I was born and raised in Perth, Western
Australia. My parents were divorced when my
brother and I were quite small. So my mum did
many of the hard yards of parenting by herself.
The strongest message I have learnt from her is,
“As long as you do your best then it’s
all right”. Have a go, if you didn’t
do fastastic, have another crack at it. Persist
in your dreams.
I’d have to say my role model or mentor
is Hmmm.... My Canadian friend Elaine - who
always lives life to the full. She’s about
as close as a role model as I’d get to
having. Always sees the positive, stretches
money far and wide, laughs and does silly
things. Dependable and strong. Worldly wise.
Honest and up front. Great stuff she is.
The wisest person I know could be my mate
Charlie is very wise, and also very dumb at the
same time. He can know so very much but not see
what is happening right in front of him
sometimes. Makes me think we’re all human,
eh?
The traits I value in people are truth,
honesty, integrety, the ability to laugh and get
a bit silly, and to rise above. To look forward.
My favourite journey would be hikes in the bush
where I can feel the land and relax.
My greatest fear would be not achieving all I
set out to - and if I have any say in it
I’ll never fail!! In contrast, I feel my
greatest acheivement would be the fun and
rewarding relationship I have with my partner.
Not unrealted to the amazing feat of finally
feeling comfortably ‘me’. I can always
laugh at a good comedy, my nephew and the silly
things hes says sometimes, and catching a great
wave on my body board all make me laugh big
time.
I enjoy the challenges in my life. They are
what makes things interesting, dynamic and
amazing. Work, play, study, learn, grow, be; all
have many enjoyable aspects.
To pin point a defining moment ‘as a
man’ is very difficult to do. I feel like
I’ve always been me.
My life motto is live full, respect your body
and health, give everything you wish to return
to you, attempt the impossible!
I believe the key issues for men in
today’s world is achieving peace in the
world. It’s a very large issue for men into
the future. As is finding a level of comfort
within that enables violence and hatred to
discontinue. Achieving a state of conciousness
will be integral to this.
Masculinity means many things to me. It does
not mean beating your chest everytime things
dont go your way and waging war on the world.
That’s what little boys do. What it does
mean to me is being helpful and considerate, it
means stepping to the plate when someone is in
need, it means being the best you can be, and it
means living with integrety and doing the right
thing even if it’s really hard to do.
