Walking Through Time: Exploring Timelessness
Have you ever walked somewhere and felt the past, present, and future converge in a single moment? This has happened to me several times, and it’s a feeling that’s both surreal and grounding. Ancient churches in Europe can inspire it. In Australia, it’s usually the forest or dramatic rocks and landscapes that evoke this sense of timelessness. Walking across these places, I feel time stretching all around me, as though the present moment expands to encompass everything. If we’re still, quiet, and open our senses—listening to the land—time can slip away entirely. Another instance where time dissolves is during meditation. In those moments, all sense of time can drop away, and we enter a timeless state. Sometimes it feels as a moment expands into eons. What? We wonder when we look at a clock after such an experience and find that only 5 minutes has passed! Timelessness in Nature and…
Let Life Be as It Is: A Reflection on Acceptance and Gratitude
I recently came across a simple yet profound piece of advice from Mingyur Rinpoche: “Let life be as it is.” It’s one of those phrases that seems straightforward at first, but the more I sit with it, the deeper it feels. It’s paired with another guiding principle he shares: It’s okay to feel bad,” and “Be present”. Together, these ideas are an excellent way to help us navigate life, especially when it gets messy or overwhelming. Does “let life be as it is” mean giving up? Not trying to change anything? That would be a common assumption from those words, but it’s not about passivity or resignation—it’s about acceptance. The Struggle to Control I think many of us—myself included—spend a lot of energy fighting against the way things are. We rail against the injustices in the world, the things we can’t control, the circumstances we wish were different. And it’s…
Should You Commit to Writing That Book?
I’ve been thinking about what it takes to decide to write a book. Not just to toy with an idea or jot down a few scenes, but to actually commit to the long, winding, and often uncertain road of seeing it through to the end. What is it that tips the scales from ‘maybe someday’ to ‘yes, I’m doing this’? It’s a question that’s been on my mind because, well, I’ve just made that decision myself. And it’s not as straightforward as it might seem. The Leap from Idea to Commitment We often assume that writing a book starts with a lightning bolt of inspiration—a story so compelling it practically writes itself. And sure, inspiration plays a role. But if I’ve learned anything, it’s that inspiration alone isn’t enough. Ideas are easy. Starting is easy. What’s hard is deciding to finish. And that’s where the doubts creep in. Will anyone…
Unmasking: A Video Exploration of a Book
If you’ve ever looked into late-diagnosed autism or ADHD, you’ll quickly come across the idea of masking. Masking is something neurodivergent people learn to do over their lives to fit into ordinary society. It’s about hiding autistic or ADHD traits so you appear more ‘normal’ and are less likely to face rejection from peers. This happens naturally. Masking lets you grow up looking fairly typical, but it can lead to a strange disconnect later in life. When you start to wonder, ‘Am I autistic?’ the first thought might be, ‘No, I’m normal.’ You’ve masked so well that you don’t even recognise your own traits anymore. Losing Yourself in the Mask For some, masking becomes so ingrained that they lose sight of who they really are. In neurodivergent circles, the idea of unmasking is huge. It’s a journey of self-discovery, and it’s not just for neurodivergent people—it’s something everyone can benefit…
Should I Apologize for My Art? Really?
I’ve been wrestling with something lately—something that cuts right to the heart of who I am. I’m an artist. I’ve always been an artist of one kind or another, be it visual arts, performance art, craft or writing. It’s not just what I do; it’s how I make sense of the world. For years, I poured myself into visual theatre—movement, dance, mime, clowning, music, and making masks, costumes, and props. It was this beautiful, chaotic fusion of everything I loved, and it sustained me for two decades. But life shifted, as it does. I moved into creative arts teaching, then writing, editing and publishing. Through it all, I’ve held onto my visual arts practice, not just because I love it, but because I need it. I’m autistic (level 1) and it’s one of the supports I have in place in my life that helps keep my nervous system regulated–nature immersion…
Revealing the Mystic Within: An Active Imagination Journey
Revealing the Mystic Within, the fourth in the Psychemagination Series is out now. Revealing the Mystic Within is a record—in the form of a narrative poem—of the active imagination that unfolded during an online course I did in 2025 with the Centre for Applied Jungian Studies. My active imaginations up until this point—shared in the previous Psychemagination books—had come into my mind of their own accord, springing naturally from my examination of how neurodivergence manifested in my mind and life. At that time, having never heard the term ‘active imagination’, I coined the word Psychemagination, meaning ‘using the imagination to examine the psyche’. Only later did I discover that Carl Jung described the same kind of process as active imagination—essentially the practice of entering a meditative state and allowing the elements of our unconscious mind to reveal themselves in a kind of waking dream. I began by sitting in meditation,…
Let’s Get This Show on the Road: A Morning Song and a Fresh Start
That Sluggish Morning Feeling You know that feeling when you wake up, and it’s like a heavy weight is pressing down on you? Maybe you’ve just clawed your way out of a deep, vivid dream, and everything feels heavy. You groan, stretch, and think, How am I supposed to get going today? I know that feeling. Some mornings, it feels like my body and mind are stuck in molasses. But the other day, something shifted for me. What We Usually Do When we feel sluggish in the morning, I think many of us default to things like coffee, scrolling through our phones, or just trudging through the motions until we feel awake. It’s like we’re waiting for something external to kickstart us. But what if the spark we’re waiting for is already inside us? A New Way to Wake Up That morning, instead of dragging myself to the kitchen, I…
Is Ancient Wisdom Still Relevant to Modern Life?
Have you ever contemplated what is unchanging over the ages? Is ancient wisdom still relevant to us now? One afternoon during a walk – which is often when insights come to me – I stopped to wonder what lessons our ancestors might have for us if they could speak across the ages? Imagine ancient beings, long gone from this world, observing humanity from a distance, watching us navigate the complexities of modern life. What wisdom might they have that could help us today? It’s tempting to dismiss our ancestors as primitive, as people who lacked the knowledge and sophistication we pride ourselves on today. But what if we’re missing something? What if the wisdom of those who came before us holds more value than we think? Many of us view ancient humans as less evolved versions of ourselves—people who didn’t know much, who lived in ignorance compared to our information-rich…
The Art of Taking a Break: Walking Lightly Through Life
Do You Ever Just Want to Get Away? Do you know that feeling when life feels like too much? When the weight of everything—your job, your problems, even your own emotions—makes you want to escape? I think we’ve all been there. That deep yearning for a break, for some kind of relief, is so familiar. Sometimes, if we’re lucky, we get to take a holiday. And for a while, it’s wonderful. We relax, we breathe, we feel lighter. But then we come back, and the same old grind is waiting for us. The same problems, the same patterns. It’s like the holiday was just a pause button, not a reset. I’ve been through this cycle more times than I can count. And while holidays are lovely, I’ve realized they don’t really change anything—not in the long run. The Common Belief: Breaks Are Temporary We often think of breaks as something…
The Threads That Bind Us: Reflections on Humanity, Art, and Connection
Seeing Beyond the “Other” When I look around the world today, what I see is a lot of separation. Groups of people who see themselves as distinct from others—different, apart, even opposed. You hear it in the language: “Those people,” “You people.” And with that separation comes fighting. People don’t like others who hold different beliefs, or they harbor resentment toward another race because of some concept they’ve formed about what those people are doing to their society. Whether those ideas are true or not, the emotional reaction is real. But when I look at the world, I don’t see groups of people. I see people. Just people. And what I’ve come to realize is that we are far more alike than we are different. It doesn’t matter what culture we come from or what beliefs we hold—there are certain things we all share as human beings. We all need…