This is my third post on the theme of my new beginnings at times of change in my life. Motherhood I had planned to be a career woman. That idea came completely unstuck in 1980 when my first baby was born. From the moment I first held him, and for the next eighteen years until… Continue reading New beginnings: Motherhood
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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
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
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