Thank You, Readers

 It has been 220 months since this blog commenced.

Time meanders, experiences accumulate and our hunches become embedded.

As around this end of July 2025, average statistics indicate around 4800 reads a month.  Some postings remain frozen as time capsules, that photo shot taken reminding me of a moment with Nature, the hearts of individuals I enjoyed company with and those I learnt from.

Or such capsules reflected my thoughts, values and emotions on a particular day - with this blog strewing like jewels in the sand what consistently are what gives me inner joy and what I consistently believe in.

It has been a privilege to share. It has been a blessing to get your time and effort to read my musings.  Human interaction is best when we can relate our views with mutual respect and understanding.

In a world increasingly of obsession with strong articulation of differences, whether in politics, community and behaviour, I call for emphasising on commonly shared values.  Better understanding comes more from realising and embedding our similarities rather than harping on our differences.

I encourage every human being to also develop our own spiritual development in the best way you see fit.   Let us grow our uniqueness especially in personal development in a positive way.

Writings and images can be as temporal as the breeze that passes by on what seems to be an ordinary moment. What is of more everlasting value is to add to what is the true meaning of our privilege to live on Earth.

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Still Thankful For

The grass has obviously dried up.Lamb prices have shot up, perhaps more than the costs of commercial child care, aged care and vet services.  Retail is not selling as much as before, the roads are more traffic congested and inflation as usual bites more in reality than as reported.Loading speeds for the internet are uncompetitive. Near monopolies exist for key service providers on many fronts in Australia. Public infrastructure has to be renewed.So what is going right?
1. There are more choices in supermarket products and prices.
2. There is more activity after dark in city centres and specific suburbs across Australia.
3. The sky is still blue and the beaches clean all over this vast island nation.
4. The variety of cuisines available in a country of such diverse populations is so unmatched.
5. The wisdom of our town planners cannot be under appreciated when they ensured green space, outdoor venues and public transport for our communities.
6. Medicare has sustained the quality of public health care for common ailments.
7. The right to express one's opinions is still enough, although challenges and threats have arisen in this space.
8. Safety levels for individuals for the most part have been maintained, although we recognise indents made, especially in road driving conditions, after hours and in breaches of privacy.
9. It is so easy to communicate, only the unwillingness to do so is the barrier.
10. We have learned to be more cynical and not so trusting, but in a wise way. This has been a good outcome against scams, fake news, over the top marketing, double speak by politicians and the lack of regulation.
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