What cities do you want to visit?
There are a few cities I would like to visit. In Australia, I would like to visit Sydney and Perth. Here in Victoria, I would like to visit the towns of Bright and Beechworth.
Overseas, I would like to revisit Auckland. I would also like to visit London and Dublin and Rome Venice, Sicily and I would also like to visit many cities in 🇮🇳 India like Mumbai etc.
Tell us one thing you hope people say about you.
The one thing that I hope people 🙏🏽 say about me is that I am a kind person with empathy and compassion for all. I try to model this behaviour in my everyday life and know I assisted a lot of people when I worked in mental health by modelling empathy and compassion. I also had a wonderful, inspiring example of ❤️ love, goodwill empathy and compassion in my dear angel lady Susanna. She was truly beautiful, and I live my life now inspired by her example. If I am half as good a person as her, I would be doing really well. She was my sister in many ways, and I owe a lot of the person I have become to her.
Tell us about your first day at something — school, work, as a parent, etc.
I will always remember ❤️ the day I first met Lily. I had just gone through a horrible divorce and was ready to enter a new chapter in my life.My friend Russell had taken to a breeder of cavoodle puppies at Forbes not far from Lancefield I was going to this breeder to look at her latet litter of 🐶 puppies. I was interested in a female puppy.
As soon as I got out of the car, my eyes were locked on the litter of puppies 🐶 in the playpen. My 👀 eyes immediately looked onto the most beautiful eyes I had ever seen. This puppies eyes were watching me as she ran around the playpen. It was love ❤️ at first sight quite literally, and I knew this puppy was destined to be mine. Thank God shet was rhe female that the breeder had in mind f me, because she was the one I had fallen in love with. None of the other puppies got a look in, I was totally besotted by Lily, and to this day, she remains the best thing that has ever happened to me.
I don’t believe in love at first sight for humans, but I do for pets. I think humans can find people attractive at first sight, but I believe we fall in love ❤️ as we get to know someone. I definitely fell in love with Lily at first sight and instantly knew she would be my dog and my great lover 💕
Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech?
As a young girl, I was learning ballet and tap dancing and performed in a concert when I was about 6 years old. I wasn’t a great dancer, but I did win an award for having the biggest smile.
As an adult, I have done a lot of public speaking to large audiences at mental health conferences over the world in my role as a peer support worker. Tbat was a long time ago. I must admit I enjoyed the process of writing ✍️ such speeches but really disliked having to speak to such large audiences. I prefer to be in the background writing ✍️ rather than performing. I am basically an introvert who doesn’t seek the limelight.
What is something others do that sparks your admiration?
I must say that th person I most greatly admire was Susanna. She was a true angel and I learned a lot from her about spreading goodwill to all.
My brother David is someone who sparks my admiration for how he regularly responds to my blog and good morning gif 😀 with positive feedback. I appreciate this more than words can express. Thank you David for your positive comments 🙏🏽.
The other people that I admire are those who take care of animals. I admire vets, but I could never he a vet because I couldn’t operate on an animal or put them down. It would break my ❤️ heart to do that. I especially admire those wonderful people who are wildlife carers and look after sick or injured wildlife . I love how they look after kangaroo joey’s, baby koalas 🐨 and wombats, etc. What a lovely 😍 thing that they do to dedicate their time and energy to look after animals in this way. They are the people I admire greatly.
When I reflect on the friendships in my life, particularly with my female friends 🧡 there is sisterhood that binds us. We share the same thoughts, values, and morals. We are intensely loyal and would never trash or destroy another sisters’ relationship. The female friends in my life know that my marriage was trashed by another woman who didn’t care that she was destroying another woman’s marriage by getting involved with a married man provided she got what she wanted, she didn’t care about the damage she caused. It is my very core belief tht you never have relationships with people who are already taken, you never chase another womans man.
My friends 🧡 these days are lovely 😍 people who know what I experienced, and we talk about our sisterhood. We know that there are some people who that do not care if someone is taken and will willingly get involved with someone who should be off-limits. My friends are amazed at what I endured and feel that the whole negative experience of being in a marriage where three people were involved made me a better and far wiser person. I cherish 😍 my female friends and am very selective whom I become friends with. The whole marriage experience is not something I regret. It was the right thing to do at the time, but it was most certainly the right thing to leave when I did. Just like Princess Diana, I couldn’t stay in a marriage where 3 people were involved, not 2. It has made me cautious and wary about the people who I allow to enter my life and only give of myself to the sisterhood of amazing women I have around me. To all my wonderful friends, God bless you 🙏🏽 as you are the sisterhood that God has placed on 🌎 earth. Soul sisters do exist, and my faith has brought you into my life.
What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year?
There have been a few positive events in my life over the past year.
The most recent has been my nieces wedding that happened last week. It was the first time in a really long time that I have been at a function with the entire family. I had a lot of support from 🧡 leading up to this event. My friends are supportive because they know that events like that can be very triggering for me and just showed my empathy and compassion in the lead up to such a major event. I feel very well,strong, resilient and happy at the moment, so probably my good mental health over the past year and a half has been a blessing for me and the main focus of my life. I am determined to stay well.
My writing ✍️ has been another positive thing over the past year. Writing this blog and self publishing The Dance Of The Emerald Dress 👗 has been fulfilling. I have stated to write another book The Angel Lady based on Susanna and that has been another highlight of my life.
My friendships continue to grow and bloom, and I am so grateful 🙏🏽 for my friends. Also, my love for my precious little furbaby Lily grows more and more all the time. She truly is a gift from God.
Do you ever see wild animals?
Given that I live on the outskirts of suburban Melbourne, I have occasionally seen a kangaroo and sometimes wild rabbits. As for bird life, I regularly see cockatoos .
Do you have a favorite place you have visited? Where is it?
My favourite place to visit here in Melbourne would have to be Williamstown for the fact it is quaint and a pretty little village here in suburban Melbourne.
My favourite place to visit overseas would have to be the quaint seaside villsge of Akaroa,two hours drive from Christchurch on the south Island. It is a pretty little port with lots of cute little shops and cafe’s restaurants. It is beautiful and picturesque.
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