Monthly Archives: August 2011

learning to fly…

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

The social media machine is certainly a wild, weird and sometimes, wonderful, beast. I’ve stumbled across all manner of veritable gems via Twitter, Facebook, WordPress and Tumblr. While there’s certainly a lot of junk to sift through, if you aim … Continue reading →

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breaking free…

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Sometimes the toughest lessons are the very ones which set you free. Which is why I’m ultimately grateful to those who’ve passed through my life painfully – in their wake is a precious learning, some strange reclamation of who I … Continue reading →

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end games…

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

So, last proper eX-files post was about the first Player, Dr McPolar and how he features in my musical memory as it were (anyone remember the song for the gamely ginja’s? Memory jog: Mumford and Son’s Little Lion Man). Next up: The Drama Queen … Continue reading →

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gratitude…

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

There’re many ways to learn a lesson: there’s a lovely, gentle and mutually nurturing path or a wrenched rocky trip through hell on the other side of the swingblade. In the past, I’ve certainly tended towards the more full-throttle hard-core, … Continue reading →

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a beautiful truth…

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Today marks a milestone – my 100th post! And although I’ve screeds still to write, I thought I’d take a moment to celebrate this by celebrating that which inspires and sustains me. Which would be truth and beauty. Since that … Continue reading →

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tear you apart…

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

I survived the drive through Hout Bay (crying over Chapman’s Peak to Tori Amos’ Scarlet Walk, the ubiquitous D. Nile breakup soundtrack) and the shooting squad yesterday, which turned out to be more freezing than firing. Let’s just say I’ve … Continue reading →

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enter the heartland…

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Sunday marked my first 30 days of 34, nigh on one month off the smack and D. Nile free. Which might explain yesterday’s vaguely caustic post I was so ‘inspired’ to pen. Alas, though this is not exactly what I … Continue reading →

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of man & gods…

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

My relationship with myth runs true blue and quest deep – I’m constantly observing ‘signs’ in the world around me, weaving messages from feathers, shells and sea air. I see patterns of fairytales echoed everywhere in people I know, or … Continue reading →

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the silver lining…

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

I’m a massive fan of inspirational people and love watching TED talks. Last year I found this one by Stacey Kramer who in 2009 discovered she had a brain tumour and the following year she shared her moving story on … Continue reading →

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