by julie | Mar 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dear Phillipa, I remember when you moved into the house next door to ours in Netherby Street in Dunedin in 1976; I was ten and you were eight. I remember when we used to dance to Grease in your lounge, you were Olivia Newton John and I was John Travolta. I remember...
by julie | Mar 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Happy International Women’s Day blind wisdom seekers! Every day I write two gratitude lists. The morning list contains 10 things I am grateful for, usually things that have happened in my life over the previous 24 hours, like the ultra friendly checkout operator at...
by julie | Feb 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Greetings all blind wisdom seekers! I didn’t imagine that when I turned 51 that I would still be reading Disney stories but now that I am 51, and I can read Disney stories I am beginning to see life differently. You see, thanks to many things, · going blind,...
by julie | Jan 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Above the front door of Louis Braille’s house in Coupvray, France, hangs a plaque with the words “he opened the doors of knowledge to those who cannot see”. This humble house, lying 40 km east of Paris, is now a museum honouring the blind man who gave us the key to...
by julie | Nov 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Good morning blind wisdom seekers! A few years ago I attended a Be the Change workshop with the wonderful Chris Le Breton, a coach with a big world view who was spending time in Dunedin. Chris held this one day workshop on a Saturday, which I attended with other...
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