2015 March Diverse

I had a boyfriend once. I was just 15. I fell for him seemingly out of the blue. When I fell, I fell hard. I couldn’t think of anything else. A normally very conscientious student, I allowed my school work to slip considerably, my emotions were crazy, and my best […]

I had a boyfriend once…

29 Mar, 2015 in 2015 March Diverse by Esther Murray

It’s Friday and the long black is in hand.  These days I can’t sleep in, so I’m ready to go with my day by 6.30am. I’m in the study pondering different opinions on a day I walked through this week and I’m doing my very best to shake it […]

so you think you can; have a different point of ...

27 Mar, 2015 in 2015 March Diverse by Sara Polanski

Who would have thought those little brown freckles could create so much fascination? I am being studied as a specimen. Being spoken about, not to. My face is being touched and stroked and stared at – without inhibition. Nowhere to hide, nowhere to go. Me, in a tiny little village, […]

Little brown freckles

18 Mar, 2015 in 2015 March Diverse by Esther Murray

My youngest daughter had her first overseas trip before she turned two. We put her and her three-year old sister on a plane and took them to Thailand. You may ask, “What were you thinking?” I will tell you what we were thinking. We were thinking it is never too […]

the whole mosaic

17 Mar, 2015 in 2015 March Diverse by Jodie McCarthy

Recently the YouTube video, Diversity & Inclusion – Love Has No Labels (Gender, Color, Race, Disability) Skeleton Love Dance went viral. Why has it struck such a chord? The crowd reaction was beautiful with people wiping away tears, smiling and clapping. It seems that we spend so much time majoring […]

Strength in Diversity

10 Mar, 2015 in 2015 March Diverse by Elaine Fraser

Dear Liberty, Today you are all but seven months old and are crawling around my feet but I know this will go quickly, so I wanted to take time today to write. Hoping you won’t ever forget. Hoping I don’t forget. Hoping for your life that you will find your feet […]

a letter to my daughter

8 Mar, 2015 in 2015 March Diverse by Amanda