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Caught in the maelstrom of the moment

Progress is never permanent, will always be threatened, must be redoubled, restated and reimagined if it is to survive.

                                                     ~ Zadie Smith 

Obstacles
Sometimes unexpected obstacles in our path can sweep us into a maelstrom

A couple of weeks ago I had a frightening episode. Chest pain and a trip to the emergency department of our district hospital in the wee hours of the morning swept me into a vortex of confusion, fear and anxiety. Physical pain is such a distressing sensation isn’t it? So much so that it’s easy to get caught in the maelstrom of the moment — erasing what came before, blocking any alternatives in the present, and wiping out possibilities for the future. And even though my pain subsided within a few hours, that whirling moment stretched to a number of days.Continue Reading

Exploration and discovery

Lakes Entrance

More important than the quest for certainty is the quest for clarity.

                                                              ∼  Francois Gautier

For some time now Amore and I have been on a quest to discover a new place to live. Initially we thought that we’d find the perfect spot in our home state of South Australia, but we found no properties which matched our criteria as ideal ‘dream house’ locations. Admittedly, our criteria are pretty strict and although we love tons of things about South Australia, with hindsight, it was never going to make the cut. We decided to expand our exploration and discovery quest to the New South Wales and Victorian coasts.

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