Tag: Freezing

I am more in the tree than under it. Poked by sharp needles, butt wet from the snow I must crouch in to reach the trunk. I push, pull, push, pull with a dull, foldable saw that binds easily in the sappy wood. At 9,000 feet, I am sucking wind and my heart is pumping. All in all, not a gr...

Pain is natural and inevitable in life. There’s nothing wrong with it. It only becomes a problem when we turn it into suffering. Suffering is all that is added to pain, our ideas about it, and fears that it will go on forever. All kinds of catastrophic expectations arise, and we judge ourselve...

Pain is natural and inevitable in life. There’s nothing wrong with it. It only becomes a problem when we turn it into suffering. Suffering is all that is added to pain, our ideas about it, and fears that it will go on forever. All kinds of catastrophic expectations arise, and we judge ourselve...

Property is an obsession for many Sydney residents, and resident-hopefuls. People read property listings like gamblers read the race guide. And with Sydney currently waist deep in a housing affordability crisis, there is plenty to obsess about. As a long-term renter, I am feeling the squeeze like...