Category: Journal
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Near-death Experiences in Childhood.
I am currently reading Consciousness Beyond Life, The Science of the Near-Death Experience by Pim van Lommel M.D. My full review will follow once I finish it but the chapter on children and near-death experiences (NDEs) led me to look up one of the papers mentioned in the book. The first systematic study of NDE’s…
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Video: Slim & Soph. Sailing Nakama
This YouTube channel tells the story of two Australians Slim and Soph who, with their cat Chilli, are sailing their boat around the country whilst simultaneously studying for their Law degrees. Because that can’t be too difficult. Right? Their posts are entertaining, beautifully filmed, uplifting and well produced….and just make me want to hop in…
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The old ways.
“We tend to think of landscapes as affecting us most strongly when we are in them or on them, when they offer us the primary sensations of touch and sight. But there are also the landscapes we bear with us in absentia, those places that live on in memory long after they have withdrawn in…
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Searching for a tiny home on wheels
An update on our travel current travel situation. As you may know, we recently sold our motorhome Ripley and are now in the process of acquiring a replacement. Big shoes to fill. Unfortunatelly the build times for the type of van we are looking for, with the mods we want to include, run between 14-18…
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An evening walk through the sculpture garden
Last evening took an aimless evening amble down by Lake Burley Griffin. Sat for a while listening to the music at ‘The Jetty’ food and entertainment precinct. Before we left I threw a couple of ice-cold brews and a bag of savoury snacks into my satchel because who wants to pay $25 bucks for a…
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Simplicity is the way home
The following quote is by William Rivers Pitt who was writing after the death of Eric Carle, author of the children’s book The Hungry Caterpillar: Simplicity: whatever can be done within reach of your arm. Eric Carle took 224 words, 22 lines and his paintbrush, and made the world better. Such a small thing, such…
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Travel by train is ALWAYS an option
Just got back from an overnight trip to Sydney. For various reasons, this time I took the train….and I loved it. I have not travelled on a train since waaay BC (before COVID), and whilst this method of transportation is not everyone’s cup of tea, I had forgotten just how much I enjoyed it. The…
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A system for assholes
Caitlin Johnstone is a (mostly political) writer over at Medium. Now I don’t agree with everything she has to say…..in fact, I don’t agree with half of everything she has to say. When I do agree, she writes with such articulate acumen it sets my opinions in a molasses of confirmation. And when I don’t…
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It’s all about the likes
My ego’s rushto debase my wealthWhen jealous of my former self. Checked my analytics this morning to see what sort of growth traffic this website has been getting, and accidentally logged into my old site at TheNursePath. To my ego’s dismay, it turns out that TheNursePath, a website I have not posted on since 2018…
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