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Adventures of moving from Australia to New Zealand.
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An interview with myself: Part 1
From on the move......again, 5 days ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Q. So how have you been since we last communicated'
A. Well, busy to put it in one word.? After packing up our lives in New Zealand we
now live in Darwin, with a two week long stopover in South Australia.? It was a whirlwind period and I feel like I
have lost the past few months.
Q. Are you happy to be back in Australia'? I know you missed it a lot while living in
New Zealand.
A. Yes indeed, ?I did
miss Australia and have written in the past ?how I pined for the...
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be careful what you wish for...
From on the move......again, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
There is an
old English proverb which was used as a central theme for a short horror story
in 1902.? The Author was W.W.Jacobs and
the tale was titled ?The Monkeys' Paw'.?
It is an early exemplification of the proverb - "be careful what you wish for, lest it come true".
It is too easy to wish we had more of some things, less of
others, different jobs, better pay, more hair, less weight, new city, more time
and so on.? Seldom do we reflect on what
we already have and consider...
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So, hows it going so far'
From on the move......again, 3 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
A bit of deviation from my usual ranting and raving about Life. ?As promised, I am going to use my blog,?Facebook?and emails to make contact with everyone about how the move is going. ?This posting is going to be more about facts and events as opposed to fanciful?philosophical?prophecies.
After driving almost 3500kms over a 5 day period, we finally
arrived at our new home in Darwin.? The
house we are living in is little more than a renovated shed,...
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Darwin
From on the move......again, 1 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Sorry for the absence. Relocating house is crazy enough, but
relocating countries is immeasurably crazier.?
The transition has been long and convoluted, with visits to family and friends
in other parts of the country before arriving in Darwin in the week just past.? It was a perfect whirlwind revisiting my old
haunts and seeing everyone again.?
Hitting the road for the drive to Darwin was initially daunting, but it
quickly metamorphosed in to a period of tranquillity and...
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It's time to go......
From on the move......again, 1 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Only a few hours remain of this adventure.? It is true that I will return to New Zealand
again, but that will be a separate adventure disconnected by the passage of
time and age.? It feels as if my world
has been getting smaller over that last few weeks, with a maddening reduction
towards the end.? With each goodbye,
there was one less element of my world.?
With each last trip to a certain shop, or last drive past a certain
landmark, the everyday elements and activities...
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Time.
From on the move......again, 1 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
In some ways it feels like I have been in New Zealand
forever.? Then I think about events
passed, and it seems like I arrived last week.?
It's curious how the mind doesn't give an accurate perception of
time.? Time is only relevant when you
look at your watch or at a calendar.? The
concept is lost without a visual object that measures it, defines it or gives
it a framework.? Without these time
defining objects, time becomes meaningless.?
What happened a year...
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On a more positive note
From on the move......again, 2 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
As the sun descends to kiss the horizon
these thoughts come clearly to me?
through the?Autumn mist.
There is no one beauty in the world,?
just one world which is beautiful.
By embracing new places and allowing no?stagnation
we have the?chance?to see beauty around each new corner.
All that is required is to open our eyes
and look closely at what lays before us at any point in time.
Feel it move within our hearts, souls and minds.
If we walk with our...
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....gone.....
From on the move......again, 2 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
The last day of work came and went.? Two more days have since passed and it
already seems so long ago.? The tears
have dried leaving a sad and empty feeling inside.? This is planned to be a thrilling and fun
time, getting ready for the next big adventure of this crazy road show.? I could fake it, pretend that I'm not sad,
that I am actually looking forward to leaving everything and everyone behind. Yet, just the thought of doing
so makes that empty feeling inside become...
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Going, going'?.
From on the move......again, 2 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
A week has passed quickly, now leaving less than two weeks before
our departure.? The less time we have,
the faster it goes.? We don't have much
left to organise or pack, so I will be trying to enjoy this time peacefully.? Enjoy the crisp autumn mornings, the cool fog
hugging the countryside waiting for the warmth of the sun to awaken it and give
it life.? Slowly watch it rise and clear
the view to reveal the artistic landscape that I have become so fond of.
I do have...
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Leaving.
From on the move......again, 2 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
In less than three weeks' time, we will be moving back to Australia.? Our one year adventure quickly grew in to
more than the three years it has ended up being.? I thought this imminent departure would surely
be an exciting time, having made the decision to return to my beloved homeland
to be embraced by its warmth once more.?
Many months ago, the thought of returning would have generated up all
sorts of wistful emotions and immediate thoughts of what I miss so much about...
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