Sometimes the reality is that the world and /or my world turn bad. There’s a lot to make us feel bad. There are lots of current examples, among them: people still waiting for news of loved ones after the disappearance of flight MH730; people buried in mudslides in Washington State USA; people wondering what is […]
Our news services in the past week have detailed the outcome of the trial of Brett Peter Cowan who murdered Daniel, the son of Bruce & Denise Morcombe when he was thirteen years of age in 2003. The Morcombe’s indicated in an interview with Sixty Minutes that they felt that justice had been done – interview […]
My heart goes out to the families of those awaiting the news of the fate of love ones from the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. I cannot begin to imagine what it must be like for them. How would I be if I were them waiting for what appears likely to be bad news? I […]
Life is filled with questions. When I was young I thought that questions were for young people. But the older I get the more I realise that questioning is very much part of our humanity. While life is simple as far as the basics are concerned it is complex in the sense that many things […]
The Age reported today that Gwen Steffani and her husband Gavin Rossdale have had a third son whom they have named Apollo Bowie Flynn Rossdale – celebrity pregnancy and birth news Those familiar with the entertainment industry will instantly recognise the origins and significance of those names. Parents often name children in honour of someone […]
The news of Charlotte Dawson’s death is very sad. Charlotte had a very public battle with depression and finally decided to take her own life. We can only imagine how much pain she was in and how painful this is to those close to her and love her. No matter how much we love someone […]
I have never been very good with my hands. I admire those who are. This has impacted on the kind of work I have been able to do, as it has my friends whose intelligence is wonderfully expressed through using their hands. Currently many jobs in our country are disappearing for people who can only […]
I used to live in an area where people lost homes on the weekend due to fire. It brought back to me the feelings of vulnerability that many people shared five years ago on Black Saturday in Victoria. Not that my situation was anything like those who lost family and property and who still suffer. […]
Sometime when frustrated you’ll hear someone say ‘that’s a pain’. Then there are those times when life is genuinely painful. When tragedy, trouble and trauma come our way they cause lots of grief. Some of you reading this will understand when I say that sometimes the pain is so great that it feels like its […]
On Father’s Day men who are dads are remembered, honour and celebrated. Without them we would not be alive and be the people that we are. It is also an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a man. As the distinction between male and female roles has moved away from previous less […]