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Is there an Elephant in your room?
Many years ago I was given this picture in the form of a big beautifully framed print. It lived in my lounge room until one day one of my children, not mentioning names Amy, jumped on my couch, lost her balance and somehow grabbed onto the frame. The frame came tumbling down onto the floor and while I was happy that Amy was not hurt in any way, the glass smashed and somehow cut into the picture – it wasn’t fixable. I made the decision to throw it out, and I hoped I would get to see this picture again some day. Today was the day! While I agree…
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The Cliffhangers in Life
Three years ago we got a call. A call that we were far from ready to receive, but the phone rang anyway and our lives were about to change forever. The call was to tell us that dad had collapsed and that it didn’t look good. We hurriedly threw what we thought to be necessities in a bag and drove down to Stanthorpe. It is usually a very long drive at the best of times, but that day the drive seemed much longer. As we reached Warrick the phone rang again. This time it was my brother letting me know that dad had passed. I had missed the opportunity…
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Getting this house in order.
Over the weekend I reached my threshold for putting up with clutter. Clutter comes in all forms for me. Its not just the stuff that we have in our home that we no longer need but can’t be bothered passing on, its so much more than that. Clutter is everything in our lives that is a bit out of control. It might be the paperwork – TAX, filing paid bills, not having a place for unpaid bills, the bedrooms are untidy and the living areas feel a bit out of control. There are too many toys, papers, books, dvd’s and videos, and games – just to name a…
