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Why write?
April 6, 2012 2 Comments

Why write?

I was thrilled to be invited to be a Guest Blogger with Our Little Books  through the encouragement of Bronwyn Clee who suggested that I blog  about my experiences of writing my book Longing to Live: Journeying with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia,

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Human beings versus human doings
February 14, 2012 3 Comments

Human beings versus human doings

Some of the fundamental questions that we all face at some point in our lives are: What is my purpose?  Why am I here?  What should I be doing with my life? In different stages of life we may revisit

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The importance of attending to emotional issues-CFS/Fibromyalgia(3)
December 1, 2011 2 Comments

The importance of attending to emotional issues-CFS/Fibromyalgia(3)

Universally, people who experience the conditions of CFS, Fibromyalgia and other chronic illnesses, have sought a multitude of treatments in an attempt to alleviate their physical symptoms and to improve their quality of life. With debilitation and chronic pain there is a primary focus on the

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Balancing a positive attitude with realism: CFS/Fibromyalgia (2)
November 18, 2011 2 Comments

Balancing a positive attitude with realism: CFS/Fibromyalgia (2)

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Walt Disney More than likely, most people living with CFS/FM would have been told somewhere along the way by well-meaning

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Hearing the body’s messages: CFS/Fibromyalgia (1)
November 4, 2011 1 Comment

Hearing the body’s messages: CFS/Fibromyalgia (1)

“Healing may not be about so much getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are.” Rachel Naomi Remen CFS /Fibromyalgia is such an erratic illness and it can become impossible to predict what your body’s response

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Your Body is Your Temple
April 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

Your Body is Your Temple

Being told in RE classes, ‘back in the day’ (or in the olden days as my children remind me) that “Your body is your temple”, I believed that the nuns were instilling in us the importance of keeping your body ‘pure’ with the avoidance of promiscuity. That befitted the Catholic Young Ladies College of the…

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The Heart of Forgiveness, Part 3: Forgiving Myself
January 17, 2011 1 Comment

The Heart of Forgiveness, Part 3: Forgiving Myself

How many times have I put my foot in it, and wish I could take back some of the things I have said or done? Or what about those significant hurtful behaviours of the past that I wish I could

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The Heart of Forgiveness, Part 2: How do I forgive?
November 9, 2010 1 Comment

The Heart of Forgiveness, Part 2: How do I forgive?

Forgiveness, like love, is both a decision and a commitment. Decision is of the mind, and commitment is of action, and both arise from intention. In achieving a heart of forgiveness, we first need to have the intention to forgive

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The Heart of Forgiveness
October 31, 2010 3 Comments

The Heart of Forgiveness

All of us carry within us deep wounds of hurt from some of our life experiences. We may remember the times that weren’t so great, where somebody did or said something to us, or we found ourselves in a situation that was

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Home is where the Heart is
October 16, 2010 1 Comment

Home is where the Heart is

You know you are back in Darwin when you return in the month of October! After the glorious autumn weather in the south of France and Spain, arriving back in Darwin can certainly bring on a

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