and is important to us all as well, knowing the rites of passage are an important building tool.
I can only attest to what I know and have gained from personal life experience, which has been increased in so many ways in the last couple of
years.
My husband and his brother were treated with the same courtesy in Tasmania with the riders of the many colours of those roads.
The last couple of years have been very curious and strange, and it has been proven that this place is one of safety, not to hide but to learn to see
and to try in any way to make what is not great, a better thing.
And to think, all I wanted to do was to build a community garden for which the Lions charity showed they would support. To connect disjointed services
that help people to live better, not to judge who or what they are, a rainbow garden of colours, which this town slowly is becoming.
I appreciate what I have been shown in the late stages of January, mind boggling would not completely convey the vastness of the sight and learning I
have gained.
I would hope it is not as stressful to my family should it happen again.
At the same time as people offered their regard there were others on the ground sent to confuse and magnify fear, and subtly threaten, to deceive and
distress, perhaps even to fish for fantasy to cause harm later, I would hope not.
So if I scowled or did not show I saw you, you now know why.
I recognised you in the bottle shop that day.
I had images of pictures (artwork) flash in my mind one most definitely came from ats, and music as well. One extremely old piece.
To the guy who hung out of a window of a building that was being demolished, you almost made me smile
Thanks man.
To the couple who argued over my intent, I'm sorry for stressing you out.
The hearts offered in decency and respect for which my family were totally unaware, were amazing, so you can understand my difficulty. Perhaps that is
what they mean when they say you have to take the good with the bad, I'm not too sure.
I don't know everything that's why I called for teachers. I was frustrated at the secrecy and lack of answers, while knowing the meddling that had
already occurred.
It endangers too many for this to be a game, so if you need help with something please ask.
At one stage I confiscated and turned to the wall, my mirrors, which until then were just mirrors, funny how that increased the stress at the same
time as releasing some.
I only do what I can, by drawing together those trusted elements to make a thing work, because I respect true friendship and have felt great love.
It frustrates me to see good people struggle and in some ways this place doesn't help them, and I hope people here continue to welcome those who are
different from them but fundamentally the same, human.
To thank you only, would be insufficient to the totality of my respect for your craft and kin and spirit workers of faith and heart that combines the
all in respect and gratitude, for how far we have all come, to still be here today, and to help build and help, when and where we can.
Music and movies can be a powerful thing coupled with memories and emotions and I wonder if it is not powered by the heart break and sorrow those
artists see for themselves, they are extremely talented and have my respects.
One of my fantasies and a desire, was to invite Pink and her crew for a BBQ for the kids of this town,
(I know right! Who the hell do I think I am!) to enliven the place with her kind of beautiful energy, there are some amazing voices in the young ones
here, that she should hear, my eldest son would gladly show them to her, being a fellow budding musician. A talent he got from both myself and his
father, but one which I did not pursue, I like to listen.