Life is a gift. 

Each person has a unique journey and deserves to tell their story. Sadly only a few consider their lives interesting enough to write a memoir or autobiography. Some individuals are famous or lucky enough and their life is recorded as a biography or film because it is considered to have value. 

I believe in each persons journey there are many “magical treasures” to be found amongst the debris of the ordinary and mundane.

My memories have always been important to me. I try to capture these memories of my life on paper or on camera, whenever possible. Each memory and photograph seems to have a story and in order to remember  I documented these incidents in journals that I dubbed “Definitive Moments” 

Over the years  my piles of journals grew because I’ve been fortunate enough to have a varied and interesting journey. 

When I started to write it was like the sluice gates of my soul had been opened. Memories flooded into my mind from the deep recesses where I had stored them. The memories took form and flowed onto paper like a kaleidoscope of words forming colourful pictures of my life.

Like the dam water it pushed aside all thoughts of the here and now and I was constantly reaching for a pen before the memory would be engulfed in the next. It was awesome and I knew this is what I would like to spend more time doing. My life gained new meaning as I realized these stories were about my life. My friends often laughed at me and said I was funny, I could never see it now I understood that sometimes my perceptions saw the comical side of a situation not in a judgemental way but merely an observation of the “quirky”.

I have many manuscripts waiting to see the light of day but to publish takes time and money. The next best thing is to Blog!

As someone once said “we are all a part of those we have met” We are not islands unto ourselves. On my journey I encountered many wonderful people who gave meaning to my life. These unique individuals from all cultures have shaped who I am and left their indelible footprints on my soul.

Telling my story is a way of saying thank you and celebrating their lives.