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June 2009 
Our beautiful world!
Posted on Jul 19th, 2008
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gardenjools
gardenjools
If you are a regular visitor to my "spot" here at gaia..you would have seen the new photos of a recent adventure of mine, that I have posted here! The "Top End"...being The Northern Territory, more specifically Darwin (Capital of the Northern Territory). Due to unforeseen circumstances and reversal of fortune...I became "able" to do a trip to a place I have longed to see for most of my life. I also had the added bonus of staying with friends I have known for most of my life!
Naturally I had my reservations about traveling such a vast distance (with my 6 yr old in tow!!) with my disability, but I determined that it "could" be now or never and as I had been "caged" for 18 mths, I felt the desperate need to "fly" more than ever. And fly I did! Although my leg was a constant burden and provided me with the reality of pain most of the time...it was oh so worth it!! I flew over 6000kms in all. I had to change airlines in between and at each point of change, there was someone ready and waiting with either a wheel chair or a car to get me safely and in time to the next step of my journey...brilliant!
Although I did not get to see the initial lure of my destination (gorges and waterfalls throughout the Northern Territory) due to my inability to ascend and descend stairs and navigate rough and uneven paths...I did get to see some other wonderful and inspiring places. I got to see the marvellous sunsets, I got to walk on soft sanded beaches, I got to photograph many vibrant and unsual plants and scenery, and.......I got to see the look of pure joy on my daughters face as we alighted from taxis to visit something else that was new!
Now I am back home and pondering on my whole experience of a new found freedom and a resurrgence of creativity....I have come to the conclusion that we should not be afraid to try. We should slow our pace down so that we can actually see where we are...instead of having it whizz by and we do not see what we have right there in front us. It took an enormous amount of courage for me to do what I have just done...and there was not a moment where I was offended, nor despondent. I have proved a point to myself and I have seen a little bit more of our beautiful world!
Naturally I had my reservations about traveling such a vast distance (with my 6 yr old in tow!!) with my disability, but I determined that it "could" be now or never and as I had been "caged" for 18 mths, I felt the desperate need to "fly" more than ever. And fly I did! Although my leg was a constant burden and provided me with the reality of pain most of the time...it was oh so worth it!! I flew over 6000kms in all. I had to change airlines in between and at each point of change, there was someone ready and waiting with either a wheel chair or a car to get me safely and in time to the next step of my journey...brilliant!
Although I did not get to see the initial lure of my destination (gorges and waterfalls throughout the Northern Territory) due to my inability to ascend and descend stairs and navigate rough and uneven paths...I did get to see some other wonderful and inspiring places. I got to see the marvellous sunsets, I got to walk on soft sanded beaches, I got to photograph many vibrant and unsual plants and scenery, and.......I got to see the look of pure joy on my daughters face as we alighted from taxis to visit something else that was new!
Now I am back home and pondering on my whole experience of a new found freedom and a resurrgence of creativity....I have come to the conclusion that we should not be afraid to try. We should slow our pace down so that we can actually see where we are...instead of having it whizz by and we do not see what we have right there in front us. It took an enormous amount of courage for me to do what I have just done...and there was not a moment where I was offended, nor despondent. I have proved a point to myself and I have seen a little bit more of our beautiful world!
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