https://themickmorris.com/ Exploring Resilience via Lifes Burning Issues Wed, 29 Nov 2023 01:44:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 https://themickmorris.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Xnip2020-11-09_17-09-26-150x150.png https://themickmorris.com/ 32 32 https://themickmorris.com/2023/11/simple-or-is-it/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 01:31:33 +0000 https://themickmorris.com/hp-rewrite/85920533e9c04604ab85b24c5031b914 Warning: Undefined variable $where in /html/wp-content/plugins/tweetmeme/tweetmeme.php on line 118

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I watched several problems unravel recently, and I have watched the commentary on multiple platforms proposing that “the simple solution to this is…” or “if they just did…”. It’s simple and so logical, isn’t it? Of course, it is. That’s why so many people quickly agree with the simple solution; it’s so obvious! This reminds […]]]> https://themickmorris.com/2023/01/navigating-the-liminal-state-thrive-in-times-of-transition/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 10:00:07 +0000 https://themickmorris.com/hp-rewrite/e8acedaa66046bfad7c7e541bbf866ba Warning: Undefined variable $where in /html/wp-content/plugins/tweetmeme/tweetmeme.php on line 118

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Have you ever felt like you’re in a state of limbo, where you’re not quite sure where you’re headed or what the future holds? This can be a common feeling that can accompany times of transition, whether it’s a big life change like graduating from college or moving to a new city, or a shift […]]]> https://themickmorris.com/2022/09/a-pebble-for-your-thoughts/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 02:51:33 +0000 https://themickmorris.com/hp-rewrite/930bf23dad32373014bd2af570bd14e1 Warning: Undefined variable $where in /html/wp-content/plugins/tweetmeme/tweetmeme.php on line 118

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I spent some time walking the bank of the Dyarubbin River (that some of you may know as the Hawkesbury/Nepean), connecting with nature to ease my mind. Listening and watching the birds, and from a distance, as I stood silently, a pair of Australian Swamp rats scurried in and out of the vegetation. Surveying the […]]]> https://themickmorris.com/2021/10/12384/ Sun, 10 Oct 2021 21:28:24 +0000 https://themickmorris.com/hp-rewrite/b5ee68c877b848ab708d1ab4ef350cf5 Warning: Undefined variable $where in /html/wp-content/plugins/tweetmeme/tweetmeme.php on line 118

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As my state went into the first COVID lockdown, on one of the first mornings, this Haiku was my reflection looking out the view from my back yard, as Autumn took hold of the landscape. Golden leaves falling On zephyr of changing season. Life changes, like that. Like all my poetry it was not just […]]]> https://themickmorris.com/2021/09/am-i-ok-to-ask-r-u-ok/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:48:32 +0000 https://themickmorris.com/hp-rewrite/f3cabb9e04cfcaf2c59b47e90abff4a3 Warning: Undefined variable $where in /html/wp-content/plugins/tweetmeme/tweetmeme.php on line 118

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R U OK day is on the doorstep. There will be conversations and social media posts galore about reaching out and asking the people in your life if they are OK. A vital service checking in on the welfare and safety of those around you. The creators of R U OK day, ask people to […]]]> https://themickmorris.com/2021/07/typing-up-a-mood/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 07:14:12 +0000 https://themickmorris.com/hp-rewrite/7f7752b66017d2bb5ed846e4f415c0ae Warning: Undefined variable $where in /html/wp-content/plugins/tweetmeme/tweetmeme.php on line 118

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According to the urban dictionary, “Mood Typing” refers to how someone types messages that give a clear message to their current mood or feeling. For many of us, our fingers seem to be constantly attached to a keyboard. Whether it is wading through the endless supply of email, working on academic writing, or engaging with […]]]> https://themickmorris.com/2021/02/seeking-solace/ Sun, 21 Feb 2021 23:34:05 +0000 https://themickmorris.com/hp-rewrite/a908f86b6257b390a135b5d05e2e9db5 Warning: Undefined variable $where in /html/wp-content/plugins/tweetmeme/tweetmeme.php on line 118

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Seeking solace.Denied,by the noisein, but not of,my head. Resonance…from remnantsof a life,short, lived and… Lost. Revisiting the riverof my griefas time flows bynever-ending ripples… of Loss. Immersed,I stareat your sentinel tree.Knowing,YOU are sentinel for me.]]> https://themickmorris.com/2020/12/2020-to-2021/ Thu, 31 Dec 2020 12:17:33 +0000 https://themickmorris.com/hp-rewrite/1dc878361ec11f67019ae8425b6316ff Warning: Undefined variable $where in /html/wp-content/plugins/tweetmeme/tweetmeme.php on line 118

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The clock ticked over from 1159 to 0000 then 0001, and 2019 turned into 2020 with everyone’s hopes resting on the fires ending. Nothing changed as that clock ticked over. The fires raged, people continued to suffer and thousands continued to rally to protect and support the community. The clock kept ticking…… yes, the fires […]]]> https://themickmorris.com/2020/11/how-to-avoid-be-sucked-dry/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 09:58:31 +0000 https://themickmorris.com/hp-rewrite/98756f8c435ca308304476b2e8a9a0ea Warning: Undefined variable $where in /html/wp-content/plugins/tweetmeme/tweetmeme.php on line 118

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Have you had that feeling…… when speaking to some one feels like they are sucking you dry, like you can feel your energy being pulled out of you like water down a drain? My experience is that some people are simply energy drains….. they only know how to communicate in the negative, they only know […]]]> https://themickmorris.com/2019/08/whose-beast/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 23:59:55 +0000 https://themickmorris.com/hp-rewrite/b2e823456d1fed1e95824be136089d8b Warning: Undefined variable $where in /html/wp-content/plugins/tweetmeme/tweetmeme.php on line 118

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What purpose is courage, when it is won and celebrated, in the misery of others? Courage, defined by a choice to “go in”… or not go in, before the need to to “go in”? Willingness, to challenge your fear, for the purpose, for the value of another, to face fear, to spite and tame the […]]]>