How Does Jealousy Help Us?
This is the post I never wanted to write. I can't tell you how many times I came close to writing this, revealing this fatal flaw in my system that cost me dearly for all [...]
Captain Bowie and the Stardust Crew
"Life. I love life very much indeed." - David Bowie You can be ordinary and lead an extraordinary life, did you know that? I had no idea. I thought that to be someone you needed two things [...]
This Year’s Gifts Wrap-Up
Epilogue, The Mother of All Unwanted Gifts Every year I receive presents that wake up my senses. This year was no exception. I am a very fortunate person to have amassed these sensual treasures to [...]
Planning for 2020
Colours and Motifs As fashion houses release their plans for the seasons to come, every year for the past two years I've been focusing on a theme. 2018 belonged to the colour green and I [...]
Tis a Gift to Give and Receive Freely
"Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond." - Rumi What I'm about to tell you is from my own perspective as a child and hence is a [...]
She Who Creates is the Mother of Her Community
“With food we can share and communicate our emotions. It’s that mindset of sharing that is really what you’re eating. There is no difference between cooking and pursuing Buddha’s way.” - Jeong Kwan Jeong Kwan's life [...]
Travel to Istanbul from Sydney in Three Minutes
I'm almost 15,000 kilometres away from the city of my birth, Istanbul, yet there are times I feel a profound connection with the place, the people, a way of life and the energy, particularly the [...]
Flash Your Life Before Your Eyes
Recently on my 40th, my life flashed before my eyes in photos captured by my loved ones. My partner had laboriously taken the photographs, put them in chronological order (though anachronisms did abound, where in [...]