Reflection on an Eighty Year Journey
Graeme Ratten
Biography
The Gift: A Voice from the Shadows
Meredith Gresham
A Spotter recalls
Jack’s Own Story
The late Bloomer and her two polar bears
‘This book is a work of my memories, made up of true stories © All I hope is that © people may start to see into the life of someone they never understood.’
Jacqueline was a young child the first time she experienced abuse from those meant to protect her. As her life progressed, and the state of her mental health created more questions than answers, Jacqueline found herself facing adversity, time and time again. Through family violence, abuse and undiagnosed bipolar disorder, Jacqueline tried hard to stay afloat. But as she grew in age and experience, so started a mission to confront her past, find healing in the present and change her future.
Detailing her story in honest and forthright style, Jacqueline takes the reader through the highs and lows of her life, not only in words but also through her artwork. Sharp, witty and surprising, The Late Bloomer and Her Two Polar Bears will leave readers uplifted and prepared to face the world with new eyes, understanding and love.
Living with the other side
We all have untapped potentials and psychic abilities. With a deep exploration of our minds, it is possible to unlock these potentials.
In understanding our egos, our ‘I, Me and My’ levels of consciousness, time can expand and the world of opposites becomes less daunting.
Noel Harding may have started life as a regular working-class boy, but has spent years studying, exploring his own unconscious mind and his part in the universe. He has also applied what he has experienced in owning and operating many retail businesses with his wife, in addition to his studies in Social Welfare work and Professional Writing.
In Living with the Other Side, Noel shares some of his own personal experiences, as well as guiding the reader to think constructively about their own life, in order to demonstrate how to access one’s most inner self in relation to the world around us and possibly beyond.
Also included are some exercises that can be done to provide questioning and exploration of one’s self.
When we begin to calm the turbulence of the mind, our real self shines through.
Through our lives we care, we aspire, we love, we pain, we accept and we grow. The true and real we seek; the best is always within and known.
Living with the Other Side is for anyone interested in understanding and unlocking the power of their own mind.
Tearing down the walls
Susan Fischer has led a life of diversity, overcoming emotional, psychological and financial abuse from a young age. Today, she is a proud business owner, financial consultant, educator and now, author and presenter, helping individuals to take control of their financial well-being.
Tearing Down the Walls is a raw and captivating story of overcoming hardship and seeking financial independence. It is an enlightening journey of self-realisation spanning a troubled adolescence, a budding career in the Australian Navy, and the exploration of family life.
Whether you’re recovering from the experience of a personal trauma or find yourself out of your depth when it comes to money management, Susan Fischer demonstrates that it’s never too late to take control of your life and to overcome any financial hurdles.
INCARCERATION
When the Shah fled Iran in 1979, the happy, uneventful life that Farzaneh had known was shattered. Promised freedoms were eroded and universities closed in 1980, which led Farzaneh and her university friends to become involved in political activities aligned with Mojahedin.
At the age of 21, Farzaneh was amongst many arrested at a massive protest of an estimated 500,000 people and spent the next five years imprisoned. Her time in prison was harrowing. The conditions harsh. They were tortured and many executed.
‘I spent over two years of my time in a punishment ward where I was transferred in the middle of a cold winter night. The ward’s windows were broken, and the jail was in a deserted landscape which brought an icy cold breeze inside the ward. We could feel the cold deep in our bones. We did not have enough blankets nor clothes to keep ourselves warm.’
Finally in 1990, her parents hired people smugglers to help Farzaneh to escape to Turkey. After ten months in Turkey, with the assistance of UNHCR and the Australian Embassy in Ankara, she was able to travel to Australia to a new life.
My War on Stroke