Archive for the SALLY’S VIEW Category
Suffering – who needs it?
Tired of hearing that worn-out phrase, ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’? Like most cliches, there’s a kernel of truth inside the battered casing.
Three bites of soul food
A proverb to ponder For the birds that cannot soar, God has provided low branches. — Turkish proverb A quotation to inspire Let me recognise in other men and women, my God, the radiance of your own face. — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin A blessing ?When there is no way, ?no path, no [...]
Cracking the code of the reluctant reader
I’ve been infatuated with reading ever since I can remember. Not always fine literature: I had a drawer full of Phantom comics when I was about seven, which I would pore over by torchlight after lights out.
Wine no more
My days have had a particular cycle over the past few weeks. I wake up thinking I needn’t (and maybe shouldn’t) have had those few glasses of wine the night before. Resolve not to do it tonight. Stay resolved through to 3pm, when I think a glass of wine would be rather nice. Far too [...]
Nana envy
I have a bad case of Nana envy this week. It’s all my friends’ fault. Friend number one – let’s call her Snow White – is heading off for a week’s skiing in Falls Creek. She tells me that they have friends living down that way, who will pick them up from the airport. I’m [...]
In memory of John Bean
Last week, the world lost three talented men. In a helicopter crash near Lake Eyre, an ABC news team perished. On board were journalist Paul Lockyer, pilot Gary Ticehurst and cameraman John Bean.
Kung Fu Panda saved my bacon
As a parent, you may spend more time than you’d like watching children’s movies. But there’s wisdom and inspiration to be found there if you look hard enough.
