My friend Rhonda has a couple of students from Mexico staying for a few days. She called today to say they were going to the beach for the afternoon and inviting me along. I love the beach all year round so I readily accepted the invitation casting housework and other mundane chores aside, without a […]

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I’m not surprised to hear there is snow at Baw Baw. It’s been so freezing here lately. We’ve just had one of Tom’s mates relate to us his amazing day of snowboarding with his brother. Apparently there is a new road that connects from Rawson to Baw Baw (south face road)as well, so that could […]

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Harsh, cold and grey weather does nothing for my ability to get things done. Although I had much less to get through today, I only got half of it done! In Chinese astrology I am a Snake. I can’t move unless I am warm. I was not warm.
I didn’t complete my tax return. This is […]

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Its the longest night here in Australia tonight, winter solstice.  The great thing is that the days will be getting longer from this point on. It’s a turning point. This occasion is not marked in a big way here in the southern hemisphere, but the link to the wikipedia article lists the many types of […]

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I’ve said before how unpleasant I find winter, yet last night the sound of the rain was really comforting. I felt like I hadn’t enjoyed the sound of rain and water running down the drainpipes for a long time. It was a little windy. Not ‘I hope the roof doesn’t blow off’ windy, but just a […]

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Winter is not my best season. I know there are plenty of great things about it, but the darkness and cold - it gets me down. I have friends that join me in this and every year we say we are going to get through this winter better. I’ve had in excess of 40 years practice. It’s not going […]

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Our students have switched to winter uniforms at school this week. This involves wearing a long sleeved shirt and tie. If today is any indication I am going to spend a significant amount of time, showing kids how to do up ties, reminding them to do them up and other general nagging about the dress […]

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Today it was sunny. Crisp and sunny! Delicious. It felt like Autumn, which I love. I felt totally good. From the minute I glanced at the blueness of this mornings sky, I was totally in a different mood from yesterday. I could say the things I wanted to say to people. I could clean up. […]

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In keeping with our winter theme. This is quite funny. Today could have been a day like this little clip illustrates. I have been meditating upon waking this week and I have observed myself being a lot calmer than usual. I like it!

Because I can.
Comment, because YOU can.
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Thirteen week terms - how did they ever do this back in the day. I feel so exhausted I could crumble. Last night we had parent teacher interviews. They weren’t late, but when I got home I just went to bed. I was cold and it felt the cold was coming from the inside.
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