BEING REACTIONARY OR QUICK TO ANGER.

What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you?

I really had to sit with and think about today’s topic before I wrote a blog post 📫 about it.

What raises red flags with me, and makes me cautious and wary is when someone is very reactionary and responds angrily or negatively without thinking about their words and actions and the impact that has on the person they are responding to.

I find myself becoming fearful 😰 of these people and definitely become wary of them. I have learned from experience to be mindful of this in myself, and should I be put in an unpleasant situation where someone has treated me badly I have trained myself to not react on the spot, but to go away and contemplate what is the best way to approach it, and respond only after I have given lots of serious thought about things. I may approach and speak to some fellow empaths in my life for their advice and take on things, before I again approach the person whom has been inappropriately reactionary.

My Ideal Week

Describe your ideal week.

The mornings of my ideal week would be sunny, fresh and crisp, the most lovely weather to walk Lily in.

I would have a lot ofW time in this week to focus on my writing ✍️ as a priority, as well as having the motivation to continue spring cleaning my unit.

I would catch up with family and friends in this week. I would get to spend quality time with my nieces and nephews. I would go opshopping with Kathryn and pick up some vintage bargains.

I would sell several copies of God Bless Our Dogs and have Dance Of The Emerald Dress 👗 ready to self publish.

What I like about this daydream week is that it can definitely possibly happen. It is healthy to daydream about your goals.

Lazy pyjama time

How do you relax?

Relaxing is something that I love. When I want to relax I put my pyjamas on and lay on the couch with Lily lying on me and I either read, write or watch television. To be honest I do this a lot and there is nothing I like more, after an active day, to put my pyjamas on and relax in that way. On rainy 🌧 days, that I don’t have to go out, I love just staying in my pyjamas all day, with Lily close by my side. It is just so peaceful and relaxing. Ah bliss.

God The Ultimate Finder Of Lost Things

Today something truly amazing happened that I know is a sign that God exists 🙏 and definitely moves in mysterious ways.

Years ago, long before I was a blog writer and still living with my Mum I wrote my first short novel. It was a tine slip fantasy for pre-teen girls called Dance Of The Emerald Dress. I self published 4 copies of it and paid a friend of a friend to do a couple of illustrations for it. The goal was to one day have it published on a large scale.

When I was married things went sour in my marriage and my thoughtless ex husband threw all the copies of it out, because he didn’t like the story and he thought writing was a pointless thing to do. He was never encouraging of me writing ✍️.

I had resigned myself to the fact that the novel was lost forever, and put it down to a harsh learning experience.

Today of all days I was cleaning out a cupboard in my unit and miraculously found a copy of it, complete with the illustrations.

I am so over the moon that I have found it intact. It is a whole other piece of writing that I can have published. I know when I moved here I did not have a copy of it, so I believe it is a God thing, that God kept a copy of it, to be found when I could best use it. The possibilities are endless.

Thank you God,, you truly do work miracles. To my readers look forward to Dance Of The Emerald Dress 👗 being published on a bigger scale ⚖️ sometime in the near future.

Hong Kong

Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home.

The furthest I have ever travelled from home was in 2004 to a work conference in Hong Kong. At the time I was working for Richmond Fellowship Victoria ( now called,Mind). I was working in a peer support role in mental health and Richmond Fellowship is an organisation in many different countries eg Australia, India Malta etc. I was privileged to be able to attend this conference. One day before the conference began we were able to travel to mainland China to spend a day shopping at Schenzeng. It was amazing,, one of the most significant experiences in my life. I had a dress tailored and bought some clothes. The day before we came home, we were taken shopping at designer clearance shops in Hong Kong, which isn’t normally for tourists but where residents would shop for clothes, jewellery etc..

It was altogether one of the most amazing times in my life especially hearing what good works were being done in mental health by Richmond Fellowship and forever gracious and grateful 🙏 that I got to be a part of it.

An old cottage

What does your ideal home look like?

My ideal home would be an old cottage that has been renovated somewhere around the Sunbury, Romsey, Woodend area. It would be cosy and have lots of character with a small yard that Lily can run around in.. It would be quiet and peaceful and in a location that family and friends can visit easily. It doesn’t have to be big, but must be cosy.

Tears Of Joy

What brings a tear of joy to your eye?

There are a few things that bring a tear of joy to my life. Firstly my family and in particular my nephews and nieces bring a tear to my eye as I watch them grow, settle down, get married and have children of their own. I am a very proud Aunt and I love my nephews and nieces as strongly as if they were mine.

Secondly the love Lily shows me brings a tear to my eye. Lily’s love is so unconditional and comolete. Her beautiful eyes are so full of love and wisdom, and she loves me so much. I may not have children of my own, but having Lily gives me a little family.

Thirdly watching reruns of my all time favourite television 📺 program The Recording Studio brings tears to my eyes. The beautiful back stories of why people wanted to record a special 🎵 song for their loved ones is just so heartwarming and uniquely special. If you haven’t heard of The Recording Studio look it up online, it was produced for the ABC here in Australia.

My love for my friends brings a tear to my eye. I was blessed to have known Susanna and have several other wonderful friends, too many to name here, but you know who you are in my life.

God has blessed me with many gifts, in my family, Lily and my friends. My faith in God sometimes brings a tear to my eye, as I feel grateful and gracious for all I have.in this life.

A Creative Outlet

Why do you blog?

I am a writer, so writing a blog comes naturally to me in this modern world. I have written possibly for most of my life. As soon as I could read and write I expressed myself through writing.

I am an artistically creative person and have expressed my creativity in other meduims, but ✍️ writing is the medium I find most fulfilling.

Ever since I majored in children’s literature at university I held a dream of one day writing ✍️ for children. I achieved that goal with God Bless Our Dogs. My next book will be about Susanna with a small print run for her family and friends. I do of course plan to continue writing for children and regularly writing a blog to hone my skills.

How I am feeling right now.

How are you feeling right now?

I am feeling, happy, contented and peaceful right now. I have just taken Lily for a walk in the fresh crisp 🌄 morning air. It had 🌧 rained a little overnight, so it really brought out the fresh smells of nature, which Lily loves smelling. Although it had rained previously, it was still great to fill my lungs with the fresh, clear air, so yeah, I am feeling good at the moment.