The Highwire Archives
Me time
Me time comes in some unexpected ways. After a brief hiatus I’ll tell you all about it. Rae xxx
read moreOn equanimity
What do you find attractive in a mate? What do you look for in a friend? What quality makes you feel most loved and secure? Most of us don’t really know. Those of us that do have a ‘feeling’. We call that feeling Love. But we are wrong. Love is important but as some of us know; Sometimes Love isn’t enough. Love without loyalty won’t last. Love without faithfulness won’t make you feel secure. Love without strength isn’t powerful enough to let you relax. Who wants to live the mantra ‘I know they...
read moreMargin for error
My son can be described as sweet, compassionate, excitable, intelligent, short, unreasonably strong for his size (just ask my Nanna), musical, extroverted, intuitive… and a million other words. But I will spare you the proud Mum ramblings. The single word that possibly describes my baby best is ‘staunch’. Firm and steadfast; true. See Synonyms at faithful. Having a strong or substantial construction or constitution. My baby has had a debilitating ear infection for a minimum of 3 months! He as had about 5 upper respiratory...
read moreI feel most powerful when
I forgive I rock the balance between assertive and vulnerable I accept help before I desperately need it I honour my needs I indulge my wants- just a little I feel my creative juices flowing I enact a spiritual truth I help a friend in need I find the synergy between disparate elements I am in tune with my body my intuition is clear Thanks to O magazine and this post for the inspiration *image...
read more7 things I CAN’T live without
The Universe has a sick sense of humour. Over the past 5 years I have come to depend on food. I have always loved eating. (I’m a Taurean – sue me!) But it was my Stepford wife transformation when I moved in with my husband that inspired me to learn how to cook. Cooking, ah I love to cook. I make fortnightly menu plans. I visit the green grocer, deli and butcher. I cook from scratch at least 6 times a week – not including lunches which can range from honey sandwiches to lemon Parmesan pasta. I even have a menu...
read moreRant
Ok, I know I’m pregnant and therefore a little more volatile emotional. This isn’t about my pregnancy (one would hope no one ever makes this mistake with me). This is one of those ‘unspoken’ injustices that women face whilst pregnant. Something that makes my blood boil. In the US a woman was refused a single glass of wine, on the basis that she was pregnant. EXCUSE ME?!? If you have ever been in public with a sizable baby bump you will have experienced the way society seems to consider you public property. People...
read moreMore certain, not more prepared
I was a super prepared mum-to-be. Borderline obsessive. My midwife commented a number of times during my labour that I was simply ‘too composed’ for a first time Mum. My birth was so tranquil that no one knew when I had hit transition. I had done my homework and yet there were a million things I was totally blindsided by. The baby, for one. His Daddy placed him on my chest and I was shocked. Where the hell did this little person come from and why was everybody looking at me, waiting? Then there was the placenta. I have to birth...
read moreNothing can exist without its opposite
Batman needs, and wouldn’t exist without, villains like The Joker. Cold only has meaning if we understand it in relation to hot. The same goes for up and down. War cannot exist in a world that does not also include peace. Samsara and Nirvana (not the band) are inextricably linked. Every act of creation is first an act of destruction. Life – death – life. What you want cannot exist in a world free of what you don’t want. It is a continuum. One pole cannot exist without its opposite. The alchemy, the gold, amongst this...
read moreGoodbye foundation
Yesterday some of the bloggers I read religiously began “No Makeup Week”. Not as a protest, but as an exploration of beauty, makeup, self-esteem and the status quo. You can read their posts here & here. Skin care and makeup is a timely subject for me. My skin at the moment is absolutely radiant. So much so that it is fooling (much to my delight) people around me into believing that I am well rested, healthy and stress free. I am getting comments like ‘Gee pregnancy really agrees with you’ , ‘Look at you,...
read more4 types of tears
I have heard of 4 seasons in one day. I have experienced 4 moods in a day. Who am I kidding – I have had 4 moods in an hour. Today was a first. Today I had 4 types of tears in a day; Angry tears We all know these tears. They come at the worts time. You are so angry you could explode. You are trying to keep your voice even when you want to screech. Your rage is building and all you want is to make the other understand your position. You need them to understand. And your body goes and betrays you – you burst into tears. This morning...
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