Why I became an R U OK Day Ambassador
The rollercoaster of depression and the path to suicide are different experiences for everyone, this is just my story. Continue reading Why I became an R U OK Day Ambassador
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Tag: Life
Yearly Themes are Better than Resolutions – Experience the Difference
To be honest I almost didn’t publish this post, but I would be cheating myself if I didn’t, so let’s get 2017 rolling. I never make new years resolutions, they’re basically grandiose wishes with no plan. Instead I give each … Continue reading Yearly Themes are Better than Resolutions – Experience the Difference
What I learned from the Fear of Abseiling
Yesterday I went abseiling to raise awareness for The David Martin Foundation, an organisation that supports young people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. Well I tried to anyway. As I stood on the edge the building, 33 stories and 135 metres high, overlooking Sydney’s Darling Harbour on a stunningly beautiful day, fear took over and I froze. I was incredibly disappointed as I’d been looking forward to the abseil, not just because of the great cause it was in aid of, but because of the challenge it presented. To crawl back over the railing defeated was a little heart … Continue reading What I learned from the Fear of Abseiling
5 Life Lessons from a gogo dancer
When I was in my early 20’s I was a gogo dancer in a few bars around Sydney. As I’m about to hit 40 I’ve found myself reliving my youth, breaking out my gogo boots again for a couple of … Continue reading 5 Life Lessons from a gogo dancer
TedxSydney: A day of dreams, adventure, tears and inspiration
To stop people in their tracks with something so powerful, so meaningful and so human, that it leaves you breathless. That is TEDxSydney Continue reading TedxSydney: A day of dreams, adventure, tears and inspiration
New Years Resolutions? Fuck No, I’m themeing my year with Change
I fucking hate New Years Resolutions. They’re well intended declarations but mostly, they’re just wild “one day I’ll do it” hopes and dreams. Aspirations usually forgotten before the midnight Veuve is empty… for that reason alone, they suck. Instead of pronouncing … Continue reading New Years Resolutions? Fuck No, I’m themeing my year with Change
Operation Ginger Send off: The life and misadventures of Shane Wilson
Last week one of my best friends died. I feel I let him down. I feel I should have done more. Today we held his final party. With his mum I wrote his story. I read this Eulogy to friends … Continue reading Operation Ginger Send off: The life and misadventures of Shane Wilson
The Bucket List and other life essentials
“ (pointing at altimeter) We’re at 3000 ft now” “(thumbs up) Great!… How high are we going?” “14000 ft” “Oh, cool” internal monologue and nervous laughter… “aaauummm… 11000 ft higher?! So, um, we’re pretty fuckin high already…” Goals, dreams, wunderlust – whatever you want to call it – we should all have things we want to do. The Bucket List. A safari on the Serengeti, overcoming the fear of public speaking, diving with great whites, writing a book, learning to make the perfect pasta by hand, running naked in a rainstorm, solving a rubiks cube without pulling it apart … Continue reading The Bucket List and other life essentials
3 things I’ve learned in my first 24 hours of unemployment
Howdy Toasters, Unemployment is nerve racking. Even if you have a loaded bank account the prospect of no income – for some no purpose – is one that can be confronting and give our confidence a hit. The good news is it doesn’t have to be. Like many situations we find ourselves in, it’s all down to attitude. In my first 24 hours of unemployment, today, there are 3 valuable lessons that I’ve learned. Don’t Panic, don’t play the victim – it’s just a problem to solve It’s tempting, but there are better ways to channel the defeat you … Continue reading 3 things I’ve learned in my first 24 hours of unemployment
Smile Jar 2013
Howdy Toasters! A couple of years ago I was introduced to the Smile Jar by my instafriend @atssini . The idea being that when something makes you happy, smile or laugh – write it down and pop it in your … Continue reading Smile Jar 2013
Splendour in the Grass 2014: The RockStar Photographer Dream
Howdy Toasters, Armed with just a media pass, iPhone and a few battery packs, I was living the rockstar photographer dream at Splendour in the Grass, a 3 day music festival held in Byron Bay, a beautiful little beach town on the … Continue reading Splendour in the Grass 2014: The RockStar Photographer Dream
the bankrupt circus
Howdy Toasters So some great, fun, exciting stuff happened for me in 2013… For the first time in an embarrassing amount of years I travelled overseas and had an awesome 2 weeks with a old friend I’d not seen in too many years in a city I love A years long project of changing careers saw a first big step and I moved into my first social media role I saw some great theatre with some lifelong idols ; Angela Lansbury & James Earl Jones performing together & a one woman show with Bette Midler & the most experiential, … Continue reading the bankrupt circus
