you are beautiful







Live What You Love....

Lori at Lori times five, created a sticker featuring these inspiring words and sent it to me.

I felt a need to share them further.
I created a multitude of stickers and chalk scratchings wherever possible.
This is my kind of fun.

you are beautiful...

I don't know exactly why I googled the words 'you are beautiful', but it led me here, to a website devoted to sharing those exact words via stickers.

This inspired me to create my own and spread the good cheer.

On the subject of beauty.... I received a much loved surprise gift from the talented Karen Jasper who is well known to a lot of us as kj from

'Options For A Better World'.

KJ has written and published the book she sent to me titled 'The Light Stays On'.

The book arrived at a perfect time for me as I was needing to park my bum and rest a while.  The book was the perfect excuse and it was time well spent. 

It is a wonderful read.  Within a couple of pages I found myself not wanting to put it down. 

It's a very tangible love story, an easy read and one that I recommend. 

It can be purchased via kj's blog.

Thank you kj.  It was thoroughly enjoyed and I will treasure it.

more beauty arrived via post...
A prize of beautiful postcards from the artist and blogger Candice Herne.
I first became aware of Candice via another wonderful prolific artist and blogger Sophie Munns.
Candice was travelling around Australia and sharing beautiful inspiring images of her journey at that time.

I happened upon the postcards and other mail when out walking with my little boy and our hound.  If it wasn't for us taking a different route on that day the mail may have been lost to us forever. It was found scattered on a lawn a reasonable distance from our home.  A mystery.

Thank you Candy for sharing these beautiful postcards with me.

and last but not least...

Look at yourself after watching this ~ I came across this during my travels today.



I've been absent from your blogs (not commenting, but reading some) due to another little project that is currently occupying my time. I am working on a creative venture to nurture myself and give pleasure to others.

I'll catch up with you soon

best wishes

Last two...

These are the last two videos that I am posting from my random selection for this week.
The first is a documentary trailer about Aboriginal people here in Australia...
Our Generation.




I'm the sum total of my ancestors
I carry their DNA
We are representatives of a long line of people
And we carried them around either with
This long line of people
That goes back to the beginning of time
And when we meet - they meet other lines of people
And we say bring together the lines of me.

-Maxi Jazz:
When I look back over the years
at the things that brought tears to my eyes
papa said we have to be wise
to live long lives
now i recognise
what my father said before he dies
vocalise things I've left unsaid
left my spirit unfed for too long
I'm coming home to my family
Where i can be strong
Be who I planned to be
Within me my ancestory
Givin'me continuity
Would it be remiss to continue in this way
would you rather I quit
come with the other shit
making people's hips sway
lip service I pay but i'm nervous
i pray for all the mothers who get no sleep
like a lifeline I light lines cause my compassion is deep
for the people who fashioned me my soul to keep
and this is who i happen to be
and if I don't see that I'm strong then I wont be

This is what my Daddy told me
I wished he would hold me
A little more
than he did
But he taught me my culture
And how to live positive
I never wanna shame
The blood in my veins and bring pain
to my sweet grandfathers face
in his resting place
I make haste to learn and not waste
everything my forefathers earned in tears
for my culture

- Robbie:
Fall back again
Crawl from the warm water
- Maxi Jazz:
for my culture
- Robbie:
water to air
you're on your feet again
your feet again.

Hello Dad, remember me?
I'm the man you thought I'd never be.
I'm the boy who you reduced to tears

Dad I'd been lonely for 27 years
Yeah, that's right my name's Bob
I'm the one who landed the popstars job
I'm the one who you told : look, don't touch?
and the kid who wouldn't amount to much.
I believe in the senses out of sound
I have always been too loud
wont you help me drown it out?
I'm what I feel
and what I'm feeling is surreal
I'm a massive spinnin' wheel s'always digging in my heels.
Now I got the faith to

Fall back again
Crawl from the warm water
water to air
you're on your feet again
your feet again.

- Maxi Jazz:
Hah, lace up your booty
Going back to the roots continue my interlude
Feed freaking for loot
And my spell's been to check what your future brings is now
and your forefathers further know How
but now what happened to the world without the hatred
Use your head if the needle is wise be the thread
And weave ancestral wisdom yours by best
spreading the lords word over this broad earth

-Robbie & Maxi jazz:
This is what my Daddy told me
I wished he would hold me
A little more
than he did
But he told me my culture
And how to live positive
I never wanna shame
The blood in my veins and bring pain
to my sweet grandfathers face
in his resting place
I make haste to learn and not waste
everything my forefathers earned in tears

-Maxi Jazz:
for my culture
- Robbie:
Fall back again
Crawl from the warm water
Water to air
You're on your feet again
Your feet again

- Maxi Jazz:
for my culture

Fall back again
Crawl from the warm water
Water to air
You're on your feet again
Your feet again

- Maxi Jazz:
For my culture.

Candy. Passenger. - videos 6

Here are two videos from my random selection that I am posting each day for a week.
The videos are being randomly chosen from a selection that move my spirit, trigger memory and or entertain me.
I hope there will be something in them for you too.


It's a rainy afternoon
In 1990
The big city geez it's been 20 years-
Candy-you were so fine

Beautiful beautiful
Girl from the north
You burned my heart
With a flickering torch
I had a dream that no one else could see
You gave me love for free

candy, candy , Candy I can't let you go
All my life you're haunting me
I loved you so

Candy, candy , Candy I can't let you go
Life is crazy
Candy baby

Yeah, well it hurt me real bad when you left
I'm glad you got out
But I miss you
I've had a hole in my heart
For so long
I've learned to fake it and
Just smile along

Down on the street
Those men are all the same
I need a love
Not games
Not games

Candy, Candy, Candy I can't let you go
All my life you're haunting me
I loved you so
Candy, Candy , Candy I can't let you go
Life is crazy
I Know baby
Candy baby

UOU UOU UOU
Candy, Candy, Candy I can't let you go
All my life you're haunting me
I loved you so

CANDY CANDY CANDY
life is crazy
candy baby

candy baby,
candy, candy





I am the passenger
And I ride and I ride
I ride through the city's backsides
I see the stars come out of the sky
Yeah, they're bright in a hollow sky
You know it looks so good tonight
I am the passenger
I stay under glass
I look through my window so bright
I see the stars come out tonight
I see the bright and hollow sky
Over the city's a rip in the sky
And everything looks good tonight
Singin' la la la la lalalala...
Get into the car
We'll be the passenger
We'll ride through the city tonight
We'll See the city's ripped backsides
We'll see the bright and hollow sky
We'll see the stars that shine so bright
The sky was made for us tonight
Oh the passenger
How how he rides
Oh the passenger
He rides and he rides
He looks through his window
What does he see?
He sees the stars and hollow sky
He see the stars come out tonight
He sees the city's ripped backsides
He sees the winding ocean drive
And everything was made for you and me
All of it was made for you and me
'cause it just belongs to you and me
So let's take a ride and see what's mine
Singing... la la la la lalalala...
Oh, the passenger
He rides and he rides
He sees things from under glass
He looks through his window's eye
He sees the things he knows are his
He sees the bright and hollow sky
He sees the city asleep at night
He sees the stars are out tonight
And all of it is yours and mine
And all of it is yours and mine
So let's ride and ride and ride and ride...
Singing... la la la la lalalala...

Insomnia...video 5

Here's video 5... from my random selection that I am posting each day for a week.
The videos are being randomly chosen from a selection that move my spirit, trigger memory and or entertain me.
I hope there will be something in them for you too.

Deep in the bosom of the gentle night
Is when I search for the light
Pick up my pen and start to write
I struggle, fight dark forces
In the clear moon light
Without fear... insomnia
I can't get no sleep

I used to worry, thought I was goin' mad in a hurry
Gettin' stress, makin' excess mess in darkness
No electricity, something's all over me, greasy
Insomnia please release me and let me dream of
Makin' mad love to my girl on the heath
Tearin' off tights with my teeth
But there's no release, no peace
I toss and turn without cease
Like a curse, open my eyes and rise like yeast
At least a couple of weeks
Since I last slept, kept takin' sleepers
But now I keep myself pepped
Deeper still, that night I write by candle light
I find insight, fundamental movement, uh
So when it's black this insomniac take an original tack
Keep the beast in my nature under ceaseless attack
I gets no sleep
I can't get no sleep

I can't get no sleep
I can't get no sleep
I need to sleep, although I get no sleep
I need to sleep, although I get no sleep

We Are All Made Of Stars...video 4

This week I am posting a video each day...
and some days I might post two. (today i'm posting two)
The videos are being randomly chosen from a selection that move my spirit, trigger memory and or entertain me.
I hope there will be something in them for you too.
Here's video 4....

This one is simply a visual feast... a time long gone....





Growing in numbers
Growing in speed
Can't fight the future
Can't fight what I see

People they come together
People they fall apart
No one can stop us now
'Cause we are all made of stars

Efforts of lovers
Left in my mind
I sing in the reaches
We'll see what we find

People they come together
People they fall apart
No one can stop us now
'Cause we are all made of stars

People they come together
People they fall apart
No one can stop us now
'Cause we are all made of stars

Slow slow slow, come come
Someone come come come
Even love is goin' 'round
You can't ignore what is goin' 'round

Slowly rebuilding
I feel it in me
Growing in numbers
Growing in peace

People they come together
People they fall apart
No one can stop us now
'Cause we are all made of stars

People they come together
People they fall apart
No one can stop us now
'Cause we are all made of stars

People they come together
(People they come together)
People they fall apart
(People they fall apart)
No one can stop us now
(No one can stop us now)
'Cause we are all made of stars
(We are all made of stars)

We are all made of stars
People they come together
We are all made of stars
(People they fall apart)
We are all made of stars
(No one can stop us now)
'Cause we are all made of stars
(We are all made of stars)

you need to get off facebook...Video 3

This week I am posting a video each day...
and some days I might post two.
The videos are being randomly chosen from a selection that move my spirit, trigger memory and or entertain me.

I hope there will be something in them for you too.

Here's video 3... this video touched my heart.  I like the approach this young man has used to get his message across. 

Beautiful...video 2

This week I intend to post a video each day... or maybe even twice in one day.
The videos are going to be randomly chosen from a selection that move my spirit, trigger memory and entertain me.
I hope there will be something in them for you too.


Come on girl
Come on baby
Come on girl

I love you baby
I love you now
I love you baby
I love you now

Look at us, we're beautiful
All the people push and pull but
Let's just go out and ride
Talk about the things we've tried

Look at us, we're beautiful
All the people push and pull but
They'll never get inside
We've got too much to hide

Come on baby
Come on girl
Come on baby
Come on girl

I love you baby
I love you now
I love you baby
I love you now

Look at us, we're beautiful
All the people push and pull but
Let's just go out and ride
Talk about the things we tried

Look at us, we're beautiful
All the people push and pull but
They'll never get inside
We got too much to hide

Look at us, we're beautiful
All the people push and pull but
Let's just go out and ride
Talk about the things we try

Look at us, we're beautiful
All the people push and pull but
They'll never get inside
We've got too much to hide

Look at us we're beautiful

Forever Young... video 1

From the child in me to the child in you...
I hope you are having a beautiful life.

"Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while
Heaven can wait we're only watching the skies
Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst
Are you gonna drop the bomb or not

Let us die young or let us live forever
We don't have the power, but we never say never
Sitting in a sand-pit, life is a short trip
The music's for the sad men.

Can you imagine when this race is run
Turn our golden faces into the sun
Praising our leaders, we're getting in tune
The music's played by the mad men

Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever, forever, forever?
Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever, forever, forever?

Some are like water, some are like the heat
Some are a melody, some are the beat
Sooner or later they all be gone
Why don't they stay young?

It's so hard to get old without a cause
I don't want to perish like a fading horse
Youth is like diamonds in the sun
and diamonds are forever

So many adventures couldn't happen today
So many songs that we forgot to play
So many dreams swinging out of the blue
We let them come true

Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever, forever, forever?
Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever, forever, forever?

Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever, forever, forever?

Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever, forever, forever?"

It can all change in a day..

Everything is changing all the time yet we often become attached to the way we believe things should be and resist change.

People who achieve their goals are flexible in their thinking. They are focused on their goal, but allow themselves to make mistakes along the way and learn from them.

Pretty much I believe we create our lives in our minds. Our beliefs generate what happens. What we focus on is the key to everything.

(I'm not talking about children who are under the guidance of adults)

We have little to no control over the way we think if we are living on autopilot.

We can take stock and become conscious of how and why we are arriving at certain ideas that in turn create our behaviour and our concepts of our world.

Living consciously allows us to live with less resistance and more flexibility.

I realise living consciously is a huge subject that I'm just waffling about in a couple of sentences.

I guess what I'm trying to convey is we need to live and breathe consciously what we want our world to be. That we are powerful beings capable of great change.

I don't really know why I began to write this.

I browsed the pictures of the beach I've posted below this morning and it triggered me thinking along these lines.

The beach photos were taken at the same beaches

on different days.

It's never the end... just a new beginning.....