There goes another year and memories appear like it was yesterday as I revisit my memoir which is getting closer to the point I am happy with.

RISE

Rise with a beginner’s mind

And see what the day will bring

Each cell vibrating in cloud

To hear each other sing

I TRIED

I tried and it worked

I tried and it didn’t work

I tried and was ignored

I tried and was called inspirational

Dear me,

I’m sorry my love for the disconnect

Thank you for the separation

It taught me about resilience

Today I am seeding connection

RUNNING INTO 2025

Moving towards an emotion,

I can't quite identify.

Allured by fulfilment,

Not a passer-by.

LAYERS

The stripping back of layers

Creates an image in my mind

Putting words to an unfolding

Myself reclaimed, I find

RUNNING INTO 2025

Moving towards an emotion,

I can't quite identify.

Allured by fulfilment,

Not a passer-by.

Strength to you

Strength to me

Cause no harm to self

Or others

In Australia, it’s National Stroke Week (5-11 August).

One person will have a stroke every 19 minutes!

Stroke doesn’t discriminate and can happen to anyone, at any age, at any time (from babies in-utero right through to the elderly).

I DID IT ALL FOR YOU

I did it all for you…..

Mistakes, the misadventures,

The successes and the;

“Oh, I’m sorry - did I hurt you?” :-(

You can tell me all your pain.

And I will be your mirror,

To take it all and spin it,

Return to you; your hero.

BIRTHING NINA

AWAKENING

Oh my dear one

My beloved wounded and near one

I will not desert you

When you awakened to who you have become

Flow, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, Stillness

Grateful to have found a deeper insight into the 5 Rhythms Dance with an Intensive 6 weeks online zoom course, I love a good story with meaning and purpose behind an action. The course gave me a sense of compassion and connection.

Dancing Eyes - Full Circle

Adding to my list of creativity I’ve begun to sketch, draw and experiment with Visual Arts, a lot of thought going into the first time of holding a piece of charcoal in my hand to feeling free and excited about a blank sheet of paper in front of me.

STANDING STRENGTH

A day can bring about me noticing so much - as someone who has been in the thick of The Disability Royal Commission and the NDIS Review I am moving into 2024 feeling like I have contributed as much as I could for the greater good.

THIS IS MY VOICE

This is my voice,

And I will not stray,

From the life that I’ve lived,

Which made it that way.

CHANGE THE PATTERN

There’d be a nip

Possibly a tuck

Definitely a flair

And a swirl for good luck

SHE

Rabbit holes, so wide you could fall in.

Scratches and blisters and rusty old tin.

Shops in the shed, flat tyres on bikes,

Chooks laying eggs, and going bush hikes.

SMILE

S ensations tug at the corners of my mouth

M aybe this time I’ll be included

I ntelligence beyond the ordinary

L ove our unique perspective

E motions that move me through life from feeling the sensations tugging at

the corners of my mouth.

RESILIENCE

R est when weary

E njoy what is possible

S urround myself with good people

I ‘ll walk beside myself

L isten to myself

I dentity is important

E very breath counts

N ever stop believing in the power of this very moment

C ry happy or sad - just get it out

E veryone please show respect

A CASE OF WHAT?

I heard you read a “case study”

And I wondered a case of what?

Wine or books or chickenpox

Because I’m a person am I not?

BECOMING WELL

Have you ever watched a fern leaf

Uncurling in slow motion

Becoming well is a bit like that

But with far more raw emotion