She is delightfully chaotic; a beautiful mess. Loving her is a splendid adventure. Steve Maraboldi I don’t know about you, but struggling with or against my body has been a huge part of my thinking and focus since I was about ten years old. I remember distinctly looking down at my legs in a gymnastics […]
Being married to a landscape photographer means that sunrise is part of the day when we’re traveling. Sunrise and sunset dictate the beginning and of the day. Let me tell you I’m what you call a sunset specialist. Sunrise is not my favourite time of day when I’m lying in bed and the alarm goes […]
Summer in the air, bees buzzing, intense blue sky and a scent in the air that is warmth, beach, sand and sun wrapped up in a leap of the heart. I’m on Cocos Keeling Island in remote Western Australian waters. There are palm trees, white sand, red crabs, beautiful shells and soft breezes. Summer is of the […]
We’re heading off on another adventure tomorrow and it’s Day 11 of my #365adventure for 2015. It’s back to work after a month off at home. What does that look like? How does two weeks of diving on remote islands in the Indian Ocean sound? Part of living this life is deciding what to take […]
I have always loved the serenity prayer— even though I’m not always serene and I don’t always accept things I can’t change or have the courage to change the things I can. Peace and serenity are what we desire, but also adventure and challenge. Life is often confusing and seemingly paradoxical. One paradox […]
At spin class our teacher often plays the Ke$ha song Crazy Kids. You might call me weird, but as we spin and sweat, I often say to myself, ‘You are crazy. You spin, train with weights, go to yoga class and run.’ Yet, I keep going, along with a crazy crew of people who […]
I’ve been pondering the idea of creative pilgrimages. A pilgrimage is a journey or search of moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person’s beliefs and faith, although sometimes it can be a metaphorical journey into someone’s own beliefs. As a writer and a person […]
Julia Cameron’s book, The Artist’s Way is the seminal book on the subject of creativity. Millions of creative people have found it to be an invaluable guide to living the artist’s life. It’s a book that combines spirality and creativity in a way that is provocative and inspiring. One of the ways Cameron encourages us to develop […]
