by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
My tenth-grade art teacher gave me a C. “Talks too much in class,” she wrote (she wasn’t the first). I concluded I was not good at art and I stopped making art after that. How many children stop drawing, stop singing, stop making music or writing poetry, because an...
by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dedicated to my friend Belish, whose festive joy dissolved my Christmas crankies. I’m a bah humbugger from way back. “My dad died in December!” I declare in justification. That was 16 years ago, by the way. “I have to work over Christmas! I don’t have children so...
by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
The last couple of years have caused mayhem and disruption in so many areas of our lives, and our ability to socialise and spend time with loved ones has not been spared. While restrictions are now lifting and our movement is somewhat more free, we may find that our...
by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
I recently completed a full-time four-year psychology degree. “Great,” I thought, “I finally have time to get a lot of work done and top up the old study-drained bank account!” Only it hasn’t worked out that way. In fact, every day I have spent in front of my computer...
by garaj | Aug 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
My first notable experience of the fertile void was in the Brazilian Amazon. I was spending some time on retreat there, working through some of the mental health challenges I had back then. At that time, I was engaging in a number of unhelpful behaviours: smoking...
