The Jasmine in
the Forest

It was indeed profound that I came across the quote today. I'd been up most of last night worrying about something in my past, and what I 'perceived', in my mind, were people who betrayed me. What a silly and ridiculous wasted emotion feeling like this; yet even though I knew it was not doing me any favours having these vibes, they just would not go away. I'm up in the country again visiting family and due to go home tomorrow, which saddens me because being in nature is what

My mum used to fear death, she was terrified to die and I used to tell her don't worry, no one really ever dies. I guess she knows more than I do now because she's crossed that barrier. I am a great believer in life after death; too many things have proven to me that life does continue after this one, and if you have read any of my other blog posts you will see why. My inspiration for this post is the quote by Mark Twain, “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A m

I can so relate to this saying. Fear stops us from doing so many things because we might be scared of failing, we might worry that we will become successful and wont' cope, we fear what other people will think of us and the list goes on and on. Throughout my life I have had many times when I've suffered so much fear that it nearly stopped me in my tracks. Mainly mine were financial problems with a failed business, but I always managed to pull myself away from that fear and te

Photo: Deb Carr Forster Tuncurry NSW I'm still at my daughter's house in the country having a break from the bedlam of Sydney and the ongoing parties that seem to be a part of my life these days. I haven't been blogging for a week, I really haven't been able to go near my laptop because I needed some downtime. This morning I was sitting on the verandah, thinking about when I'm going back to Sydney and gettig stuck back into my work, when I suddenly had to give myself a little