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Tropical Autumn

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Here in Queensland for the last couple of years, Summer has transformed very suddenly into Autumn. Or as I say to some - From Summer into the other season it has: Spring. A few months of hot, pressure cooking summer, and the rest warm, breezy Springtime.   The last day of Summer pressed against us. Sweat beaded on faces and heads as we ate dinner, and our friend from much-cooler Victoria commented on just how oppressive the weather became the closer he drove from the South up to us. He felt it press around him more and more as the trees changed from Autumnal rainbows to streaking green palm trees. I told him that the next season was going to happen very soon. Last year the last day of summer felt the same. We felt as though we were all trapped inside of a water balloon being overfilled with hot water, suddenly it broke with a magnificent storm crescendo then - perfection.  Tropical Autumn is here!  It has been lovely to cuddle in bed, turn the fan off for a bit, plan camping t
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The Money Shot

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Whilst scrolling through my Facebook feed this morning, I discovered a heartwarming video posted by a beautiful friend. Ah yep, Facebook. That social media platform I'm moving away from, but slowly so I'm not one of those people who declare "I'm leaving Facebook everyone, bye!" Only to return a few days later, quietly slipping back in... So until then, I watched the video.  In it was a popular Youtube celebrity every-man hipster type who spreads positivity and love in his Youtube videos. As the video begins, he is seen bouncing enthusiastically over to a homeless man in his 20's or early 30's. The homeless subject appears a little dishevelled as anyone would expect to be living hard on the streets, holding a sign saying:- Homeless struggle help appreciated. He also appears a little surprised when the Youtuber bounds over to him, for the meeting the cameraman is recording from a fairly discreet distance at first so as not to scare the subject. The Yo
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512 Words

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I declared as so many do in years before, that this year 2019 was going to be the best.  My crazy health issues would get better, and as a result, I will lose the weight my dodgy thyroid has helped me to pile on, I will travel more, move more, BE more. Motivation was at an annual high! I listened to the distant fireworks popping and considered them a signal that my soul was ready for change, my heart open, my mind determined.  Again.  My low carb diet motivation stuck around longer than it usually did in earlier years, thanks to joining magical motivational forces with my best friend in Victoria, who I pine for Now because I remember our time spent together Back Then.  I'm turning 40 this year, and it has taken me this long to realise that New Year's motivation is fleeting, however, the memory of failure is not. I realise finally that it's possible each New Year's promise is borne from a place of anxiety rather than new beginnings, and in always promising
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