Tom StodulkaJan 232 minBack to work, back to school-well almost and maintaining hope and kindnessStaying positive, having hope and learning kindness really can help the medicine go down-it’s even better that just a spoon full of sugar.
Tom StodulkaJun 28, 20192 minIs it already the end of June and the F/Y- A time to reflect? “Optimistic” you may well say and I would agree, but without some hope and a positive mind set, the challenges can be even greater.
Tom StodulkaApr 12, 20192 minShow some patience and try to be kind Show some patience, Be kind. Life is a challenge Always mind. We all have so much to give Avoid getting into a bind. To share To love To forgive-what a privi...
Tom StodulkaMar 7, 20193 minLoss, Grief and Hope-Ode to friends and Loved OnesFor my next blog, my first for 2019 I thought I would pick one of my new poems for the next book, hopefully to be completed by the end of 2019. I better get ...
Tom StodulkaSep 25, 20182 minA Farmer’s Lot in a Dry Land I wrote this poem on 1 August 2018, at the height of the drought after visiting Toowoomba and being deeply affected by the impact of the months of dry weathe...
Tom StodulkaSep 2, 20185 minThe PianoUs who love the magic from a piano. What does it say to you….from the creative realm…… as you play? As you listen to it? Some very special thoughts and memor...
Tom StodulkaAug 7, 20182 minA Long and Winding Road by Tom Stodulka A long and winding road Journeys this way and that. The highways, my beloved Glass House back ways. The wide open spaces between Esk and Kilcoy to Hampton an...
Tom StodulkaJul 9, 20182 minThe Sky and Heaven Above by Tom Stodulka Too early for the evening star, Looking up into the blue heaven above and afar. ‘Tis only late afternoon, well before seeing the moon. All around us, it’s tu...
Tom StodulkaJun 25, 20182 minThe Farmer’s Lament and Hopes by Tom Stodulka The rains have come after the months of drought. Much of the land was turned without. The crops planted with hard labour and effort, With many a family membe...
Tom StodulkaJun 11, 20182 minEchoes of Central Station It’s only early. The city awakes. The cars rushing this way and that. The early morning commuters already scurrying from the station. Rushing to grab a quick...
Tom StodulkaMay 28, 20182 minA Mediator’s Daily Fare Arguments, anger, frustration. Conflict, mediation, meditation. Today it’s all about our cortex, our right brain, your left brain. Our amygdala, your feminin...
Tom StodulkaMay 21, 20181 minInspirationsTo smile, to laugh, to be kind and gracious. To resiliently cope despite the stress, To the outsider, life is sometimes seen as a mess. I guess, But what wou...
Tom StodulkaMay 14, 20182 minOn ageing and deathAlways looking out into the distance, there is much beyond the window. Today it’s dappled light, a reminder of Hopkins, from the days of childhood. Childhood...
Tom StodulkaMay 7, 20182 minLaugh and the World laughs with you Keep that grin on your chin and you’ll be right mate. Said to me the other day by an old timer who, passing by, has seen a thing or two in a long life. Keep ...