This morning the wind woke me up. It’s waking up a lot of us who remember the storms of Yasi not to mention the flooding afterwards. We often get flooding up north, but the Yasi floods were full of debris, and on top of already coping with blown away rooves. Rain meant life felt evenContinue reading “Memories of the Winds of Yasi”
Uncaging the Bird Story in 8 – (1)
The bird listens to the song – is calm and quiet, sometimes it even joins in. It may sense a prayer – for it is gentle and still. It sleeps even as the song progresses. Caged bird – if only it was free, but to be free would be to be a pest, to beContinue reading “Uncaging the Bird Story in 8 – (1)”
Wonder a Day 27: Finishing the Challenge~!
Finishing is an awesome feeling when it is as the end of an exam period, a large project, a house build, writing a novel, a university degree, a PhD or something similar. There’s a sense of achievement and a time to be laid back and enjoy the product of all that work. This blog challengeContinue reading “Wonder a Day 27: Finishing the Challenge~!”
Wonder a Day 26: Ten Lessons from Two Determined Tennis Players
Novak Djokovic versus Rafael Nadal – what a match, such determination. The greatest tennis match I’ve ever watched. Neither player giving up. You write one off and he’s back up again. Unbelievably long rallies. Nadal on his knees after winning a set. It was just like the movie Rocky – only they were both Rocky.Continue reading “Wonder a Day 26: Ten Lessons from Two Determined Tennis Players”
Wonder a Day 25: Reflections/Reflecting
Reflecting – to throw or bend back light from a surface, to make manifest, to give back or show an image or sound Reflection – a fixing of thoughts on something Today’s wonder is the power of reflection – to understand something that was once unknown – a power to meditate – a power toContinue reading “Wonder a Day 25: Reflections/Reflecting”
June Paisa Perkins 