A Letter from the Editor
Ed’s Letter Welcome to Issue 36 – Pagan by Nature! It’s been an interesting month indeed. There have been plenty of personal challenges and an equal number of work-related challenges. It seems to me that during this transition from Spring to Winter, that time has sped up even more and that the challenges to living a life of freedom have gone up ten-fold! We’ve had elections, and there are more coming for Victoria. There has been so much corruption exposed at all levels of Government, from councils up, and people are going crazy. I’ve also found them being downright nasty to each other. I’m seeing people just want to argue, bully others and threaten people while they voice their ideas. The next time someone says, “Do you really want to go there?” talking about Dan Andrews and the debacle here in Victoria, I think I’ll just scream! In my mind, it’s about finding solutions to the challenges, not reacting violently. I know there are times when I’ve just wanted to curl; up in a ball and cry! That’s not the solution; it just helps pass a few minutes while I get over myself. I reckon that many people feel backed into a corner and can’t find some light at the end of the tunnel. When you take into account V-status, constant media lies, cost of living, interest rate rises, the state of the health system
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and a divided medical fraternity, the state of homelessness, the state of the school system, global conditions, and the ongoing list adding pressure to what has been a tough few years for millions of people here in Australia and overseas, it’s easy to understand why people are struggling.