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Slowly, slowly
Rebuilding confidence in slow easy steps
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Falling
I sit in the backseat of my parents’ brown Ford Falcon sedan, alone, and look out the window.
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Back in the saddle
It’s been months since I have sat astride a horse.
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A difficult journey
I hear a loud bang and feel the horse float shake behind the ute.
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Clash of the Titans
It’s a clash of giants.
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Drop by drop
A story about going slowly
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Waiting
Waiting.
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The Blueing of the Wrens
There is a blue wren outside my office window as I type.
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Watering the horses
On finding mindfulness in the everyday
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Ducking around
A pair of maned ducks has shown up.
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Smoke in the air
It takes a while for the fire to catch.
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Jelly on the beach
The beach is strewn with blobs of clear jelly.
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