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Travelling Light!

19 July 2016 Nicole ConnerHealth, Wellbeing, Spirituality

“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.” – Anais Nin Minimalism is about attitude. Perhaps it’s also about being honest. We don’t need all the stuff we think we do. And when it comes to travel, there’s nothing else that dampens the spirit of adventure like dragging a…Continue reading Travelling Light!

Leap of Faith? It’s Easier to Talk about It!

14 June 2016 Nicole ConnerHealth, Wellbeing, Spirituality

“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.”  – Soren Kierkegaard For most of us, life is often a fairly mundane rhythm of existence. Weeks go by before we notice how much time has actually elapsed. Now and then we have an unexpected visitor: Risk! Situations or moments…Continue reading Leap of Faith? It’s Easier to Talk about It!

What can we learn from a Hobbit?

17 April 201618 June 2016 Nicole ConnerBooks

Roads go ever ever on, Over rock and under tree, By caves where never sun has shone, By streams that never find the sea … Our family is Tolkien possessed. My deep appreciation of the writing of this wonderful author has fortunately spilt over to my partner and children. So when Peter Jackson put the Lord…Continue reading What can we learn from a Hobbit?

Navigating the Great Unkown

4 April 20165 April 2016 Nicole ConnerHealth, Wellbeing, Spirituality

“Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you …” – Genesis 12:1 I dream vividly every night. Some of my dreams are rather significant. Two years ago (yes, I keep a dream journal with dates), I dreamt that I was standing on the shores…Continue reading Navigating the Great Unkown

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I wish to acknowledge the Wurundjeri-willam people of the Kulin nation who are the Traditional Owners of the Land on which I live. I want to pay my respect to the Elders of the Kulin Nation, both past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to other Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. I acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

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