I was introduced to keeping journals in my primary school, but from the very beginning I kept a public journal and a private one. My public journal was full of tales of excursions, interesting food and the mundane things of everyday life. My private journal was where I poured out where I felt about theContinue reading “June’s Journal”
Ten months – Since Yasi – Part 1
It’s been ten months since Yasi and as we head towards Christmas it seemed a good time to do a reflection on how far we have come. I asked three women I admire for their strength, resilience and contribution to Cassowary Coastal life to participate to reflect on this – Sal Badcock, Pam Galeano andContinue reading “Ten months – Since Yasi – Part 1”
Poetry about Yasi
In the last few months I have been mostly privately writing poems about the experience of Yasi and its aftermath. I haven’t been sharing too many of them on my blog or anywhere for that matter but here are two recent ones, which are about the experience of being more fully recovered and whole sinceContinue reading “Poetry about Yasi”
Happiness
Where do you find the happiness buzz? Where do you find words and images to express this? I ask myself this when I am having days that seem challenging. I know that there are people both worse off and better off. Nothing is gained by comparisons of guilt, privilege or pity. Riches come and go,Continue reading “Happiness”
Circle of Recovery
Recently my family went to visit Edmund Kennedy National Park. Like so much else around us it has been ravaged by Cyclone Yasi and is showing scars. The scars include stinking dead fish on the beach – and trees alternating between neatly piled to chaotically strewn around depending on where they are in relation toContinue reading “Circle of Recovery”
June Paisa Perkins 