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Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it? I had many favourite books as a child, but my favourite novel or chapter book as a child would have to be “These Happy Golden Years ” by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I can remember buying it from Myer at TeaContinue reading “My favourite chapter book as a child.”

What is your mission? My mission or my life purpose is to help educate people about the reality of mental illness and to have empathy and compassion for everyone on this planet. I worked in mental health services for 16 years and kbow. I helped a lot of sufferers and was a role model toContinue reading “Help mental illness be better understood”

What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life? I am all for the concept of living a very long life, provided there is quality of life in that longevity. What would be the point of living a long life if you were suffering from ill health in that longevity. IContinue reading “Quality of Longevity”

What could you do differently? Thinking about today’s question has made me think quite deeply about the way I organise my life. I am a fairly organised but flexible person. My new years resolution is to be more committed to my writing ✍️ habits, both of my blogs and my other writings. What I couldContinue reading “More Disciplined about my writing ✍️”

If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say? If I had a billboard on a freeway, it would have in big bold letters IMAGINE with the words to the John Lennon song 🎵 Imagine below. This should not surprise my regular readers.

Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? At first, I was a bit perplexed by today’s topic but realised that given my age, I spent a lot of time thinking about things from the past. I am a bit of an expert on Australian Music from the 80s andContinue reading “Pop culture and music from the 80s and 90s.”

What is the greatest gift someone could give you? The great gift someone could give me I receive in bucket loads by some dear friends. It is the gift of compassion, empathy, and understanding. I experience mental health issues, so stigma is something I am really familiar with. Thank God not everyone in my lifeContinue reading “Empathy Compassion and Understanding”

What colleges have you attended? In my life, I have attended Strathmore Secondary College, Melbourne University Institute of Education, and Kangan Batman TAFE. I also did a couple of law subjects at Victoria University.

Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you? I’m my life play is a regular occurrence mainly because of Lily. I spend a lot of time “playing ” with Lily. I consider my daily walks with her to be our bonding playtime. Lily also has a lot of toys that IContinue reading “Playtime”

What are your biggest challenges? Life is what happens when we are busy making other plans. I think that although we have plans and dreams, life is a means journey of unexpected twists and turns. My everyday challenge is to live with my mental health issues and my diabetes. This is a juggling act thatContinue reading “Life plans”