Golden Wattle Stories, Dreams, and Poems

I had a huge adventurous dream where I travelled to meet native people in Alaska with Shawn Mendes and a group of people. Shawn was very interested in them. The people we were trekking to see were very isolated and we had to trek over icy snowy mountanous landscapes. We were learning about their culture and native food and hometowns. At one point we were in a room and a girl in our group started singing for us to show us her singing. At another point we were by the ocean and I thought I saw dolphins coming towards us but it turned out to be a huge shark pretending to be dolphins. Luckily we escaped unharmed.  I didn't even know Alaska had native people until I woke up and googled it. 

Okay, so here are some examples of how culture and country can influence social anxiety disorder rates: 1.  Cultural Acceptance of Shyness: In some East Asian countries like Japan and South Korea, shyness and introversion are often seen as more acceptable or even desirable traits compared to Western cultures. This can lead to a lower reported prevalence of social anxiety disorder because individuals who might meet the diagnostic criteria in a Western setting may not be labeled or perceive themselves as having a disorder. 2.  Diagnostic Practices: Diagnostic criteria and practices can vary significantly between countries. For instance, the threshold for diagnosing social anxiety disorder might be higher in some countries due to cultural norms or differences in healthcare systems. This means that even if the underlying levels of social anxiety are similar, the reported rates can differ. 3.  Social Support and Collectivism: In more collectivist cultures, where strong social ...

I went and opened the curtains today and saw to my surprise, a butchet bird which I think was a young one, perched on the end of a perch sticking out of the cockatiels cage. So they were right up against the cockatiel cage. And they were just watching the cockatiels and maybe trying to make friends with them and I even saw them play with some of the cockatiels toys that were at the edge of the cage with their beak. They also sat there and preened themself. It was such a sweet and precious sight. 

Plus size models and plus size people showing off or being visible isn't promoting obesity just promoting equality of body sizes and everyone feeling beautiful and equal representation of people of all body shapes and sizes. Just inclusion. 💜

I dreamed Orlando was much older, maybe elderly and I was drawing his face and all the lines and wrinkles on his face. And I think he wanted me to draw him. It's like he was saying we've made it this far together in our lives and show me how much you care about me at any age. It was such a sweet and tender dream. 

I was in my bedroom listening to music when I heard some tapping on my window! I peered out the blinds and saw 2 baby butcher birds on the window ledge! Looks like these little angels wanted to visit me or maybe even were telling me to open the blinds to "take care of me". So I followed their suggestion to open the blinds and have a view of the trees outside as they recommended. What sweet little angels.