Life is so fragile. Sometimes little dramas are sent to test us – see where we are. Always we find confidantes and allies, and the Holy Spirit will send little helpers and small (or big) miracles our way. It is the gentle message from Spirit that we are loved beyond measure. We are all a…

TV blaring the “false” news from across the globe, social media screaming out events of friends and workmates, text messages bubbling over and missed calls on mobile phones…to the sounds of thunderous traffic outside, engines blurring, honking – where is the peace? Is this life – how is it supposed to be? Who are “we”…

As seekers in the West, we seem to have lost our way in how we interpret capitalism and our soul’s yearning for spiritual sustenance. A spiritual void came out of disconnecting from the land and losing our traditional roots. Aboriginal cultures are deeply rooted to nature and their connection to the land, and this means…

Hollywood has been promoting a myth since the beginning of film – an exaggerated or idealised conception of our purpose that places us at the apex of a treadmill towards a glorified and outward “success” placed at the end of our struggles. It is the capitalist dream to perpetuate consumerism and encourage retail therapy. The myth is…

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