Category Archives: Life Challenges

Black and Blue Walking Man: Beecroft to Rozelle Bay (Part 1)

Saturday, 18 January 2014. Similar to the previous Saturday, I got up at the leisurely time of 9am. By 10am I was once again at the local Subway, although this time I grabbed a foot-long Turkey and Ham and a … Continue reading

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Black and Blue Walking Man: South Head to Sydney CBD (Part 2)

Part 1 So up I went the Marathon Steps. They were steep, and kept going… …and going… …but eventually I made it all the way up to Marathon Road. A moment later, I turned north onto Darling Point Road and … Continue reading

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Walking for life and a good cause

Saturday, 25 January 2014. I went on another long walk that I will describe in a future post or two, but I had a great encounter that I’d like to mention now before it’s too late. At around 12:30pm I … Continue reading

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Black and Blue Walking Man: South Head to Sydney CBD (Part 1)

Saturday, 11 January 2013. Unlike last Saturday, I got up at the leisurely time of 9am. By 10am, I was at the local Subway enjoying a foot-long Meatball sub. By 11am, I was down at Circular Quay. And just before … Continue reading

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Black and Blue Walking Man: Manly to Sydney CBD (Part 3)

Part 1 Part 2 I left Spit Junction, and about 10 minutes later into south-west Mosman I came upon two wonderful sights. The first sight, off in the distance, was the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The second sight, only a few … Continue reading

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Black and Blue Walking Man: Manly to Sydney CBD (Part 2)

Part 1 I headed west along the Manly Scenic Walk into the suburb of Fairlight, where I stopped and first used a resource that would become invaluable throughout the rest of my walk. A few nights before when preparing online … Continue reading

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Black and Blue Walking Man: Manly to Sydney CBD (Part 1)

Saturday, 4 January 2014. I got up at 7:30am, excited. Finally, the big day was here. I was out my door at 8am, and a short train-ride later I was at Circular Quay by 8:30am. Just before 9am I got … Continue reading

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Black and Blue Hoarder In Recovery (Part 1)

Wednesday, 1 January 2014. I’d gotten up just before 9:00am, and for the past hour and an half I’d enjoyed some relaxing surfing (online, not on the water). Now it was 10:31am, and I started debating about whether or not … Continue reading

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Before Black and Blue Man: The Six Visits (Part 3)

Part 1 Part 2 Five more weeks of appointments went by. Wherever possible, I booked each week’s appointment for Friday afternoons as a good way to end the working week. At the time I often walked home across the Sydney … Continue reading

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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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