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Category: Bali

Posted on December 15, 2016December 29, 2017

Wanderlust: Bali, enlightenment in Ubud

Before I left Australia my mum told me about this place called Ubud where musicians and writers hang out to be inspired, create and relax. Away from the party culture of tourists and muppets travelling to Bali. As usual mother's know best and she wasn't wrong. Ubud is an incredible place to visit, buzzing with …

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Posted on January 5, 2016December 29, 2017

Wanderlust: Bali. Canguu.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucA0iT7LwhU I'm sitting here in Canggu, Bali. It's 31°c with a cool breeze and nature is breathing around me. I can hear construction in the distance, scooters going faster than they should and chickens crowing. I'm at a place called The Farm, yes the farm. It makes me giggle because I grew up on a …

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Look at these handsome doggos on the front page of the Country Times.. JayJay, Nim and Reb 'cooling off' and staying home on Red Rock Farm 🐶🌾 Can't wait to be able to travel to see them all again soon ❤️❤️ Ps go pick up a copy and support the local rag! #yorkepeninsula #dogsofinsta #famousdogs #countrytimes
Bali - a place of ex-pats, tourists from around the world and humbling locals willing to help you with anything (especially if you know a lil Bahasa, thanks @global_hobo 😉) ⁠ ⁠ This is from our trip in 2018.. I never got around to writing a blog post but to be honest, I didn't feel it. I didn't want to write about this trip at all. Deeply journaling about it, taking videos and photos of various experiences was enough for me.⁠ I was very, very uninspired in 2018. ⁠ Yes, Bali has rubbish everywhere, those who have been there know it's a third world country but it's still beautiful. Damaged but beautiful.⁠ ⁠ I thought this was a great picture to encompass the impact we have on the environment. A Mother feeding her Baby amongst the rubbish, chaos, just getting on with it. Animals are truly amazing and can survive the harshest conditions. 🐮 #baliindonesia #balilife
My sweet Ham bone these days at home with you have been magical 🌟 Perhaps we should be models. #dogsofinsta #goldcoastlife
I have been spending my time getting ready in the morning, getting dressed and taking Hamish for a walk before beginning my day. No checking my phone, no social media, nothing. Just up, ready and out the door.⁠ ⁠ It can be really easy to fall into slumps with everything going on and our mental health is so, so important. And while the Earth might be healing right now with Swans coming back to Venice and the waters running clear I want to remind everyone that you're allowed to feel angry.⁠ ⁠ You're allowed to feel frustrated and afraid of the future. Whether you be in physical, mental or financial pain, you're allowed to feel it. The uncertainty of the future, the financial anxiety of trying to pay rent or food for the week is real and deserves to be acknowledged.⁠ ⁠ This is also a reminder that we have all been on the 'dole' at some point, whether that be because we're employed casual with minimal hours, full-time mums, live in a rural community with no work, have a disability or have been laid off work because of injury. There is no shame in receiving help, there is no shame in accepting it.⁠ ⁠ Find joy in small things. 🌙🍃
Yesterday I asked if people were afraid to share their art.. 200 people voted and an overwhelming amount said YES!⁠ ⁠ 87% of people said yes.⁠ ⁠ This doesn't surprise me.. I've spent my entire 20s afraid to follow my creativity, afraid to expose myself in that way to the world. Sure, I write on my blog, I share travel adventures in videos. I've acted in theatre, I've directed and written for theatre, I've written an unpublished book... 🤷⁠ ⁠ All of these acts required me to step into the arena and show up for myself. And I have that deadly comparison and jealousy poison running through my veins where I think I could do what she's doing! But. I. Don't. DO. IT!⁠ ⁠ I'm a coward.⁠ ⁠ And I am fucking terrified, I still am. But through my constant journaling I've asked myself over and over why I am afraid and realised a dark truth about myself...⁠ ⁠ I am afraid of what other people think because every action was judged when I was growing up in my country town. I am afraid because I was bullied, I am afraid because I know I will be judged. ⁠ ⁠ BUT no one can hurt me as much as I have hurt myself by not pursuing my own creative energy 🎇⁠ Please remember the same, that nothing can hurt you as much as the pain and internal struggle of not pursuing your creativity. ⁠ So here's to 2020, turning 30 and turning my fears around before my youth runs away over the hill and I'm too old to keep up with those dreams. ⁠ ⁠ Share.. Your... Art... You need it, I need it, we need it.
Happy International Women's Day! 🎉 May we become confident, kind and courageous women who raise brave, intelligent and gentle daughters and sons who have the courage to pursue their dreams and smile big ❤️ Thank you to the special women in my life who have inspired me in so many ways and challenged me to go further. 💫 #internationalwomensday2020

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Look at these handsome doggos on the front page of the Country Times.. JayJay, Nim and Reb 'cooling off' and staying home on Red Rock Farm 🐶🌾 Can't wait to be able to travel to see them all again soon ❤️❤️ Ps go pick up a copy and support the local rag! #yorkepeninsula #dogsofinsta #famousdogs #countrytimes
Bali - a place of ex-pats, tourists from around the world and humbling locals willing to help you with anything (especially if you know a lil Bahasa, thanks @global_hobo 😉) ⁠ ⁠ This is from our trip in 2018.. I never got around to writing a blog post but to be honest, I didn't feel it. I didn't want to write about this trip at all. Deeply journaling about it, taking videos and photos of various experiences was enough for me.⁠ I was very, very uninspired in 2018. ⁠ Yes, Bali has rubbish everywhere, those who have been there know it's a third world country but it's still beautiful. Damaged but beautiful.⁠ ⁠ I thought this was a great picture to encompass the impact we have on the environment. A Mother feeding her Baby amongst the rubbish, chaos, just getting on with it. Animals are truly amazing and can survive the harshest conditions. 🐮 #baliindonesia #balilife
My sweet Ham bone these days at home with you have been magical 🌟 Perhaps we should be models. #dogsofinsta #goldcoastlife
I have been spending my time getting ready in the morning, getting dressed and taking Hamish for a walk before beginning my day. No checking my phone, no social media, nothing. Just up, ready and out the door.⁠ ⁠ It can be really easy to fall into slumps with everything going on and our mental health is so, so important. And while the Earth might be healing right now with Swans coming back to Venice and the waters running clear I want to remind everyone that you're allowed to feel angry.⁠ ⁠ You're allowed to feel frustrated and afraid of the future. Whether you be in physical, mental or financial pain, you're allowed to feel it. The uncertainty of the future, the financial anxiety of trying to pay rent or food for the week is real and deserves to be acknowledged.⁠ ⁠ This is also a reminder that we have all been on the 'dole' at some point, whether that be because we're employed casual with minimal hours, full-time mums, live in a rural community with no work, have a disability or have been laid off work because of injury. There is no shame in receiving help, there is no shame in accepting it.⁠ ⁠ Find joy in small things. 🌙🍃

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