This is my second post on my theme of new beginnings at times of change in my life. Adulthood The second big change in my life was becoming an adult, moving from that secure world of a supportive family base and community, out into the scary world of reality. Rather than one single change, the… Continue reading New beginnings: adulthood
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New beginnings: school
As I am facing new beginnings in my world of today on many fronts, I realise that it is not the first time that I have done so. I have faced new beginnings and challenges before. I decided to begin a theme of writing of previous "new beginnings" and what it meant at those times… Continue reading New beginnings: school
The remarkable discovery
When I became unexpectedly single after 37 years of marriage, looking at family photos was painfully sad. For quite some time, I didn't. When I eventually did, I made a startling discovery. I could not find any photos of myself. There were many photos of the children, their achievements and of us as a family.… Continue reading The remarkable discovery
My Awakening
I thought you were my safe haven of stability and security; My thoughts let me down. I dreamed you were my future and the love in my heart: My dreams tore apart. I felt you took from me: the innocence of my youth, the confidence in myself, the purpose of my living, the control… Continue reading My Awakening
Trust
TRUST It matters not I have loved and lost. To have loved has made me soft. To have lost has made me strong. It matters not I felt hurt and betrayed. The hurt has taught me how to heal. The betrayal has taught me how to forgive. It matters not I was left… Continue reading Trust
Motherhood
MEMORIES I hear the sound of their laughter, riding their bikes down the path. I hear their squeals of joy, playing rubber duckies in the bath. I hear them playing 'squeaky games'; in the car, at the park, at the beach. I hear the sound of the piano, to the depths of my soul,… Continue reading Motherhood
A new life as old as I am
I had a cousin who was killed in a car accident on his 21st birthday. He never graduated, never married, never travelled, never had children ... I had an aunt who died from cancer at age 33 years old. She never had children, never owned her own business, never moved interstate, never wrote a book… Continue reading A new life as old as I am
The quiet one
“You will find her outside sitting on a large rock looking out over the water or inside looking out the window with a pensive appearance….. Yes, I like this person very much. She is me.” ‘Donna’ from “Introvert Power” by Laurie Helgoe It is not news that I am an introvert. What is a revelation,… Continue reading The quiet one
New Beginnings – Community Activism
New chapters in life generally have phases. Letting go of the old life. A transition tug between old and new. Then moving onto the new. Sometimes it does not happen like that. Such was the day when they began logging the valley opposite to where we lived. I was thrust into this next era of… Continue reading New Beginnings – Community Activism
Leonie Elizabeth 