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Compliments are cheap to give; valuable to receive

Compliments are cheap to give; valuable to receive.

I'll be going live on Instagram tonight with @connectinggoodpeople talking about kindness and community. But I'll also have the clip to post if you miss it.

💜

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Why I ask for poem prompts... Sometimes I get som

Why I ask for poem prompts...

Sometimes I get something I don't reply to right away. I ask the person about it. As in this case where it was a sensitive topic. And I'm able to create something like this.

I'm definitely not saying I put myself in another's shoes; in their wound. Or that I know how it feels.

But I'm making a very small contribution to their healing. Which to me, as a stranger on the other side of the world, is quite substantial. And an honour.

Off this goes to The Netherlands.
Thank you for sharing with me.

💜

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I took this photo against a wall, walked myself to

I took this photo against a wall, walked myself to a park and started typing the post when of course, a bird lands next to me...

Sadly, it's the most mute in colour and sinister in mood birds of them all... but hey 😂

What miracles are you noticing today?

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Photo ☝️ or ✌️? On a daily basis I'm bra

@the.holistic.psychologist often speaks about smal

@the.holistic.psychologist often speaks about small promises to self. Again and again I've found this to be true.

Hey, Hey. It's Saturday. What are you starting today?

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It's the strongest truths that require little to b

It's the strongest truths that require little to be said.

I first heard this when I was a teenager. But its taken most of adult life to make sense to me...

I wrote a guest blog on the topic on @soulvisionpsychotherapy blog which you can access via my bio.

While you're there, maybe give Jon a follow. I stumbled across his page when it started and shot him a DM. I expected him to be on the otherside of the world, but as the way life works - he's in my birth state of QLD. Looking forward the one day meeting in person 👋

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Even if you don't look it, it's possible to feel b

This is a message to my twenty year old self. If

This is a message to my twenty year old self.

If in another or parallel universe you're reading this - know that those things you're working towards are only new coats of paint.

They don't change anything where it counts. That's up to you. All the awards and achievements are meaningless if you don't feel deserving and worthy at your core...

So start there.

📖 This piece is from my poetry book 'Just My Type' which is available for $5 posted around AUS. DM to order

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There's that saying about only knowing what you ha

There's that saying about only knowing what you have when it's gone.

Well, I'd like to think this pandemic has shown us what we still have when it feels like everything has been taken away.

While not alive as it once was, Melbourne still has a pulse...

Street art, messages on the chalk, spoonvilles and teddy bears. Dogs and children in parks - oblivious but generous, inviting us to forget the world and share in the joy of theirs.

Strangers smiling through their eyes. And short but treasured conversations during morning coffee runs. That for some, also serve as a vital dose of human contact during a day of purely digital interactions.

Noticing the small things makes a big difference.

Even though the days are becoming harder to get through, I'm finding myself waking up more and more hopeful.

Eventually, Melbourne will hug again.

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You're wild in ways you don't know yet. 🔥 #wr

You're wild in ways you don't know yet.

🔥

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Had a wonderful catch-up call with @sophiephamoffi

Had a wonderful catch-up call with @sophiephamofficial / @theintrovertproject which grounded me further in myself and this 'path' I'm on.

That's path. Not race. So it doesn't matter how many other people are doing this. What's important is that I do it.

If it's your work; your calling - then that's all the counts. You'll be better for it by stepping forward. Growth is the game. It's you against you. Me against me. And there's no playing from the sidelines.

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The paradox with pain is that leaning in can be t

The paradox with pain is that leaning in can be the way out.

Even when it f**ing hurts, sometimes you have to follow it.

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As my posted books start to arrive at their new ho

As my posted books start to arrive at their new homes, positive feedback has started to make its way back to me. Here's one message that made me smile.

I've also been allowed by the wonderful folks at @muharamcafe / @muharam.nights in Hawthorn to place this stand at their counter. Please show them some love if you're a local. Nothing beats good coffee and a good book... and a sneaky peanut butter brownie for breakfast 👌

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For the last few months I've been campaigning that

For the last few months I've been campaigning that 2020 is the 'worst year ever'.

Then I had the thought... My recent good fortune, the opportunities that have opened up and will continue to open - are all because of the pademic.

So, what does that mean? Is 2020 the worst or isn't it? And which side am I on?

Neither. This is just another one of those hypotheticals that have me spinning in circles.

Life isn't black or white. It's every bucket of paint thrown against the ceiling - blindfolded. And we're just left to make sense, and the most, of it.

I'm not going to feel guilty about this.

Has there been any blessings in your 2020?

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After this long. After the s*** on your plate cont

After this long. After the s*** on your plate continues to pile. After landing face down so many times. You could get lost in the amount of times you stumble and fall. Or you can count the amount of times you rise.

And then you'll understand why I stack my bets where I do.

📖 Get my typewriter poetry book 'Just My Type' for $5 posted around AUS. DM to order.

📺 Or visit my bio to view my newspaper / TV interviews about how my notes of hope have been uplifting spirits during Melbourne lockdown.

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Did you get this correct? Although I came to the

Did you get this correct?

Although I came to the party quite late, I felt a connection with Dead Poets Society immediately. I even featured this quote in my book, Living in Cream.

Have you seen DPS? What's your favourite quote / scene?

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Sadly, there are no waterfalls within 5km of where

Sadly, there are no waterfalls within 5km of where I live so I had to do this one digitally 🤣

The moment restrictions lift, I'm out there! Don't care what TLC says. Where are you keen to explore?

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It's always a special moment to send something han

It's always a special moment to send something handmade off to its new home.

To those who ordered a copy of Just My Type - I understand it's short. But there's another story to read between the lines. Of a boy staying up to 3 am on a creative wind, typing away happily with no big agenda. But to reach maybe a few people in his neighbourhood. Only to eventually land on TV, newspaper and radio, reaching many hundreds more.

I'm aware it's got typos. It's margins are not perfect. I left it this way to tell another story - one of truth. Neither am I. You're probably not, too. But that's not to say we're not deserving or ready to get out into the world and find where we feel at home.

Hope you enjoy it.

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This one goes out to anyone who experiences anxiet

This one goes out to anyone who experiences anxiety.

Others can say "it's all in your head". But yeah - that's the problem. Don't be dismissed. Your fight is still real. And there are ways to go about it.

Along with speaking to your GP, self-education helps. A book I've found helpful is Change Your Thinking by Sarah Edelman. It's not too medical and has many practical examples.

⁉ What's worked for you?

📸 Photo composed by @lisacusmano who has taken many great shots of my art. She's an avid street art collector. I actually gave her a shoutout on my radio interview (link in bio if you didn't hear it)

✊🏽

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Whoa. What a rush. I woke up today wondering if

Whoa. What a rush.

I woke up today wondering if yesterday really happened.

Life - right? Even during a time like this it finds a way to be full of surprises.

I've started scripting a video which will share some things I didn't say on air. There's always more to the story.

For now, I'll say, keep going with yours. I coop myself up in my room with a typewriter. But there are many ways to express yourself. There's food, gardening, yoga, dance, painting etc

Find what you enjoy. That comes first. And then... who knows. Maybe a whole bunch of people who enjoy and appreciate what you create, will find you. That's how it feels my story has played out...

Now for some plugs 🙈

↪ Poetry books are being posted out this week. DM if you'd like one.

↪ If you'd like to learn more about embracing your unique spark / creativity, my book Living in Cream may interest you. The ebook is free from boyunderthebridge.com

Again - thank you whole heartedly. Much love.

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