Feel Dream Live

I  spend much of my time with people who are experiencing some form of disability through illness, not accidents. As a child, I had two disabled neighbours and therefore have never quite seen disabled people as different or felt uncomfortable with their disability. The openness of  one of my clients was very heartfelt. She expressed to me how hard it is when she looses the use of yet another limb. She morns each time at the loss of use and the limitations it brings. I have renewed understanding that as able people we take for granted the ease of movement every day. We rush to get up, shower, eat and go to work and it takes us 30 minutes to 1 hour. Try 3 hours to get ready because your hands, feet, arms or legs are to painful to move.

The thing about courage I love driving with my son in the car. It has somehow become a sacred place for us to communicate. We used to do anything from 40- 80mile journey daily to school and back. It was spend talking, reading books or listening to music. We came up with the name Roaby. Out name for road buddies. We enjoy travelling together. I have thou come to understand that as a young man, the journey are changing but the conversations is still powerful. I used to do this as a child with my dad. We had lovely chats while driving. There is not much that gets past my dad. I am blessed to have him as dad. I realised that again yesterday when my son and I spoke about courage. We have been through some challenging times. I remember in the midst of such a time, when I just could not find a solution to a very big challenge. I remember phoning my dad 6000 miles away and I think I sobbed so much that there was not much conversation. When I calmed down, my dad simply said:...

Sometimes we receive a message that hits straight to the heart. It's true, we cannot let past experiences influence our future interactions with people we meet. I do wonder how we reach those effected by years of mindless war in war torn countries. Young people who have seen people, family and friend killed before their eyes. I cannot imagine how their reality differs from mine. We the message is clear: we are all one. We are all equal in creation. We do have different task to do here on earth and we do all need each other. Keeping this in mind, remember If you hurt someone, you hurt yourself If you lie to someone, you lie to yourself If you love someone, you love yourself If you trust someone, you trust yourself If you save a life, you save yourself For we are one. Internet or no internet, Trust is fragile, But love is omnipresent. Feel it

Gypsies, tramps and thieves Living in different countries has taught me a great deal about acceptance. Stepping out of the comfort zone and surroundings I grew up in. Leaving behind a wealth in a support network has challenged me beyond any words can describe. I have a understanding for immigrants, refugees and groups of people not always accepted in their current place of residence. I moved away from knowing doctors, lawyers, professors, accountants, entrepreneurs and learnt about gypsies, tramps and thieves. Funny how it was the Gypsies, tramps and thieves who gave me the courage to be who I am. The honest directness and acceptance for who I am. The hard lessons with simultaneous respect. My first encounter 10 years ago started with the "knowing" in an instance of eye contact. I became friends with someone who everyone would avoid for they saw her as a "tramp". We became friends. The only person who has every seen me completely broken and completely wh...

The science of love The greatest love I have ever experienced, is the love for my son. I remember being in a state of shock finding out I was expecting. I found myself to be one of the millions of adults who did not plan a pregnancy at that very present moment. 3 months into my pregnancy, I could not stay out of baby shops! It was the best experience of my life. Feeling and knowing that a little person was growing each day. I spoke to my growing bump, sat on a bench and exposed the little bump to the sunshine, came to realize that even before babies are born they have a dislike for certain foods. His little feet would get very active around music. He is 15 now. He has a great love for science among many other things. For scientist, love gets explained through hormones - oxytocin, pheromones  etc. This morning I was sent an article on "growing" babies in an external artificial womb so we can do away with pregnancies. The sadness this article brought me manifested ...

Soldier Soldier Soldier Soldier on the wall Wondering when you may fall? Soldier Soldier Feel no fear You are in their hearts Family's near Soldier Soldier Do ask why Terror you choose to reign on high Soldier Soldier When they are near Do you feel their fear For our country For their country For who Do you do? For those who say I do? Or your country True

Living life on snooze How easy is it to press the snooze button in the morning? Too easy! Live your life without a snooze button. Get up. get ready and embrace each given moment. If you do not feel life is worth embracing, change it. Starts with one simple thing like what you eat for breakfast!