Renewed Passion...

Well, I think I finally figured it all out. I’ve been going around chasing my tail of late and not getting very far. Confusion, indecision, lack of clarity, fogged brain, stress and literally going around in circles with the same conversation.


The decision making process has been a difficult one but an interesting one and in the course of all this muddied waters, it now has become clear. Don’t you just love that?

Opera House - Sydney

For the past 16 years, I’ve been struggling with the fact that I live in Brisbane. There have been many reasons why I’ve chosen to be based here, but I’m a Sydneysider through and through. The Eastern suburbs are what I identify with and because of my nomadic nature this is as close to calling somewhere home I will probably get. My recent visit there restored my energy and reignited my passion and when I make lots of money, I shall definitely move back.

Redcliffe Jetty

But in the meantime, what I have learned is that everything is relative. And where I currently live, here in Brisbane on the peninsula of the beautiful Moreton Bay, I realise I could be anywhere in the world. I can be lost in the silence and the peace surrounded by the never-ending ocean and sky, birdlife and birdsong, nature and beauty all around, jumping fish, and sometimes the occasional dolphin.

Queen's Beach, Scarborough

It’s in these precious moments of appreciating my surroundings that I realise where I live is truly magickal and enchanting.

Often it reminds me of my most other favourite place in the world (I have a few…) Dahab on the Gulf of Aqaba in the Sinai, Egypt. Besides the camels lumbering past and horses galloping down the beach with wild Bedouin horsemen yelling ‘Yallah, Yallah’ - I could very well be in Egypt.

Dahab, Sinai Egypt

And when the water is crystal clear like it was today – I could be in Koh Samet, Thailand.

Koh Samet - photo: courtesy of taxikohsamet.com

I find it rather exciting that on any given day my surroundings can transport me to anywhere I have visited in the world because of its little reminders, or similarities, or just the bliss of it all.

So in conclusion – my passion for Sydney remains, but I feel much more at peace with where I live. And every day out here on the bay is magick no matter the weather. It’s peaceful, and quiet, and delightful and serenity at its best. So for now, until it’s time to move on, I find myself being a rather contented Brisbane based writer.

Midnight rambler signing off – PEACE OUT ♥

Scott's Point