July 17, 2008
- Journey of Transformation;what happens when you tell the truth…
When I acknowledged where the pain came from and sought help from the right people, my outlook and outcomes of my life have completely changed; now I live the life of my dreams, and am attracting the right people to help me fulfil my purpose, which is to lead, inspire and make a difference in others.
July 16, 2008
- Journey of Transformation;the reality of what is holding us back…
What we tend to do is to suppress our emotions and memories and not deal with the impact that the losses has on us. The analogy that is used is that we are a kettle on a hot flame and in the spout we have a stopper, so all this pain that we hold on to over the years has not where to go, and it just keeps swirling around in the same place, bubbling away and having no escape, so we hold on to our pain and in the end the pain can and often does become physical pain. For me my emotional pain became breast cancer, others have strokes, back pain or any other illnesses.
June 30, 2008
- Journey of the Transformation;what am I going to discover…
What I found really interesting was that there are at least 40 different types of losses that we may endure throughout our lives. We can have a loss of our health, loss of culture, loss of safety, loss of trust, loss of our parents, partners, friends, children; financial loss…the list goes on and on.
June 28, 2008
- Journey of Transformation;on my way to London…
Arrived in London where I arranged a transfer to my hotel, it was a small quaint hotel, small being the operative word, my room was just big enough when I rearranged the furniture to put my suitcase in, this was going to be my home for the next 4 nights, the next 4 days were possibly going to answer a lot of questions for me and transform my life in an unbelievable way…
June 24, 2008
- Journey of Transformation;on to Florence to meet the rest of the family…
Here I live in Australia, the land of opportunity…where anything that is possible can be done. The only thing that can stop me is me…and through my mothers and fathers foresight I am living the life of my dreams and actually living the reality!
June 23, 2008
- Journey of Transformation;may I deviate from my journey for a moment…
As you all know I was diagnosed with breast cancer back in November 2004, and I am now coming up to year number four with my fifth and final year (under medical supervision) almost over, I have some excitement building and planning a celebration…
A few days ago I was looking at a local paper where I saw a death notice of an acquaintance and a client. Kellie York.
Kellie was in my office planning a family holiday around the time that I was diagnosed with breast cancer and at the same time she proceeded to tell me that she had also been diagnosed. We hugged and talked about what we were about to face, I kept in touch with her every now and then…here I am a few years later looking at her death notice, she had lost her battle and here I am living the life of my dreams. As I read Kellie's death notices, I began to question…why is it that some of us survive and others aren't as fortunate!!!
Whilst I was contemplating Kellies passing, a doctor friend of ours met us for lunch the next day, I am at the tail end of the normal winter flu, and for some reason Dr Nic proceeded to tell me that a patient of his who was undergoing radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer, had contracted the flu which had developed in to pneumonia and she had also passed away…what is going on!!!
Then today I was watching the news and I hear that Glenn McGraths wife Jane aged 42 with a couple of children had passed away after suffering breast cancer for 10 years. Someone who was doing so much…
Over these past few days I have become a little reflective, thinking about the things that I want to achieve, the things that I haven't achieved, the things that I have said, the things that I haven't, the places I have been to, and the places that I yet have to go to, and truly living my purpose…which is to “lead, inspire and make a difference…”
June 21, 2008
- Journey of Transformation;reflection of what could have been…
Deep in reflection of what was, what could be, what will be we leave with tears and a longing heart, another part of this incredible journey coming to an end…
June 20, 2008
- Journey of Transformation;experiencing some of my family's Italian traditions…
I yearned to experience a little of the life that my parents had, the differing family expectations, the celebrations, the way of life, and also meet up with my Italian family…
June 18, 2008
- Journey of Transformation;meeting family that I had not yet met…
They say blood is thicker than water, and as each experience is unfolding for me I am realising even though we don't see each other or know each so to speak, the familiarity and knowingness is incredible…
June 16, 2008
- Transformational Journey;travelling to my parents village…
We finally arrived, I walked to the house where my Mum was raised, and knowing that no-one from her side of the family lived there anymore, a generation gone, then walked up the stairs of my Dad’s family home…this was the first time without my Nonna being there, it was strange. I had to continue with this journey….
June 12, 2008
- Transformational Journey;waiting to be reunited with my family…
We started our journey together in Sergio’s Defender…it felt like I was on Safari… possibly the metaphor here is that I was in search of my heritage, I was with the right people and in the correct vehicle to carry me on my journey…
June 5, 2008
- Transformational Journey;imagined the loss my parents felt…
What did they feel, what were the emotions attached to their loss, and how were they able to come so far away and start their lives and families without any of their family support, without speaking a word of English; as their children, we grew up with no grandparents, only a few of our uncles and aunties, and torn between the two cultures, the twolanguages, it was confusing for us, just imagine the pain and confusion for our parents.
June 4, 2008
- Transformational Journey;returning to where my heritage began…
The reason that I wanted to undertake the Grief Recovery Certification was primarily to let go of my attachment to my Mum's passing which happened 29 years ago; this trip to Italy and her home village was the perfect prelude of letting her go, and to give myself the freedom to do, be and have whatever it was that I wanted in my life, without the mourning of not having my special mother around me to witness my achievements.
June 2, 2008
- Transformational Journey; back to my roots…
I have just recently returned from a couple of weeks of incredible awareness…
Awareness that really has really made me think of, from what culture I have come from; what part of themselves did my parents leave behind; what an important part heritage plays in your everyday life, especially when you live in another country. (…)
