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Category Archives: Life Challenges
Poor Man, Rich Man: DA (Part 1)
A few months ago, a friend who’d spent the past few years living overseas returned to Sydney. Recently, she invited me to join her roommate and some friends for a pizza night at her new home – and when she … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Anger, Hope, Life Challenges, Life Strategies, My Story, Pain, Poor Man Rich Man, Resources, Something to Think About
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2012: A Canberra Odyssey (Part 1)
Wednesday, 29 February 2012. I was involved in three separate big-arse projects at work. I was also helping to fill in for a colleague who two weeks before had just begun five months’ leave. As well, earlier that day I … Continue reading
Posted in Hope, Inspiration, Life Challenges
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Poor Man, Rich Man (a new series and category)
There’s a small IKEA storage container that sits on the bottom shelf of the freezer in my fridge. That container holds six dead relics from an 18-year chapter of my life that came to an end on Monday 14 February … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Gratitude, Happiness, Life Challenges, Life Strategies, My Story, Pain, Poor Man Rich Man
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The Longest Day (Epilogue)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 There are several things I’ve gained from my first experience with major dental pain. First, as advised by my dentist, I now floss my teeth at least once a day. Previously, I’d … Continue reading
The Longest Day (Part 4)
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The final six hours – Tuesday 8 November 8pm to Wednesday 9 November 2am My friend and I got to the cinema with plenty of time before In Time and took our assigned seats. … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Gratitude, Happiness, Life Challenges, Life is Good, My Story, Pain
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The Longest Day (Part 3)
Part 1 Part 2 The next 12 hours – Tuesday 8 November 8am to Tuesday 8 November 8pm I got to the dental clinic just after 9:30am. I asked at reception how soon I could see a dentist, please. They … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Life Challenges, My Story, Pain
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The Longest Day (Part 2)
Part 1 The first 12 hours – Monday 7 November 2pm to Tuesday 8 November 2am As I mentioned in my previous post, I got up at 2pm and felt great. I spent the rest of the afternoon getting some … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Life Challenges, My Story, Pain
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“Be at peace, son of Gondor.”
Last week at his blog, OneSTDV posed the following questions in his Saturday Audience Participation post ‘Emotional Response to Pop Culture’: Ever seen Twilight? Thoughts? Does any pop culture “get” to you emotionally? If so, give examples and explain how/why. … Continue reading
The Longest Day (Part 1)
To my regular readers, my apologies again for missing another post last week. A few weeks before Monday, 7 November 2011 One afternoon, I opened a bag of Minties that I’d had for a while and enjoyed chewing my way … Continue reading
Posted in Life Challenges, My Story
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Antidepressants and me (Part 4)
To my regular readers, my apologies again for missing another post last week. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 After several weeks of the black dog constantly gnawing at me again, I told my psychiatrist. After some discussion and another … Continue reading
Posted in Action, Depression, Hope, Life Challenges, Life is Good, My Story, Resilience, Therapy
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