loss – soulgifts – Telling Tales

A Peek at the Life of Tess

August 31, 2020

I am indulging in some reminisicing. She wrote this candid camera peek into her life a few years ago. Hello, my name is Tess. I thought I’d give you a peek into my life. I live in Adelaide, South Australia. There’s just the three of us in the house now since the kids moved out … More A Peek at the Life of Tess

For Tess

August 28, 2020

Yesterday we farewelled this little bundle of joy. She filled our hearts and home with so much love and joy. I wrote this poem dedicated to her almost exactly five years ago. It seems fitting to revisit it. Love wrapped in a small bundle of fur wagging tail total acceptance never questioning trusting forgiving watching … More For Tess

Australia is Burning

January 6, 2020

I guess you have all seen and heard the news about the fires that are ravaging our parched country here in Australia. I don’t want to inundate you with yet more images and stories of the devastating losses to property, human and animal lives. So many stories are emerging of the good, the bad and … More Australia is Burning

The Devastation of Fire

November 13, 2019

Back in November 2015 I posted a story about the devastating Bushfire raging here in South Australia, leaving the state reeling with losses at many levels. Bushfires are a fact of life in this country. Every summer there will be some somewhere. Victoria, the smallest state, seems to cop more than its fair share. At … More The Devastation of Fire

When Life Sucks

August 12, 2019

We all go through sucky times in life. For as many reasons as there are people on this planet. What sucks for me may not for you. But there are some general commonalities – relationship breakdown, bullying, the fallout of addictions, domestic violence, war, pestilence, homelessness, financial hardship, loss, grief, illness….. Often it is so … More When Life Sucks

Grief and Loss

January 9, 2019

It comes to all of us – the final farewell. We recently had a loss in the family. It was not unexpected. Everyone had had time to prepare for the inevitable. Regardless of that, it still hurts. The finality of it. The knowing that someone you deeply cared for is no longer physically here. Raw, … More Grief and Loss

The Many Shades of Grief

June 7, 2018

Grief in all its various shades has popped up in so many blogs of late. So I decided it was time to revisit and rework this post from two years ago. It comes to all of us – the final farewell. A member of our family died earlier this year. It was not unexpected. It’s … More The Many Shades of Grief

Sunday Serenity – Peace and Healing

February 18, 2018

Steps for Peace Raili Tanska

Disposable Lives

June 15, 2017

Head over heels in love so many plans and happy days stretching into years of comfort growing into routined patterns of being. ♥ Somewhere along the way the toothpaste lid left off begins to grate and niggle until bursting with indignation explosions and accusations fly building mountains unsurpassable. ♥ / ♥ A parting of the … More Disposable Lives

Missy

March 29, 2017

She sat watching me closely. Her eyes followed my every move. If I went to another part of the house or outside she would follow me. By the end of the day she had grown tired and tried to second guess where I would head next. Finally, having grown too tired to bother following me, … More Missy

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