Fionna Rosso

I need an absolute

I recently watched the movie Julie and Julia. I have wanted to watch it for ages because I am a total sucker for food/foodie/chef movies, but Meryl Streep, urgh! I know, I know, so many love her and her acting ability but she grates on me and so, I generally forego movies in which sheContinue reading “I need an absolute”

A Beautiful Soul

Have you ever had an experience where you attend a meeting with certain ideas of the milieu, the possible hurdles and ultimately what would likely be achieved, only to walk away with so much more than you had bargained for in the best possible way? I have been lucky enough to experience exactly that moreContinue reading “A Beautiful Soul”

The ocean

In recent years I have felt a pull to breathe the ocean air. I was not necessarily a fan of the beach nor the ocean, but my husband was, and he was finding himself being drawn to it in a way that was more like being “homesick”. Clearly it was time to move up theContinue reading “The ocean”

Today

Last night I made a commitment to myself: one piece of writing per day. I already had the content for my first piece so I was good to go. I got out of bed this morning and jumped straight into mapping my day, if I don’t plan then life just happens and I find myselfContinue reading “Today”

Check in with a friend

I, along with countless other Australians are again in lockdown and under heavy restrictions. Schools have had to scramble to deliver online learning, people have been told to down tools and the only open businesses are those of an essential nature. The fear campaign has gone into overdrive and people are truly scared; scared ofContinue reading “Check in with a friend”

How do I maintain hope?

Following on from ‘Think’ What do you do when what you think is so opposed to the general narrative? How do you navigate conversations with people that are completely connected to and convinced of the narrative that you are opposed to? How do you make sense of the emotions that have you wanting to ‘shakeContinue reading “How do I maintain hope?”

We are wired to succeed

I recently had the incredible pleasure of volunteering at an independent school, working with students that were in the midst of Project Based Learning (PBL). It was the school’s first attempt at en masse PBL across years 7-10. From the outset it was clear the school had done their research. They had brainstormed and developedContinue reading “We are wired to succeed”

Think

I have consciously not written anything about the current worldwide state of affairs, there was already way too much noise out there! But this morning I had an experience that gave me the avenue and voice from a slightly different perspective. I was walking through the supermarket when a public service announcement came over theContinue reading “Think”

From Drought and Fires to Floods

This morning as I stared, body aching into the beautiful rising sun, I was filled with gratitude. Yesterday started on an exciting note: Two of the three fires around us were declared OUT with the third fire merely on Patrol. Yay! We have had “fire stress” since way back in the first week of November,Continue reading “From Drought and Fires to Floods”

My First Blog Post

What lies before us and what lies behind us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us — Ralph Waldo Emmerson. I have been ‘meaning’ to do this for months. I was sure I needed all my ducks in a row, the perfect words to share, a theme, a plan or indeed a masterContinue reading “My First Blog Post”