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A Missed Opportunity…

Two sheep bleating at one another close up from the side

OK. Today I am reflecting on how I keep messing up political discussions and opportunities. Excuse the french. I am someone who prides themselves on being able to communicate well.…

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Rusty Barbed wire against a background of green grass

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Migrants vs. Asylum Seekers vs. Refugees

*warning* The following contains far too many CAPS LOCK words for passionate emphasis. I sit at my computer in a rare moment of peace – after work and before…

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Why I do this: There are some moments which wrench us out of our everyday drudgery and catapult us into another world. A world of raw emotion, of beauty, of connection, of clarity. Usually when I come back to my regular state of mind after one of these moments, I wonder how I can hang on to some of that sense of perfection which these moments have at their core. This Slow Mind is my experiment with capturing that sense of transcendence in the everyday. A moment, a thought, a feeling, which reminds me there is more to this life than rushing from one day to the next. It’s my hope in that doing so, I may invite them to happen more often, and I can experience more of these tiny moments of bliss. And perhaps in reading them, you may be inspired to see more of these moments in your own life. Little bite sized chunks of perfection in the vast sea of normal. The next time it happens, take a mental polaroid, translate it into words and pictures, load it up and let it fly.

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A Missed Opportunity…

Migrants vs. Asylum Seekers vs. Refugees

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