Alexa’s take on the month of June 25. On the way to my retreat in the Hunter Valley we came across this - not very pleasant!

Alexa’s take on the month of June

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July 2nd 2011
“We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy and ser ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Bondi Junction

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more