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Category Archives: Inspiration
Before Black and Blue Man: The Six Visits (Part 2)
Part 1 The day arrived for my first appointment with the psychologist. I left my office at mid-afternoon and walked from North Sydney down to nearby Milsons Point, with the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Luna Park nearby. I arrived at … Continue reading
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International Black and Blue Man (Part 1)
For a long time, overseas travel was something I never contemplated. There were three main reasons why. One reason was lack of interest. Visiting other countries did have some appeal, but not that much – and for a long time, … Continue reading
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Before Black and Blue Man: The Turning Point (Part 5)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 The last weeks of December 2002 Shortly after I completed The Turning Point, my work manager was in town (he was based interstate). He scheduled one-on-one meetings with myself and my colleagues … Continue reading
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Before Black and Blue Man: The Turning Point (Part 4)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The week passed and The Turning Point continued. Every class we meditated. Alas, I didn’t quite return to the bliss of that wonderful first session, but I still enjoyed meditation and resolved to keep … Continue reading
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Before Black and Blue Man: The Turning Point (Part 3)
Part 1 Part 2 There were about 20 people in our Turning Point class, ranging from teens to elderly. That first evening, our counselors told us what lay ahead for the coming week. After that, we did our first activity … Continue reading
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Before Black and Blue Man: The Turning Point (Part 2)
Part 1 September 2002. I had spent all day at home, both relaxing but also trying to make up my mind about whether or not to do something that night. That something was attending an information session about the next … Continue reading
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Before Black and Blue Man: The Turning Point (Part 1)
January 2002. One afternoon, my three work colleagues and I were taking a break at a café near our office. My colleague Mary asked our colleague John about a course he’d recently completed that, among other things, had taught him … Continue reading
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Before Black and Blue Man: Introduction
As I’ve previously mentioned, years before I was diagnosed with depression in mid-2007 several people (including myself) suspected that I was already suffering from mental illness. Most of the time I dismissed my problems in life as “failure of character” … Continue reading
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Poor Man, Rich Man: Bankruptcy – Year Two
Year One 2012 wasn’t one of the worst years of my life, but it certainly wasn’t one of my best. There were good periods and successes, as described in some of my posts throughout that year – but often there … Continue reading
Poor Man, Rich Man: Two Seats (Part 2)
Part 1 The carriage looked very inviting. It was clean and roomy, the mostly blue decor was fresh and relaxing, and it was mostly empty. Thus far, the only people on board were a group of six at the end … Continue reading
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