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The Human Concertina (34)
COCKROACH IN SCALES The other morning There was a cockroach, A big black shiny one, trapped in the face of my scales. As it waved its feelers back at my looming face trying to see if I was fatter or...
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Saying Goodbye (35)
My husband, Bryan, had told me that Mum was losing weight before she was diagnosed with lung cancer as he’d been working in the country and had visited my parents’ farm nearby. Then Dad rang to say mum...
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Thai Adventures & Memories
I’m doing a slight detour here from my next post about the counselling I received after my mother died, as I’m hopping back to my involvement in women’s liberation. In 1975, my boyfriend at the time...
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Some Book References on Food
I did a short swing into Thailand in my previous post and decided I’d like to keep writing for a while about places I’ve visited, so instead of ranting and raving about diets, food, size and so on, I...
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Adventures in Israel: My Time on a Kibbutz 1972
In 1972 I was still going out with Bill, someone I’d known since my second year at University. We broke up and got back together again on countless occasions, mainly because he was a Gemini. He always...
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Dealing With Chronic Illness: A Spiritual Practice
Originally posted on Spirituality Without Borders: Reflections on Spiritual Practice: My favorite version of the legend of the Phoenix has it resurrecting from the marrow of its own bones…again and...
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….Where Angels Fear to Tread: Israel-Palestine, Pt 1
I called this post “Where Angels Fear to Tread” because I am firmly of the belief that we lose our humanity when we stay silent in the face of crimes against humanity, in this case, Israel’s genocide...
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Both Sides Now – Israel/Palestine Pt 2
What has changed in the intervening years, from my ardent support for Israel which I think was pretty prevalent among most people at the time, to the widespread condemnation of the recent vicious...
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An open letter for the people in Gaza
Originally posted on Uprootedpalestinians's Blog: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2814%2961044-8/fulltext We are doctors and scientists, who spend our lives developing...
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Still Alive!
I’ve been absent from my blog for quite a while, apologies for the lack of writing, but very hot weather in August (40-odd every day and hot nights) really did a number on me. As it was very humid...
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Absent due to Illness
I was all set to start reporting when I came down with a rather diabolical kidney infection, plus my computer was in for repairs. I am recovering slowly but surely, still having to rest and take things...
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New Beginnings
I was going to start writing this blog again but decided that I’m going to leave it until after the Christmas season to give myself a good rest given that I’m still getting over the rather nasty kidney...
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Canyons of My Mind (40)
A couple of weeks ago, as I mentioned in an earlier post, I ended up with blood in my urine and the sudden onset of a kidney infection. Prior to this, I’d felt really lethargic, unmotivated, very...
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Canyons of My Mind (41)
To all intents and purposes my childhood wasn’t that bad. I was born with pigeon toes (Mum said she knew something was wrong when everyone went quiet after I was born) and spent the first 18 months of...
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Canyons of My Mind – Domestic Violence (42)
There are two backdrops to the situation in my home as a child, teenager and adult. The first is the underlying effect of domestic violence in my mother’s family. I adored my maternal grandparents...
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Canyons of My Mind – Alcoholism (42a)
Added to the heritage of domestic violence was the fact that, most of my life, Dad was a dry drunk who never dealt with his anger and resentment. There was a photo of my dad when I was a kid and he...
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Ancestral Healing (43)
Ancestral Healing As you know from an earlier post, it was reading about the long-term effects on your brain as a child in the Adverse Child Experiences (ACE) report which sparked off this current run...
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Winding Up! (44)
Just to wind up, as I said previously I went through my life thinking that my parents were a couple in themselves, with me on the outside. So imagine my surprise when I had a reading with a medium...
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InSight
I thought I was done and dusted with the Canyons of My Mind series but no, my subconscious had another surprise in store for me – a nightmare! I’ve only, thankfully, had one other nightmare in my...
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Rest & Recreation – Another Kidney Infection
I had a flare-up of fibromyalgia at the end of last week complete with the Glums which is where you wake up feeling like you’re at the bottom of a dark pit with no way out. The only way out of this is...
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