I guess as 2014 draws closer it would be okay to make remarks about hurdles - it being the Year of the Horse. Let me share one of my verses from 'A Nest Twice Built' ....

"What if" ...
Two little words.
Ignore any fear, banish any hurdles.
Take those words and grow.
Follow your bliss;
   who knows where it will take you.
Two little words.
Endless Possibilities.

Julie x

And so this is Christmas...
At the risk of sounding cliche I really hope you all have a wonderful Christmas - one shared with someone dear. Have fun, be safe, think nice thoughts and be respectful to others. I look forward to sharing more with you in the new year. Julie xx

"There are two takes on the universe. The one we humans can observe and the version that exists despite us - a multidimensional fabric of energy, of indeterminate and ever-changing form." (Rod Hyett, Great Ocean quarterly).
I like the way Rod has phrased this thought. So true.

It's summer here in Australia. The sun is out, it's heating up and the beach beckons. Sunshine always clears the cobwebs away don't you think. Sometimes you don't realise how much a happy difference it makes until you visit somewhere that's grey and rainy. Sometimes it's nice to snuggle up against the cold, but I think I'm becoming a Queenslander!