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Consent, Implied or Otherwise
There are plenty of variables when it comes to consent in all its forms. However did you know that just by saying and doing nothing, whether you agree or not, that implied consent applies? This means that by doing nothing, both Federal and State Governments, Councils and even workplaces can control your lives without YOU having any say in it!
Express Consent, Implied Consent, Bundled Consent and more are detailed online:
Consent to Handling of Personal
Information section. There are ways you can remove all consent as explained in detail via TimsTruth Video on Rumble.
Basics of Consent?
Consent means ‘the free and voluntary agreement to participate in an activity which may include an intimate or sexual relationship given by a person with the cognitive capacity to do so.’
Consent is not freely and voluntarily given if the person is:
Under force; Unconscious or asleep; Under the influence of drugs or alcohol; Under threat or intimidation; In fear of bodily harm;
Subjected to the exercise of authority; Under false or fraudulent representations about the nature or purpose of the act, or Under a mistaken belief that the offender was someone else (for example, their sexual partner).
We cover the Age of Sexual Consent on another Elephant Page. While there are several elephants in this room, consider Informed Consent and ‘Under threat or intimidation’. How many people have been coerced and forced to take an untested and now, known to be faulty injection?
Informed Consent
This is a snippet of the Fact Sheet for Clinicians: Informed consent is a person’s decision, given voluntarily, to agree to a healthcare treatment, procedure or other intervention that is made: Following the provision of accurate and relevant information about the healthcare intervention and alternative options available; and With adequate knowledge and understanding of the benefits and material risks of the proposed intervention relevant to the person who would be having the treatment, procedure or other intervention.
Ensuring informed consent is properly obtained, is a legal, ethical and professional requirement on the part of all treating health professionals and supports person-centred care…
Informed consent is integral to the right to information in the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights, and recognised in Professional Codes of Conduct. Additionally, the National Safety and Quality
Health Service Standards
require all hospitals and day procedures services to have informed consent processes that comply with legislation, lawful requirements and best practice.
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Elephant in the Room Age of Consent Paedophiles – Minor Attracted
One wonders where people, especially parents, would draw the line at the age a child can consent to sexual relations with an adult? That’s a big question and very confronting and disturbing for everyone who may have been sexually abused as a child at the hands of family, people in authority - paedophiles.
What an elephant this is!
From Wikipedia: The word pedophilia comes from the Greek παῖς, παιδός (paîs, paidós), meaning “child”, and φιλία (philía), “friendly love” or “friendship”. Pedophilia is used for individuals with a primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children aged 13 or younger…
Why is this an elephant? Because internationally, there is a push to lower the age of consent for children to have sex, which history shows will impact Australia. At this stage 16-17 are the legal ages across Australia. Check out Age of Consent Laws in Australia. Kids in Australia can’t vote until they are 18, they are subject to being treated as a minor for offences. How can people think that a child of 10 to 14, or even younger, can make choices for themselves in regard to anything sexually oriented. Or have they been groomed?
There has also been a push to change the name from Paedophiles to Minor Attracted, a new pronoun allowing a more stigma free association. In an effort to stop bullying and create/support gender and sexual diversity, I think we have to look long and hard at the messages we are putting out there.
Oh, and check out the Vic Gov Guidelines around teaching our kids about sexuality.
A quote from Dr Gary Dowsett, Emeritus Professor at LaTrobe University and part of the Safe Schools Coalition Project, “First, we have three legal/social questions to win: custody rights for gay men and lesbians; the legal right of paedophiles and their young loves; and finally, the sexual rights of children as a whole….”
This topic is huge and there is a lot of divisiveness in Government, various communities and within families. There is a need to stamp out bullying – full stop! There is a need to treat people with respect and compassion in everything, including sexual orientation – across the board!
There is NO place in society for paedophilia, sexual grooming of children and the associated trauma that can lead to a life time of pain and suffering, with very little accountability for the perpetrators.
Here are some interesting Links to research: Great Australian Dream – War Against Children and Parents Australia Peacemakers – What’s Gary Dowsett got to do with it LaTrobe Uni - Celebrating the Career of Professor Gary Dowsett MP Adam Bandt, PM Turnbull Safe Schools Review PM Turnbull Orders Review ZEROTIME - Make It Rain: Geoengineering Our Future, Includes an Interview with Bernie Finn regarding Children’s education Click to (31.39).
If anyone is impacted by this story we would ask that you contact Lifeline, Beyond Blue or other organisations. There are many others listed in our Beyond Bullying Issue.
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Elephant in the Room Smart Cities, ID & Loss of Freedom
In reality each of the headline topics can be its own elephant, however looking at the bigger picture, they are all tied together in such a way to cause people to miss the elephant completely.
S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely and is used mainly in goal setting. However, what if, in the case of cities, it means Specific Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology? There are other acronyms around like this around too.
Smart Cities: There is a push to create councils into a third tier of Government with similar power and controls to State Government. The discussion is based around the merging of some councils to create zones. The idea is that people can access all the services required with 15-20 minutes of their home. People who live in these zones, will have to stay in them, unless they have a permit, with a generous 100 days of travel allowed. All in the name of Climate Change. Check out Tony Heller – Real Climate
Science.
Sounds a bit like the Hunger Games. How would YOU feel about being restricted within a zone? Check out What is a SMART
City, RAIR Foundation Japan’s Smart City, TimsTruth and The Great Reset, Davos Agenda 2021 - ‘You’ll Own Nothing And
Be Happy’ There is a lot more to look at. It’s not a conspiracy theory; it’s a massive herd of elephants!
In the words of Klaus Martin Schwab (World Economic Forum), “You will own nothing
and will be happy about it!”
To travel around, each person will be monitored from multiple devises, See Consent, Implied or Otherwise and Electric Everything in this Feature, so each person will be tracked. We will all be connected to the Internet of Things, which really means the Internet of Bodies. A test of this is planned in Oxfordshire UK in 2024. See:
The Wentworth Report on Smart Cities and Oxford County Council’s 15-Minute City idea
The social Credit system that governments are using overseas, with China is leading the way, is yet another play of reducing people’s ability to true freedom. Make a mistake and you get cut off from your bank account, prevented from leaving home and more. Is the beginning of that here in Australia and other countries, the push to ban cash? If everyone is forced to use the internet, won’t that mean everything is traceable?
One final thought to ponder: Smart Phones, Smart Meters, Smart Schooling, Smart Tech, Smart Surveillance and Smart People who are instilling fear to create change are they all driven by the almighty dollar – Just a thought?
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Jobs, Employment - Mandates
Under Government enforced work mandates, people were required to be jabbed or face termination. I know many people that chose to leave their jobs rather than be misinformed and coerced regarding the proven falsehoods around jabs. I also know many people who were terminated and made to feel like S&#t because of their pro-choice stance.
Many pro-choice people have been treated appallingly by government, family, friends and work colleagues out of FEAR. Personally, I applaud all the pro-choice people who have stood up against a faulty and bias science and government bullying tactics.
The government applied the Mandates, and then forced businesses to control and enforce those mandates. When the mandates were dropped, many businesses still enforced them; there’s the Elephant in this Room – why are there workforce shortages?
Every day we hear cries of lack of workers to keep the country moving, let alone growing. The Government is changing Visas to allow more people into the country to take up jobs that Australians should have. Why? When you consider Australia is reportedly one of the highest vacc’d countries in the world, we shouldn’t have Covid sickness issues either?
It’s simple, even though we were lied to by Big Pharma about what the jabs could and couldn’t do; many businesses are still requiring a vax certificate before they will employ anyone.
Below is one job I looked at, which is representative of thousands more affecting all ages. I’ve blanked out which council, however it highlights NO discrimination against gender, race or sexual orientation, yet it does discriminate against any unvaxed or not up-to-date vaxed peeps. No job application I know of asks if you have communicable diseases?
To ensure equity of access to employment opportunities, Council encourages applications from underrepresented groups including people who are from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people from different ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientation and cultural backgrounds.
Manningham Council have a number of policies and practices to help support our staff, including a Working from Home policy, flexible work practices and an IT infrastructure to support various communication methods when working remotely. If you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance. Manningham Council is a child safe organisation and, as such, applicants may be required to hold a Working with Children Check. This role will require proof of Covid-19 vaccinations, as per Council Policy. Apply Now
If the mandates were truly dropped, then this country’s workforce will reappear with vigour. When you look at OS countries and the successful suing of companies and governments over mandates reinstating jobs and lost income, then watch this space here in Australia. It’s starting to happen!
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Elephant in the Room Geoengineering, Cloud Seeding, Chemtrails, Contrails
Here’s a flighty conspiracy theory that’s now created a disaster globally. The new term is Geoengineering (Climate Engineering) or Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) and it’s technology that supposedly can be used for good. However, there is a growing body of evidence to prove otherwise.
Basics from Encyclopedia Britannica
Contrail - also called condensation trail or vapour trail, is a stream of cloud sometimes observed behind an airplane flying in clear cold humid air. It forms with the condensation of water vapour produced by combustion of fuel in airplane engines. When the ambient relative humidity is high, the resulting ice-crystal plume may last several hours.
The chemtrail conspiracy theory is the erroneous belief that long-lasting condensation trails are “chemtrails” consisting of chemical or biological agents left in the sky by high-flying aircraft, sprayed for nefarious purposes undisclosed to the general public. Believers in this conspiracy theory say that while normal contrails dissipate relatively quickly, contrails that linger must contain additional substances. Those who subscribe to the theory speculate that the purpose of the chemical release may be solar radiation management, weather modification, psychological manipulation, human population control, biological or chemical warfare, or testing of biological or chemical agents on a population, and that the trails are causing respiratory illnesses and other health problems.
Climate engineering (also called geoengineering) is a term used for both carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and solar radiation management (SRM), also called solar geoengineering, when applied at a planetary scale. However, they have very different geophysical characteristics which is why the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) no longer uses this overarching term. Carbon dioxide removal approaches are part of climate change mitigation. Solar geoengineering involves reflecting some sunlight (solar radiation) back to space. All forms of geoengineering are not a standalone solution to climate change, but need to be coupled with other forms of climate change mitigation. Another approach to geoengineering is to increase the Earth’s thermal emittance through passive radiative cooling.
The information out there on Geoengineering and cloud seeding for rain in Australia dates back 70 odd years. There is information on Government websites relaying what is licensed and being sprayed around our country. However, it’s not easy to find, concealed by Governments globally. There is no publically released information regarding the effects this may have on the people of this planet - now or in the future. We might refer to this Elephant as Conspiracy Fact!
Links to a variety of sites:
GeoEngineering in Australia - Australian Rain Corporation AustraliaOne Party - Geoengineering #1: NASA Cloud Seeding (rumble.com) MarieZee Geoengineering Our Future (rumble.com) Qld Cloud Seeding Research Program Flood Commission Reports cloud seeding most likely created floods. Geo-Engineering is on the Australian Federal Government CHEMTRAILs ������ 1����0s !!! On Aussie TELL-LIE-VISION (rumble.com) The Dimming: Exposing The Global Climate Engineering Cover-Up Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, Oct 2��, 2022, # 377 (Dane Wigington) Geo-Engineering Explained Inside a Geoengineering Plane Chemtrails - conspiracy con 2011|Sofia Smallstorm
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Elephant in the Room Electric Cars & Everything Electric
Here’s a great Elephant question to ponder. If electric cars are meant to create zero emissions, how much emissions are created in building and owning one?
Let’s start with the mining of Lithium to create the batteries that run them. Then there’s the energy and products to create the electrics, the body, the wheels, tyres and brakes; the whole vehicle! At this point the vehicles are shipped from the manufacturing plant to the various countries. How many carbon miles?
The next questions to ponder are how much it takes to move the vehicles around the country of sale and, once bought, the charging that starts at home. How much will it cost to charge the vehicle at home and at various charging stations (WHO built these and at what environmental cost?) around the home city? Or for a longer journey, where is the electricity coming from and being generated?
The push to subsidise electric vehicles by the government, supposedly for environmental benefit, seems a bit off when you ask the above questions. What’s in the bigger picture here? There’s plenty of oil around to make fuel. It’s not a finite resource as many, including myself thought. Who is controlling the oil and why?
Another point to consider is the question of battery life. There have been lots to stories about fields of ‘dead’ vehicles that still have a perfectly good body and running gear, however it’s cheaper to buy a new vehicle than replace the battery. We understand that this is changing, however, with these facts in mind, are we really saving our planet buy buying electric?
So, why is the government subsidising electric vehicles and pushing/creating an agenda that promotes saving the planet? Check out the Elephant in the Room when it comes to Safe Cities, and loss of the freedom to go whenever you like.
It’s already a fact that all electric systems can be tracked. Teslar has proven this. All the data from the vehicle from speeds, to locations, charging data and anything else you can think of is able to be tracked. In fact, these cars are controlled by an app. If an owner can control the car remotely, who else can do so in the case of a violation of boundary, speed etc.?
The question begs then. What happens if you speed? What happens if you travel outside of your allocated zone? What happens if the vehicle is used in a violent crime? What happens if your social credit score drops to low and your vehicle is switched off and can’t be driven – including in an emergency? One does wonder?
One last question. What will sitting inside a giant electrical field do to a human body if a smart phone is known to create health issues from electro magnetic fields?
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By Charles Snelleksz-Mathelot
The foundation of this article is to examine the state of coerced normality and the machinations of a toxic culture, which human beings have considered our normal state of reality. Cultural toxicity is birthed out of people’s trauma or wounding.
Before we proceed any further, let us examine the definition of coerced, normal, machination, toxic and culture. The Cambridge Dictionary defines 1. Coerce: to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do. 2. Normal: ordinary or usual; the same as would be expected. 3. Machination: complicated and secret plans to get power or control or to gain an advantage. 4. Toxic: poisonous. 5. Culture: the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs of a particular group of people at a particular time.
On the 25th January 2020, the first case of SARS-CoV-2 infection was reported in Australia and, as the cases of people infected with this virus increased on the 27th February, the then prime minister, Scott Morrison, activated the Australian Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Scott Morrison stated that the rapid spread of the virus outside of China, concerned the government and prompted the decision to elevate its response.
Notice how the government did not work with the people collaboratively, inviting us to an open discussion and review of the presenting facts. We were told, in no uncertain terms, that we had to do as they commanded or be punished by them. As if their violence against us was not enough, in a time of great crisis, the government sort to divide us and even encouraged us to turn on each other. I realised through my extensive research on the history of humanity, that the majority are being ruled by a group of rich elite fascists, who were more afraid of us than we needed to be of them.
“Dictatorial leaders such as these represent the extreme potential of the human capacity for evil, and yet, despite their apparent omnipotence within their individual spheres of power, these individuals also tended to suffer from excessive anxiety – mostly regarding paranoid fears of citizen uprising and/
or assassination.” - Seth Davin Norrholm, Ph. D. Wayne State University, Samuel Hunly, Ph.D. Emory University,
The Psychology of Dictators: Power, Fear, and Anxiety
For the past three years, authorities have incited the vaccinated into battle with the unvaccinated, stating that the latter were a threat to the health of the community. The community was divided and personal unresolved traumas and wounds were triggered, sending the majority into battle with each other. Anger was raging on all fronts. Information was coming in through alternative media that the pandemic may well be a plandemic.
I began to see a pattern emerging: create a problem – the virus. Illicit the reaction – people were scared that they may die or lose a loved one to the deadly virus. The solution – a vaccine that made the stakeholders very rich and did not stop transmission. Yet, the people kept lining up to be vaccinated and masked their faces while receiving the toxic message that the world had entered a new ‘NORMAL’ and we, the people, have to adjust to it if we want our imagined freedom back. Right there is a great example of coerced normality.
I see them as traumatised beings, working very hard to build a world where they feel safe and fulfilled by securing this planet for themselves. They believe that their wealth affords them the status to do as they please and take whatever they want. They have created a world where the most vulnerable are exploited and we, the people, accept the exploitation as normal. This includes the exploitation of our beloved Earth and her wild life. I believe that the essence of a culture is known by the way in
which the most vulnerable are treated.
“The measure of society is how it treats the weakest members”
- Thomas Jefferson, Works of Thomas Jefferson
My work with homeless young people opened my eyes to the darkest substrata of society, where the most toxic culture and traditions are practiced. The young people I worked with spoke to me of the ritual abuse, drug and sex trafficking they were coerced into, either through fear for their lives or the illusion of being protected and provided for by a sex or drug trafficker. The toxic culture of the city’s underbelly is normal for many, they have grown up in that soup of dark, sticky, traumatic goop! I realised that to make a real and lasting difference in the lives of the young people I served, society would need to look into its shadow self to begin to understand the machinations of the toxic culture we have allowed to exist around us.
“No society can understand itself without looking at its
shadow side.” - Gabor Mate, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, 2010
The brilliant work of Dr Gabor Mate in the area of addiction, trauma and authenticity has helped me to revisit my own shadow self and look deeply into it. It helped me to acknowledge my trauma and to allow the trauma to share its truth with me. For years, I didn’t want to face the possibility that I may not be in control of my life; to see that others may have control over me. Like many, I shut myself off to the truth, by feeding my dopamine fix through partying on weekends, overindulging in food and alcohol, binging on movies, bitching at all the institutional systems and blaming my family for all my dysfunctional behaviour.
So, how did we get to this place, where most of us believe our governments know us better than we know ourselves and therefore, have our best interests at heart? How did they get intelligent people to follow them into the COVID madness, when it was blatant that good science was not the foundation of their decision making? It was through fear and reward, because we have been programmed to respond to fear and then pleasure as a reward for compliance. The controllers are experts at stimulating our dopamine receptors to numb the anxiety caused by the toxic culture they were instrumental in creating.
“Fear alone breeds hatred of those who are feared. But the doling out of rewards and sweets makes the concomitant fear palatable to the point where we don’t
notice it.” - Daphne Caruana Galizia, Controlling through fear and reward, The Malta Independent.
The controller’s addiction to power and control caused, I believe, by a personal wounding or trauma, drives them to narcissism and fascist control over the people, through prescriptive cultural beliefs, ideologies, rules and behaviours. A traumatised narcissistic fascist has to feel that they have complete control, where they dictate the terms of life. Only their opinion matters and becomes law.
We have witnessed this in the past three years, as we watched the governments of the world instil fear in the people of a deadly killer virus and threaten us with fines and imprisonment if we chose not to follow their rules. Rules which, as we have found out, were not rooted in good science. To me it feels like wounded people were making decisions to feed their addiction for power and control.
Ref: www.goodreads.com
Thomas Jefferson
www.independent.com.mt
Daphne Caruana Galizia, The Malta Independent
www.anxety.org
Seth Davin Norrholm and Samuel Hunley
Check out Charles’ Blog on Gaian Heart Wisdom HERE
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Conversations: Mental Health Awarenes ADHD & Addiction – Lets Open the Conversation
By Jess Kennedy
There is no denying that in the last 18 months, ADHD has become common in the language of all generations across Australia. We have seen an increase in prescriptions for ADHD medications double for two reasons. Heightened awareness has led to more children being diagnosed and, in turn, their parents realising they too suffer similar symptoms, yet have remained undiagnosed.
The change in stigmatised language and viewpoint of what a person with the neurodivergent condition ‘looks like’ is a positive step forward. However, it’s not without its problems, specifically around adults living with comorbid conditions. Currently they are waiting an average of six to nine months to be assessed by a psychiatrist.
We see public figures discuss that ‘having ADHD is super power’. On social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and Twitter, every other video and post seems to be another person or influencer telling you their “Top 5 signs you have ADHD” or “This is how my medication helps my ADHD. ” It is everywhere you look! However, I find myself
questioning the motivations of publicising their ‘Super Power ADHD’. Why don’t they discuss the life challenges they faced before achieving the success they have today in diagnoses and treatment? For those in the public eye, I wonder how long they had to wait for their assessment for ADHD, whilst others wait quietly and painfully at our local GP office for months, our lives falling apart slowly.
I don’t discuss their chaotic lives, lived as an undiagnosed ADHD person. I know it because I have lived it. As an adult diagnosed with ADHD, I can tell you from start to finish, how much my life has changed for the better since being diagnosed.
My life, as an adult was complete and utter chaos for almost 20 years. I lost countless jobs, due to seeking hits of Dopamine that I was medically unable to produce, wherever I could find it: often in the worst possible places. I can explain, how I masked symptoms to create friendships and relationships, to only have them breakdown, creating a fear of rejection that I still struggle to overcome.
As most undiagnosed adults with ADHD will tell you, I was aware I was unable to function like my peers. As a result, along with an estimated 48 percent of others, I fell into a severe addiction to various substances; simply keep up with a world where I did not fit in.
Common comorbid conditions, such as anxiety, depression and complex trauma walk alongside those of us with ADHD. For me, it was a voice constantly telling me that I wasn’t good enough, smart enough, that I was too sensitive, too emotional, that I was always, simply, “too much.” After many unsuccessful attempts to see a psychiatrist, I was finally diagnosed at 35 years old. Two years on, I am in recovery from addiction and treat my ADHD using a variety of medical interventions, including stimulant medication.
Australia has such a substantial shortage of psychiatrists willing to treat adult ADHD, we are now faced with pop-up online telehealth companies charging excessive amounts of upfront costs, with a guaranteed assessment within four to six weeks. These services are still subsidised by Medicare, yet they profiteer greatly from the sheer amount of people in need yet cannot get help.
The recently released ADHD clinical guidelines from the AADPA are a step in the right direction. This agrees clinically that ADHD is common in adults, due to the diagnoses being missed in childhood. The guidelines also state that those of us, who fit the criteria of substance misuse disorder, should be screened for ADHD as common practice and, if diagnosed, should have both diagnoses treated side by side.
However, it’s almost impossible for the Australian Medical Professionals within the Alcohol and Other Drugs sector, Mental Health and General Medical Practice to educate themselves on such a complex neurodivergent disorder, let alone treat it correctly. Adults with ADHD also suffer from various Mental Health issues such as Anxiety, Complex Trauma, Depression and Bipolar. Read the document HERE:
A dual diagnosis simply can’t be treated successfully with exasperating wait times and lack of education. Equipping clinicians with basic understandings of ADHD is one simple step required for Australia to meet the requirements of a population, not only needing help they are actively seeking it while being faced with barriers, red tape and stigma in the process. To help combat this, key ADHD advocates around Australia are in the process of setting up a NFP Advocacy Campaign to draw attention to the very clear, yet ignored, link between addiction, Mental Health and undiagnosed ADHD. This is intended to drive change and create awareness through stories of lived experience.
People should be the priority, not organisational targets and lack of understanding to help.
Jess Kennedy: Mental Health, Addiction & ADHD Lived Experience Speaker, Advocate and Consultant.
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Expect Magic Lift Off
By David Starlyte
The warm humid summer sunshine was expanding its reach as I lay on a tarmac, dazed, alone and confused. Semi-conscious, I was wondering exactly what happened, yet could clearly recall being thrown through the air from my bike in a mysterious turn of events, precipitated by a lack of mindfulness and wandering imagination. In that moment, as much as I was used to falling and getting up again, brushing off the scratches and bruises, this seemed different. I had landed first on my leg, then on my elbow and was holding my arm together, clearly dislocated. I tried to get up, quickly realising that this was to no avail as my injuries were too severe.
In time, I spent over two gruelling hours in a taxi drive to the hospital on a rocky countryside road in Vietnam. Initially, the greatest pain was when I moved, or was moved. Upon arrival at the hospital, an over-keen attendant opened the door and I fell on top of him, as I had been leaning against the door trying to get my leg stable and straight. Eventually, I was to spend almost a month in a hospital in Nha Trang.
It was an arduous journey getting back to Australia, including three flights and four airports, as there were no direct flights. It was also an introduction into wheelchair travel. When I was assessed by Australian doctors, it was clear I would need further surgery on my knee and elbow and extensive rehabilitation. Apparently, there was even a hole in my knee! After many months living with crutches and receiving more surgeries, I finally learnt to walk again. The pain of broken bones is excruciating and. the recovery from surgery, attempts to straighten limbs through the pain barrier, plus secondary issues like sympathetic dystrophy in my foot or bacterial cellulitis on my leg, created many hurdles. When the pain gets really bad, one starts to fantasise about amputations, yet I was fortunate to have a supportive family and friends. On the positive side, crutches stimulate compassion and kindness amongst people of all walks of life; even beggars smiled at me sympathetically. Airline staff were gracious and in vulnerability, one realises the sacrifices people make, while
appreciating the many helping hands offered from complete strangers.
This humbling experience taught me to appreciate the simple things more, and to never look down on anyone. You never know who your saviour or the saviour of others could be. Whatever your perceived deficiencies, there’s always someone suffering more than you. All I went through was perfect preparation for Covid. Not much changed for me, just increased isolation and, due to having an account with Spotify, I had an expansive playlist to inspire me. I explored healing art and art therapy to help ease the pain and find balance again. Especially with all the drugs administered, recovery takes time and patience. And a lot of limping! I remember the struggle when one of my crutches broke and I was left with only one to use!
With the passage of time, the pain mostly went away and I began studying other approaches to healing. This included Buddhist mindfulness, counselling and art therapy, which led me ultimately to Nan Tien University.
I am currently studying Humanistic Buddhism; I have completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Naturopathy and a Masters Degree in Mental Health. Previously I had travelled the globe as a healer and wellbeing practitioner. I had also explored a number of paths, including mysticism and spent a couple of years as a monastic in my twenties in the Holy Land.
This column is the result of my experiences, with the focal point being enhancing consciousness, guiding a soul towards higher awareness. Why ‘Expect Magic?’ The converse is what – doom and gloom? When you look up at the night sky and are blessed to see stars shining back at you, perhaps a supernova may appear, or a shooting star. I’ve been blessed to see many which deeply touched and expanded my vision. I will endeavour to celebrate the splattering of stardust, sometimes wellhidden away. Whereas the density of illusive pursuits may weigh us down and lead is into emptiness, beyond that is the Higher Field of quantum creation. Shifting ourselves back into the operator role by reclaiming our own divine light, our own divine power, is where we embody this ‘magic.’ Welcome to limitless possibilities!
What would you like to be discussed? What would you like to hear more about? Always feel free to connect with interest, comments or questions.
David is an Australian Spiritual Teacher and Mental Health Consultant and author based in Queensland, Australia.
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