“Babbling Brook”
How silly, when people are continuously proving to me that who I am is O.K. I have so much, and for so long justified my positive attitude with the support of my friends – when they demand nothing from me as far as expectation. All they want is me. Me for me is so much purer than me for another. Read the full text...
“Back Then, Now”
Last time I was in New Zealand, my home, I went to the West Coast of the South Island to see my last surviving granddad and a few of my uncle’s and auntie’s. On the way back to my mum and dad’s place on the East Coast, I drove through the small area called Rotomanu. Read the full text...
“Life was going to change anyway”
I love my life, all of it, my disability and my strengths equally. It takes more than an incurable disease to get me down. Life is a series of changes. My life was going to change anyway. Read the full text...
“Epiphany”
Oh my god... I had an epiphany last night. I came to the conclusion the ancient 'thinkers' were right, if a little misunderstood in their explanation of the world (and universe) we live in. Were they trying to say the thing they called GOD was in fact an attempt to explain this infinite universe. Read the full text...
“A Cracker Christmas”
Well, here we are, just a month from Christmas. Not my favourite time of year, I love being around my nieces and nephews, but the expectations of others when I’m on a benefit do become a bit much. But, anyway, I’m still looking forward to being around the family, and really it’s probably me that puts more pressure on myself... Read the full text...
“Outwardbound”
Well, I just had the most fantastic, joyous, enjoyable and insightful time. I spent eight wonderful days up in the Marlborough Sounds, at the top of the South Island of New Zealand at a place called ‘Outwardbound’. I was part of ‘Scott Watch’, a group of eight individuals, all with different physical ‘disabilities’. Read the full text...
“In Love With Life”
Well, it’s a beautiful Autumnal day. The sun is shining it’s lovely and warm, and I have returned from a two hour walk, to, and around the Scenic Reserve. A walk that was broken with a wonderful one hour interlude, by a chat with a dear friend, Sam Coley. Read the full text...
“Mountain Sky”
In a valley, beside a mountain lake, I have just finished putting up my tent. The sun is loosing its battle with the moon and shifts slowly behind the mountains. A small fire glows beneath a billy of hot tea, and I share the night with it. Read the full text...
“The Danger Zone”
Wow, I just had the greatest fourteen and a half hours. I was asked by Joy Sylvia, from Volunteering South Canterbury to assist the emergency response organization run a simulation of a major natural disaster striking our region. Read the full text...