Category Archives: authentic self

luxury, calm, and delight

Posted on April 20, 2008 by lynsey gedye

Tonight, to celebrate our wedding anniversary, I made mushroom soup from genuine field mushrooms (instead of those pale imitations from the supermarket), and sourdough bread. And, yes, I made the bread too. Served hot enough to melt the butter, fresh … Continue reading →

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lucky escapes

Posted on April 7, 2008 by lynsey gedye

Over the years I’ve had many jobs. Some of them have been great (like my current role) and others have been pretty good, and, thankfully, only a very few have been hideous. Normally it’s not the job per se, rather … Continue reading →

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Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow

Posted on January 17, 2008 by lynsey gedye

Over on the Practice of Leadership, there’s been some discussion about Marsha Sinetar’s book, ‘Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow — Discovering Your Right Livelihood’. There’s no indication in the book that doing what you love will somehow … Continue reading →

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so this is christmas…

Posted on December 25, 2007 by lynsey gedye

So this is Christmas And what have you done Another year over And a new one just begun And so this is Christmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear one The old and the young {Refrain} … Continue reading →

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Beau Brummell, where are you?

Posted on November 1, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Not too many people would rate me in the fashion stakes. In fact, the fashion police field more calls about my clothing choices than any other unfortunate. What I have found myself wondering lately is: who or what is responsible … Continue reading →

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what did I want?

Posted on October 28, 2007 by lynsey gedye

What did I want? I wanted the hurtling moons of Barsoom. I wanted Storisende and Poictesme, and Holmes shaking me awake to tell me, “The game’s afoot!” I wanted to float down the Mississippi on a raft and elude a … Continue reading →

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every thing tells a story…

Posted on October 22, 2007 by lynsey gedye

Some years ago I took my Mum to Townsville, far north Queensland. She’d had some surgery that hadn’t gone well. I was working three part time jobs being as full time work was unavailable. It was the middle of winter … Continue reading →

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the last avocado…

Posted on October 18, 2007 by lynsey gedye

This is an avocado (Persea americana). Not a particularly large avo, not a trophy avo, true; but it was very tasty. I’d have to say more tasty than any other, ever. Why was it more exceptional than usual? Some years … Continue reading →

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write on

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lynsey gedye

It suddenly seems like I haven’t written here in a very long time. It’s not that I’m not writing, I’m working through the update of the AkoNet web site and that uses up my writing for the day. There’s only … Continue reading →

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simple solutions are best

Posted on September 16, 2007 by lynsey gedye

I’ve been away for the last couple of days sorting out some of my past lives. It’s alternatively hilarious and tragic, but almost always enlightening. Often the discoveries about me, myself, and I come thundering in and give me a … Continue reading →

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