What is the last thing you learned?
The last thing I learned came from a segment on the television 📺 program QI. It is that when your dog sees you again after an absence of hours,days etc they will raise their left eyebrow when they first lay eyes on you again. Apparently this only occurs for a few seconds so I am wondering how researchers found this out. To me Lily looks at me all the time with wide puppy dog eyes 🐶.
What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain.
The one question I hate to be asked is “Do you have any children?” It makes me feel a bit insecure because I feel very deeply about never having had children. I am mainly asked this by women and feel as soon as I answer that I don’t have children that I cease to be an interesting person. In my late 20s and 30s I did not have a partner and feel that I was being judged for not having a partner and children. I am glad though that I never had children with my ex husband. That would’ve been a nightmare for me and I would definitely be worse off if I did. I feel that having children or not should not be a defining factor in your life. Women end up not having children for a multitude of different reasons and we should not be made to feel inferior because of that.
What are three objects you couldn’t live without?
The first thing I couldn’t live without is my little dog Lily ❤️ . She is the thing I love most in the 🌎 world.
The second thing i couldn’t live without is my mobile phone. It is my pocket sized personal computer and I use it to keep in touch with the world 🌎 on many ways, including writing ✍️ this blog and calling or texting my loved ones
The third thing I couldn’t live without are my photo albums of loved ones and the photos of my nieces and nephews growing up and my photos of Susanna.
What experiences in life helped you grow the most?
There are several experiences in life that have helped me to grow. Most obviously my mental health diagnosis helped me grow the most. It rocked my world 🌎 to its very core and brought on the greatest changes in my life’s journey. It gave me a career and experiences I otherwise wouldn’t have experienced and brought some pretty wonderful people into my life’s journey
My marriage also helped me grow and the way it ended needed to happen for my very well-being. My marriage turned out to be a growing experience for me and i learned the hard way just what I was willing to put up with and when to draw the line in the sand of what was unacceptable for me.
Losing Susanna Dad and Michael have helped me to grow and you never forget these people, the grief just gets easier to live with as time goes on. As we age we experience more and more grief and it remains a learning curve in our life.
Do you believe in fate/destiny?
Yes of course I believe in destiny. Too much has happened in my life that could not be coincidence. Everyone in our lives comes into our life for a reason. Some only stay for a season and some people are kindred spirits who come into our life forever more. The most valued people in my life are those who share our journeys and the feelings are powerful. These are the people that God has brought into our lives, because we are soulmates at our very core and God wishes our lives to become entwined. A soul mate doesn’t have to be a romantic relationship, as there are many forms of love and our soul mates share similar life purposes and values in this world 🌎 ❤️ so yes I do believe in fate.
If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?
If there were one term I would ban from general usage it would be the ultra trending term “six seven”. It has become a buzz word a term m that is now constantly used in conversation as a slang term. I much prefer the terms so so or neither here or there and don’t sound childishly present like six seven. Please 🙏🏽 God eradicate this term from its present high standing and stop it being in everyday use.
What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months?
The biggest challenge i could potentially face in the next six months is to hopefully be accepted to move into social housing at The Haven, through Mind here in Victoria.
As I write this it is a lovely Monday morning 🌄 here in Melbourne. The sun has not long risen, the air is fresh, still and crisp. I’ve already taken Lily for a walk as the sun came up and I find myself in a happy, contented and reflective mood..
At the weekend my youngest niece Lana got married. The baby of the family has become a beautiful young woman, she looked angelic and it’s hard to believe how quickly the time has passed, and she is a grown woman. It seems like just yesterday that she was a tiny premmie baby in a humidicrib. She’s always been special a wise contented quirky happy soul. Peter and Kathy did a wonderful job raising all three of their children.
The wedding reception was absolutely fantastic. My good friend Adrian partnered me for the occasion and I was sitting next to my brother Peter, as father of the bride and opposite my brother David. I feel privileged. I got to be cloae to two of my favourite people in all the world 🌎. Adrian knows my family very well, having been my friend for about 30 years now, and I consider 🙏🏽 him part of my extended family.. The reception was held at an Italian restaurant on the site of what used to be The Mercy hospital, where Lana was born. It seems fitting she celebrated her wedding on the same site she came into the world 🌎. I had such a lovely time and I feel that the natural high I am expecting will last for awhile yet. I am truly blessed with a wonderful family.
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