What A Lovely Way To Burn…

July 27, 2010

But you know what I like most about this? Madonna is actually singing, and her voice is full and rich.

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Any Minute Now…

July 25, 2010

Last week’s The Spirit of Things saw Rachael Kohn talking to Marion Maddox about ‘Mega Churches.’ In Australia we probably most closely identify this idea with the Hillsong Church. I found this quote about the ‘vision’ of mega churches quite fascinating.

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Interactions

July 10, 2010

It’s not you, it’s me. Actually sometimes it is you. For better or worse I’ve come to realise lately that I’m not the only person on the planet with ‘issues.’

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Mourning Pages In The Evening

June 27, 2010

Life is a hard. A statement, perhaps a fact, and certainly the title of my favourite track on John Mellencamp’s Mr. Happy Go Lucky album. Infact as I sit here reflecting on that song another title pops into my head – Sheryl Crow’s ‘No one Said It Would Be Easy.’

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Flight or…?

June 19, 2010

I’ve realised recently that when it comes to my own ‘fight or flight’ reflexes (to borrow from pop psychology), flight comes out on top much more often than fight.

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Computer Game Salvation

June 6, 2010

I’m standing around at an 80th birthday celebration for a distant relative. I have my jacket zipped up (it’s cold). My mother turns to me and asks, “What t-shirt are you wearing?”

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Safe To Look Within

May 28, 2010

I just want someone to tell me everything will be alright. Although, if I’m being completely honest, I’m not entirely sure I’d believe them even if they did.

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Rejection is Rejection

April 30, 2010

Rejection is rejection. It doesn’t matter if it’s a romantic interest quelled or a “you’re not exactly what we’re looking for” job application response. It is not a nice feeling in any circumstance.

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Clothing Is Still A Strange Thing

April 24, 2010

I started putting away my new purchases. I don’t give my wardrobe a lot of consideration, but in that moment I was struck by how different times in my life could be characterised by the clothes within that wardrobe.

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What’s the point?

April 11, 2010

I’ve been wanting to start a new podcast for some time now. So the question is if I know how to do it, if I have the technology to pull it all together, why haven’t I?

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