December 25th 2025 Christmas spirit Christmas spirit The heat hangs like a blanket. The crickets are chirping, a summer sound. An early morning ocean swim to soothe gangled nerves and heated blood. I would have stayed there all day, if I had the option. Christmas in Australia is heat, sand and water. The coffee shop was buzzing. Our little surf community celebrating the morning. The best part of the day. Being surrounded by very old people, bodies and minds slowed by age, stubbornness holding...

December 24th 2025 Beauty outfoxes us always Beauty outfoxes us always When we allow beauty to be fully present, we are transformed. It really is that simple. Beauty is nature’s way of saying yes to divine order in chaos. To a harmony and frequency that transcends our comprehension. We humans try to reduce things to the explainable. To a scientific sequence. We rationalise. Measure. Seek to make sense of. But beauty outfoxes us always. To contemplate beauty is to invite the mysterious, the...

December 23rd 2025 A swamp of storms A swamp of storms It stormed all night. Heavy rain, thunder and lightning. A respite from the heat. We were at the beach after sunrise, later than usual. After gusty onshore winds for days, messing the surf up, we were surprised to see amazing surf conditions. Clearly not on anyone else’s radar, as there was no one out. But it was raining heavily, and there was lightning. We debated. Risk surfing in a lightning storm? Or stay safe. We took the risk. In...