Fear is to be embraced
Let’s talk about fear. The gut churning, sleep depriving, mind numbing demon that we all pretend not to know. It lurks inside our minds waiting to challenge us at our…
10 Books that changed my life one way or another
I was once an avid reader. A good book would have me immersed in a whole new world that allowed me to escape from whatever I was running from. I’d…
And the moment was gone
This morning, I was up early. The sun hadn’t quite risen when I embarked on my morning walk. It was cool and I appreciated the welcome breeze that I’d been…
2022 Goals, aspirations and hopeful stabs in the dark
I’ve never kept a New Years Resolution in my life. This year I’m not making one. I do, however, have a list of goals and aspirations that I aim to…
Work experience with John Loughnan Stud Stock marketing- a week that resonated for years.
When I was wandering aimlessly through my last year of secondary school, I was given the opportunity for work experience with a local firm that specialised in producing a magazine…
Rediscovering photography through the immediacy of photo journalling
Photography fascinated me when I was a kid. To be fair, there was much more to be fascinated about. Cameras were things of wonder with different lenses, shutter speeds and…
Summit Avenue Belmont Memories of a Simple Time
When I dream, I often find that I am back in Summit Avenue, free, happy and with the world at my feet. My earliest memories are of Summit Avenue. It…
Owning the past is better than being owned by it.
Recently I came across a great meme about owning the past. It read something like -: Unless we choose to own the past we choose to be owned by it.…
The Ultimate Act of Rebellion is Spirituality
Before I began a ten year descent into ever darker places, I wrote a rough draft of some lyrics for a song that never got written let alone sung –…
Letting Go Of Darkness Is Not An Easy Task
When you embrace darkness it takes you in, welcomes you and then when you’re comfortable,starts to bite. Collateral Damage- Postcards From Hell I’m on more than nodding terms with darkness.…