When it's been flooding rain for a month, sometimes it's hard to see the opportunity. But they always exist. If you look in the photo below you'll see a man crouching down in front of a big puddle of water. Do…
Tag: EverydayInspiration
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Yes, it’s happened to #metoo
As General Manager of an RSL in western NSW, every Saturday morning I'd come into the venue to run the weekly chook raffle. Using the club microphone and PA system I'd have a usually have a laugh and joke with…
A Place to Write
Having a dedicated writing space is a little dream of mine and when I get back to the Philippines on Sunday I'm committed to doing just that (even if it means moving house). Of course it might take several months…
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(ii) Aesthetic enthusiasm. Perception of beauty in the external world, or, on the other hand, in words and their right arrangement. Pleasure in the impact of one sound on another, in the firmness of good prose or the rhythm of…
A Story in a Single Image
Every story can be known, if you will look. Every image speaks. © 2016 Melinda Irvine Everyday Inspiration: Day 4 (A Story in a Single Image)
Decisions and Choices
My driver's licence expired back in October, but I only realised yesterday. According to my Australian driver's licence I am a resident of the state of Queensland, but I'm currently staying in the state of NSW with my parents, but…
25 things I love and had forgotten
Sudden death breaks your heart in many ways. First is the physical pain of it. Another the constant sense of sadness. Guilt for everything you didn't say. And finally, the list you have to make to remember other things you…
Why I Write
As I set my timer to begin I think ... "I don't know. I don't know why I write. I just write." And then slowly, through the words, something emerges. I write because I am inspired by what I see. Traversing…