’d felt quite unsettled and impatient which I certainly don’t enjoy – I call it cabin fever. The ridiculous thing about it is that I [...]

The Soundtrack to the Journey of My Life: A Playlist for Freedom

Rainer Maria Rilke once wrote “The only journey is the journey within” and boy were they right!
For me it’s been a constant discovery of who I am and looking at lessons I’ve learnt (or avoided) along the way. Sometimes it would be simpler to recall the journeys around Australia or Italy but that’s what I [...]

Gently reminding us of the simple pleasures in life: Nick and Liesl

When the cherish theme was first announced, I admit to having some trouble choosing an artist that would adequately reflect all the things I cherish in my life – my family, my babies (The Pupstars aka two dogs), friends, good health etc. Little did I realise at the time that the universe would provide me [...]

Noticing Beauty in the Ordinary Moments: Luke Vassella

Ah…. Sweet sweet possibility; even the word itself sounds exciting, fresh and invigorating! If I weren’t so entrenched in holiday mode I’d be jumping out of my skin!
Possibility also just happens to be my chosen theme for 20-10 instead of taking on a New Years’ resolution (at Karen’s suggestion) and using it to berate myself [...]

Ceremonies, Rituals, Songwriter Quirks and Weirdness…

When I hear the word ‘ceremony’ I immediately have the chorus of an 80’s band float through my head; well, not float as such as it’s by a rock band but that’s another story.
But, when I stop to notice the world and its simple pleasures, I realise there’s more ceremony and tradition around me every [...]

Celtic Inspiration for a Milestone Birthday and Beyond

I truly was in need of inspiration this month to plan my upcoming 40th Birthday. I’ve never been a big fan of the ‘milestones’, preferring to live in the moment wherever I could, (or stick my fingers in my ears until it went away J) and not wait until… Forty to have my life mean [...]

Nick Charles: New Kind of Feeling

There is something indefinable about the way Dee explores the music of Nick Charles this month. Her words are an uplifting accompaniment to the beauty and eloquence of his music – dinner parties, soaking in a hot bath and more…

Take the Time to Smell the Roses

This month Dee again thrills us with a powerful review of the beautiful music of Aussie trio, Racz N Waters – and takes a look at working out what makes your heart sing and spirit rise when you stop to smell the roses…

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