I hold an assessment that I generally find it much easier to accept negative feedback than I do positive feedback. For me, negative feedback is an opportunity to grow, and so I welcome it. My relationship with positive feedback is a little more complex and I feel as though I am continually learning how to…
This afternoon didn't go quite to plan. There was a gap in time where my husband wasn't going to be at home, I wasn't going to be at home and our children were going to be at home alone. When I say children, I mean children of an age where most people would willingly leave…
A few weeks ago in the 11 July Talkback Tuesday post, I provided a recording of "My Country" by Dorothea Mackellar and invited people to listen to it and take note of what they were saying to themselves while they were listening. There was then some discussion about this in the comments of that post.…
My husband is overseas this week and, with understanding from my work colleagues, I feel as though I have been coping quite well with the additional busyness that this entails. However, I am a little embarrassed to admit that, whenever he goes away, I always leave the light on in the hallway outside our bedroom…
As I sat down to write a post for today, I noticed that it would be my 70th blog post. This came as a surprise. I had no idea that I was up to my 70th post! This blogging milestone triggered a reflection on my self-doubt journey, my journey as a blogger and, in particular,…
As I was preparing to type a Talkback Tuesday post tonight, there were some things going on around me that led to me reflecting on patience and what it means to be patient. Hence, this Talkback Tuesday is about patience. So, what is patience? For this reflection, I referred to The Field Guide to Emotions:…
An Ontological Life 