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Inner Adventures – How it came to be …

10. August 2010

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Inner Adventures – How it came to be …

Creative - Wellness - Community During the course of my inner journey over the years I have spent thousands of dollars on personal and spiritual development courses trying to find out who I am and what is my life’s purpose.  They have all been beneficial in helping me gain more self knowledge and a deeper understanding of others [...]

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A close encounter of the “Eckhart Tolle” kind

29. June 2010

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A close encounter of the “Eckhart Tolle” kind

Well I would have to pick the coldest day in June in 27 years to head out into the city of Sydney.  I’m struggling to find small change for my bus fare to the local train station as my fingers are nearly snapped frozen.  Brrrrrrr!  It has been some 15 years since I have lived [...]

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My Farewell to Byron Bay

26. June 2010

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My Farewell to Byron Bay

What an amazing adventure I have been on these last few months in Byron Bay.  Gratitude fills my heart when I think of all the wonderful connections I have made and the incredible inner transformation and healing that has taken place for me.  I’ve just returned from a walk up to the lighthouse, watching the [...]

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My Breakthrough to Soul Purpose

10. May 2010

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My Breakthrough to Soul Purpose

Ah blessed life.  One day we are so uncertain about who and what we are, where we are heading and why we attract the things we do and then suddenly, as if the questions we have been asking for so long have finally been heard, we are presented with a gift, a gift of knowing [...]

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The Lovers – Sex is the Seed, Love is the Flower, Compassion is the Fragrance

3. May 2010

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The Lovers – Sex is the Seed, Love is the Flower, Compassion is the Fragrance

What we call love is really a whole spectrum of relating.  At the most earthy level, love is sexual attraction.  Many of us remain stuck there, because our conditioning has burdened our sexuality with all kinds of expectations and repressions.  Actually the biggest ‘problem’ with sexual love is that it never lasts, oh how I [...]

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Come sailing – August/September 2010 – Hervey Bay, NSW, Australia

25. March 2010

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Come sailing – August/September 2010 – Hervey Bay, NSW, Australia

I’m putting an invitation out there for those wanting to come sailing in Hervey Bay this season.  My friend David is an experienced skipper who has a stunning sailing catamaran.  He is offering a safe, comfortable, floating platform for an intimate experience in oceanic and island wilderness. Communing with our brethren from the deep and living [...]

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Freedom – The Courage to be Yourself – OSHO

9. March 2010

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Freedom – The Courage to be Yourself – OSHO

On the three kinds of freedom and what role each of them plays in the human search for an authentic way of living. The first is “freedom from” – which is an important first step, to rid ourselves of the conditionings and authority figures we carry around in our heads.  But unless we discover “freedom [...]

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My Vipassana Meditation Silent Retreat Experience

25. February 2010

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My Vipassana Meditation Silent Retreat Experience

“Liberation can be gained only by practice, never by mere discussion,” SN Goenka has said.  A course in Vipassana meditation is an opportunity to take concrete steps towards liberation.  In such a course the participant learns how to free the mind of the tensions and prejudices that distrub the flow of daily life.  By doing [...]

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MY Life from MY Perspective – and where to next?

3. February 2010

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MY Life from MY Perspective – and where to next?

I received an email today from a Facebook friend who was concerned for me, asking me the question of whether I was tentatively holding onto happiness at the moment, despite all the big changes taking place in my life, and hoping I was truly happy and not treading water. I found these questions thought provoking [...]

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