Well-being (2017)

Total: 7.3

Discomfort (2017)

Total: 3.6

Spiritual Connection

Total:  7.1

Event highlights (2017)

Home life

Living with Srini & Rajesh

• Australian Open (Federe wins)
• About Life

Life with Martin and Kate

• Dinners
• Movies 
• Cooking (peanut stir fry, tuna and salmon, soup and caramelised onion tart, lamb shanks with Martin, Lauren, Pearl cous cous, lamb shanks and cous cous with Brendan and Eva
• DIY (guest room & bathroom)

Trips

• Cambodia
• Tasmania with Roger & Russell

Hiking

• Warren-bungles
• Sydney Bushwalkers hike (x 2)

More

• Reading iPad and coffee at The Botanica
• 5 Rhythms dancing
• Table tennis with Chris
• Bowral with Jilly - buy sculptures

Home renovation

• Home renovate (early in year)

Wisdom Trove

• Enfold template
• Wordpress set up and start uploading
• Readings about consciousness (inner experience)
• Authors linked to author pages.
• Tasmania: author pages for 20+ authors
• Plugins: Content view: lists and filters, Search Pro, Table of content, Text replace
• Design with owl in title bar
• Site for Aimee

Priceless moments (2017)

 

Connect

• Aimee site
• Martin & Kate

Home

• Internet working at 100mbs (thank you Martin!)

Wisdom Trove

• Design (template and owls)

Cambodia

• Cambodia island: Reading and summarising "I Am That"
• The lost city in the jungle
• Doing my photos in the restaurant

Movies

Synchronicity (2017)

Rain stops
Lydia tells me re Jeff Foster (movies, self acceptance)
Light on wall
Got to 607x bus just as came
Consciousness in book on train
God is behind me (behind back.). Near death experience "Do not turn around."
In your hands life: iPhone charger in Bowral.

Spiritual Moments (2017)

Spiritual moments

• Expanded perception at airport.
• Blessing (especially after judgement)  Bless Sharmista.
• La la Land genius.  Joy and sorrow
• Sense of being in the now between two infinite gulfs. What chances?
• Deep presence lasting all walk.
• Changing images on the wall in bed.
• Abstract documentary. Platon. Architect.
• Ants. Spiders. Love.
• Spiritual high ("work of art” with Aimee)
• Dad release after dancing
• World Atlas in Blue Mountains
• Feeling awful at S21 prison in Cambodia, then saying Ho'oponopono prayer bringing release.

Aimee connection

• Conversations with Aimee in car.
• Aimee shared movie experience, then on my balcony

Being

• Mindful walks increasingly mindful
• Mindful swim at drumming
• Walk early morning Warrenbungles, kangaroos 

Wisdom

• I Am That  (Reading and summarising in Cambodie)
• The Surrender Experiment
• The Untethered Soul

Love

• Massive love release (after universe series)
• Looking into girl’s eyes at dancing, feeling love. 
• Deva Premal love - flute, looking into Jane’s eyes
• Spider and web - watch spin
• Bless mum. May she have a long, happy, healthy life.
• Bless all in IKEA dining room. Great love and oneness.
• All is well my baby.
• Tremendous self love, self tenderness. Self embracing. 

Insights

• Atoms and space. And Awareness.
• Complete surrender to life beyond mind.
• Complete embrace of self as I am. A human experience.
• Open up around pain. Relax heart and shoulders. Don't close.
• Relish pain coming up as opp to let go of stored pain. 
• Consciousness = inner experience = the ultimate mystery (Rupert Spira, Sam Harris etc.)
• Spacious. Aware. Surrendered.
• Voices.  Sergeant Rushmore etc.

Gratitude (2017)

Housemates

• Did not rush to make Srini leave
• Sharmista paid her rent without threat
• Martin and Kate: Two beautiful new housemates

DIY

• Wood right size for hole in dining room & found exact varnish.
• Bath paint came off.

Financial

• 60 K for RA
• Did not lose my iPhone on beach
• Don’t need to pay tax on mum’s money

In Cambodia

• Did not jump first at Kiev Island.
• Didn’t get lost without water on Kiev.
• Got safely through jungle in dark.

More

• Mack’s paw fine
• Warrenbungles
• Hot-spotting with iPhone for Mac and iPad
• Aimee not see porn.

Progress (2017)

Progress

• Eyes tested and reading glasses
• Putlocker. Solar Movies.
• Spiritual journal online. 
• Voices of the mind. Madam Flagella. Cardinal Bogi. Tobasco. Miss Coy
• Look outside from desk.
• Stop eating chicken
• Sugar diet (month)
• Working away from home. Hot spotting. 
• iPad on my back. 
• Evernote vision, principles, year view
• Grocery shopping online
• Wisdom Trove wordpress site
• Sigma 8 - 14 mm lens
• Sharing $ 500 for Gavin, $ 50-100 travel sharing
• Wordpress skills (Wisdom Trove, Aimee's site)

House

• Grey stairs and step
• Guest bathroom: vanity, shower
• My bath back to white
• Fill floor hole in dining room
• Storeroom
• Towel rack in my bathroom
• Bin cover and water heater cover
• Car cleaned & tires pumped
• Patio door handle
• Collage photos (dining room)
• Cupboard painted inside
• Paint chairs and table grey
• Blind in Martin’s room
• Fan in Martin’s room
• Dishcloth rack
• Stool for router
• Internet sorted:  100 mbs!!
• Kate IKEA, drawers, mirror
• Charging table, Kate’s platform
• Buddha statues
• Bed frame

Purchases

• Macbook
• Wide angle lens
• Kindle
• Glasses 
• Withings watch

Affirmation (2017)

Affirmation

• Xenia: Could imagine you doing a video.
• Male equivalent of Sharon  (Chris)
• Help Chris with speech on mental health
• Scott:  Love how you've written up your roomshare.
• Martin: Thought vinyl was wood
• Louise using me as success story
• House like something out of Vogue.  (Martin)
• Conversation with Jeremy (Jo party)
• You're not 46 !!
• Kate: I'm amazed by all you do.
• Kate: Practically enlightened.
• Liz re house: Do house swop. Really interested in getting one in this block. Sense of "out.”
• Zante re house: So many spaces. 
• Ikram message
• Aimee photos and site
• Aimee about her site:  Graeme, it looks absolutely amazing!  I don't even know what to say………  So funny as well the photo you choose is the one I choose too for the front page  ...I think we are defiantly on the same wavelength.  I am so happy with it, it defiantly looks more like a website now.  

Photos

• Martin's friends raving about my photos.
• Shushann lion photo up.
• Just wow !!!  Charlotte on Warrenbungles photos
• These images are just amazing. I cant thank you enough. They are just stunning.  (people in nature)  Michelle's colleague
• [Cambodia photos]  Yen Matthews: I have said this but will say it again.... You are an amazing photographer
• Aimee about portraits: My mum thought you were a professional portrait. You definitely capture Essence.
• Aimeee with photos: I’m beaming right now.
• Aimee:  I have had sooo many people tell me how incredible you are at photogrraphy.. which is really sweet. you capture the essence... the formless behind the form. How precious!
• Aimee: Dad loved photos.  Really good at what you do.

Ikram

• Graeme! Wow, it's been ages. Thanks for being such a kind soul at school. (St. George's std 3-5) I remember being afraid while keeping watch at a school campfire. Kleinmond if I recall correctly. You sat with me, calmed me down and let me know I was not alone. That if I got scared again, you'd be nearby. I have often thought of that time whenever I've found myself in trouble while growing up. I'm reminded that at that fire, I was taught that all things pass, including fear.  Thanks Graeme

Challenges (2017)

Development next door

• Greg development
• 47A Development
• Lawyer meeting & unhappy re developments

Finances and emigration

• Nedbank or Finglobal?
• SARS tax audit
• No reply from Sharon or Nedbank re trust docs

Mind

• Obsessive thoughts in Cape Town - coming off pills
• Self conscious in conversation - grasping for topics
• Numb emotions with new pill

House and housemates

• Srini unhappy re door off and work in his room.
• Mal the plumber not coming - under pressure
• Anger with Sharmista
• Key to garage lost for day.
• Guest bed creaky
• Vanity wonky
• Rushing DIY - feeling stressed, under pressure to advertise asap
• Kate will leave
• Slow Internet
• Kate’s car with spark plugs. $540, not working.
• My car, where keep it? 

More

• Yogi high, and lashes out.
• Chrisel boyfriend and shame
• Mind low ram
• Cut finger
• No dex for 48 hours.
• Roger moodiness in Tasmania
• Wedding site banned
• Sore back
• Liza and vet, Mack anxiety
• Shy and reserved in 1st part of Cambodia

Special connections (2017)

Connect

• Anderson’s glad I was at lawyers & wonderful re carpentry
• Mum’s birthday - write message
• Aimee conversations in car and at coffee
• Conversations with Kate
• Martin and Kate dinners
• Deep sharing with Tina (Cambodia)
• Connecting with Sok (Ratankiri)

Service

• Help Chris with speech (x2)
• Found car keys for Jilly
• Help Chris with CV
• Heather - book on Kindle
• Set up computer for Chris
• ESL resources for Aimee
• Photos for Michelle’s new site
• Sue’s Queensland photos
• Jilly to dr X 2
• Jilly money back
• Aimee: Site
• Wedding site for Roger
• Site for Brendan

Insights (2017)

•  Did not rush into telling Srini to leave
• Rush to tell Sharon re Yogi without planning it
• Did not rush into threat with Sharmista.  Sent her blessings.
• Mal Plumber under immense pressure - took personally. 
• Interplay of Essence and Substance
• Make decisions using Consciousness ladder
• Surrender - no agency, nothing personal

Non fiction books read (2017)

Idealism

• Biocentrism (Robert Lanza)

Science and the universe

• The Holographic Universe (Michael Talbot)
• From Science to God (Peter Russell)
• The Self-Aware Universe (Amit Goswami)

Waking up

• Deep Awake: Wake Up To Oneness and Become a Lover of Life (Tim Freke)
• How Long is Now?: How to be Spiritually Awake in the Real World (Tim Freke)
• Lucid Living: Experience Your Life Like a Lucid Dream (Tim Freke)
• Soul Story: Evolution and The Purpose of Life (Tim Freke)
• Waking Up (Sam Harris)
• Waking From Sleep: Why Awakening Experiences Occur and How to Make them Permanent (Steve Taylor)

Free will

• Free Will (Sam Harris)

The power of awareness 

• The Untethered Soul ((Michael A. Singer)
• The Surrender Experiment (Michael A. Singer)
• Here Now (Ram Das)

Advaita Vedanta

• I Am That (Nisargadatta Maharaj)
• Vaster Than Sky, Greater Than Space: What You Are Before You Became (Mooji)

Technology (and consciousness)

• Homo Deus (Yuval Noah Harari)

2017 Highlights

Cambodia, Tasmania and Melbourne, 5 Rhythms Dancing, Wisdom Trove into Wordpress, Martin & Kate

Priceless Moments

• An invigorating swim at Swim at Danger Bay in Cape Town and swimming at Silvermine.
• Getting glasses in Cape Town - what a difference!
• A wonderful Deva Premal concert with my Eckhart Group.
• Dancing at the Drum Circle and at 5 Rhythms dancing.
• Completing my home rennovations and reaping the rewards with higher rent.
• Martin and Kate, my two wonderful new housemates, doing Sunday meals (learning to cook) and watching great movies and TV shows.
• Martin sorting out our slow Internet, making it super fast.
• A wonderful long weekend hiking and exploring little caves at Warrumbungles.
• A long weekend of hiking with the hiking gang in the Blue Mountains and getting to meet Mark.
• Overnight hiking at Budawang and doing yoga poses at the viewpoint.
• Several Sydney hikes with Srini and Rajesh, especially rock hopping at the Royal National Park and Maroubra to Le Perouse.
• Photographing Roger and Jocelyn's wedding and creating them a photography site.
• Playing in the snow at Cradle Mountain and hiking in the snow at Mount Fields with Russell.
• Going to the poetry slam with Chris at The Opera House.
• Peru Festival with Elna and getting tiddly on Pisco Sours
• Finding a design and creating Wisdom Trove and starting to migrate content.
• Doing a web site for Brendan.
• Creating a web site for Aimee and doing a photoshoot.
• Reading about consciousness at The Botanica.
• Exploring Cambodia for a month, especially exploring Angkor Wat and Tah Prom, the elephant sanctuary at Mondulkiri, seeing Gibbons in Ratanakiri and lazing on the island of Koh Ta Kiev Island

Purchases

• Macbook
• 8 - 16 wide angle lens
• Powerbank
• Kindle

Movies and TV series watched

• Lion
• Nocturnal Animals
• Planet Earth 2
• La La Land
• The Arrival
• WestWorld
• Beauty and the Beast 
• Gattaca
• Hacksaw Ridge
• Okja 
• Taboo
• Dunkirk
• Spiderman: Homecoming
• Game of Thrones S6

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2017 Index of Links

Cape Town   (Jan)

• All South Africa 2016 & 2017 posts
• Visit Joanna and Steve (Jan)
• Matt's 14th birthday (Jan)
• Lunch at Katima (Jan)
• Swim at Danger Bay (Jan)
• Helping Matt get ready for school (Jan)
• Matt's first day of high school (Jan)
• Lunch with Heather (Jan)
• Visiting The Pater and Kobus.
• Clifton (Jan)
• Silvermine with family (Jan)
• Farewell dinner (Jan)

Melbourne and Tasmania  (Sep)

• Brighton Beach
• Roger's bachelor's party
• Roger and Jocelyn's wedding
• Llamas in The Yarra
• Penguin
• On the road in Tasmania
• Stanley
• Cradle Mountain
• Launceston
• Mount Fields
• Hobart

Cambodia   (Nov, Dec)

• Map of places visited
• Phnom Penh - S21 prison and The Killing Fields
• Phnom Penh - The Royal Palace
• Phnom Penh - The Silver Pegola
• Phnom Penh  -  by the river
• Angkor Wat
• Monks of Angkor Wat
• Temple monkeys
• Bayon Temple
• Tah Prom
• Temples of the Grand Circuit
• Boeung Mealea - the lost temple
• Kratie
• Mondulkiri
• Ratanakiri
• Ream National Park and Koh Ta Kiev Island
• Cambodia research map

Hiking and weekends  (13 hikes)

• Warrumbungles (Apr)
• Loftus to Bundeena (Apr)
• Thornleigh to Hornsby (May)
• Fortress Creek, Blue Mountains, with SBW  (May)
• Blue Mountains Long Weekend (Jun)
• Royal National Park with Srini and Rajesh (Jul)
• Budawang (Jul)
• Maroubra to Le Perouse with Srini. (Aug)
• Botany Bay with Srini (Aug)
• Mt Waratah (Aug)
• Taronga Zoo to Manly with Srini (Aug)
• Mount Fields with Russell in the snow (Sep)
• Hiking with Srini at Glenbrook (Nov)

Walks

• Ball's Head with Lydia and Sharon (Jan)
• Ball's Head with Martin and Elna (Apr)
• Meet Up - Milson's Point to Flat Rock Gully (Apr)
• Wendy's Secret Garden with Mack (Apr)
• Gore Cove Walk with Martin (Apr)

Photography

• Jasmine photo shoot (May)
• Vivid Festival (Jun)
• Roger and Jocelyn's wedding (Sep)
• Photoshoot with Aimee (Nov)

DIY

• Driving to IKEA in a storm (Feb)
• DIY on guest bedroom and bathroom and finding a housemate (Mar)
• Creating cover for bins  (Mar)

Spiritual

• Kevin James chanting evening  (Feb)
• Drum Circle   (Feb)
• Deva Premal (Feb)
• 5 Rhythms Dancing (May)

Service

• Web site for Brendan  (Aug)
• Helping Aimee with her site  (Oct)
• Web site for Aimee launched (Dec)
• Helping Chris with his international travel speech (Oct)
• Helping Chris with his new computer (May)

Family

• Mum's 70th birthday  (Feb)

Birthdays

• Jilly's birthday at Botanica    (Feb)
• Abe's birthday at Jilly (Jun)

Eating out

• Dinner at Himalayan Grill with hiking gang (Mar)
• Me and Mack at Botanica (Jul)
• Chris, Jilly and Des at The Botanica (Jul)
• Jo's 40th birthday at Mexican restaurant
• With Mack at The Botanica (Jun)

Dinners

• My lunch for my Hiking Gang (Jul)

Xmas

• Xmas eve lunch with Yogi (Dec)
• Xmas with Brendan and Eva (Dec)

Mack

• Mack wins most fabulous senior doggie (Jun)
• With Mack at The Botanica (Jun)

Festivals and shows

• Poetry Slam with Chris  (Oct)
• World Press Exhibit and Peru Festival with Elna (Jun)
• Banff Mountain Festival (May)

Get togethers with friends

• Newtown with Srini and Rajesh  (Feb)
• Chris Toastmaster's speech (Apr)
• Dancing, then Bondi Beach with Lydia, Sharon, Aimee (May)
• Facebook message from Ikram  (Jun)
• Table tennis with Chris (Jun)
• Gavin "Do You Mind?" book launch (Oct)
• Boys night out with Srini and Gavin (Aug)
• Three Musketeers reunited (Dec)

Related

• Spiritual journey (2017)