Posts Tagged ‘challenging times’

Dear Mr A. (Mr Anxiety), Firstly, I acknowledge you for what you are. You are mysterious, unpredictable, and unfathomable; you have every quality required to throw my life out of balance. I first felt your..

If you’re like me, today’s Victorian lockdown announcement will have triggered many emotional responses. Suddenly I feel overwhelmed, uncertain, and deeply concerned for my children. Physically, I feel sick. Truth be told, I have no..

March 2021 “Mindboggling” describes the milestone event I’m about to embark on. This significant event acknowledges my achievements and the stronger person I’m becoming. Perhaps you’re wondering, “What’s so mindboggling?” Oh, it’s a biggie!  As..

Friday, February 12, 2021, delivered a slap in the face. Maybe I’m naive but I didn’t see this coming.  I feel severely misled because Victorians have been thrown into lockdown number three.  To clarify, when..

This year has been characterized by extremes of feeling overwhelmed and underwhelmed. I admit I feel challenged, coming to grips with the notion that my children (who have spent most of the year at home)..

Resilience is a good friend of the word, Connection. Together they work to encourage wellness.  Resilience, much like Connection, is among those critical, meaningful and highly relevant words that have risen in status as we..

9.30 pm on a Wednesday. I’m exhausted from another relentless day of remote learning with my two young children. I could say I’m looking forward to the upcoming weekend, but that would be a lie...

“We very often take for granted the very things that deserve our gratitude” (Cynthia Ozick) The year 2020 is one year many people may prefer to forget.  Regardless of whether people choose to deny or..

A disturbing and unfathomable chain of thought is doing the rounds. It’s a dilemma that seems to have no reasonable answer; a generational debate between the young and their longer-term economic survival and our elders..

Disappointing, frustrating, infuriating; such words come to mind when thinking of the COVID-19 situation facing Australia. It has become increasingly obvious that some people think it’s okay to flaunt the guidelines we’ve been continuously asked,..