BLENDED WISDOM

Musings from a stroll through a vide grenier in my village, that powerfully hit me with the notion that in the end, we have to give everything up, that everything in life eventually reduces. A vide grenier is akin to a flea market or a garage sale where ones own items are displayed for sale and repurposing in a new home.  While I like the idea of repurposing and relish the thought of a new life gi...

Musings into the notion of our diminishing ability to persist - made plain to me while reading a short book - INVISIBLE CITIES by Italo Calvino and wanting to put it down, as I was not yet clear of the message or even the premise. The sensation of restlessness amid even mild discomfort and the desire to exit before I’ve even given the book a chance or myself a real chance to adapt to the author’s...

Musings into the notion of distillation and placing, as a priority, that which is essential to us, inclusive of our own essence and what we would wish to be remembered of us…  Inspired by an AROMA MEDITATION I led and what came through during that meditation. The notion that often things do not go how we envision them going but the lesson must be distilled from the road travelled, it’s pitfalls as...

Musings into the before and after schism of grief encountered. The caution to be wary and careful around those who have dealt with deep things, their tolerance is low for the superficial or the minor incidents of life.  Inspired byan Insta post on grief by @maudsleystrong - and the one line that compelled me to share this episode. That the person you become after deep grief is an altogether differ...

Musings into the whether the quest for learning is over in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Inspired after a semi-legal encounter where a response came back at the speed of light, which was both unexpected and oddly impressive, but then immediately clouded in doubt, as to whether the person writing to us was legit in his knowledge… and therefore his leverage.  Musings into whether or not the on...

Musings into the irony of poetry as everlasting and strong, structural and foundational and democracy as the fragile creature, beholden to the times and the egos of its leaders. Compelled to speak in this 13 min Ep. by the 24/7 nature of news cycles and their impact on our psyche. The impact of cruelty, greed, narcissism and terror witnessed on an increasingly awful scale with no let up, and for m...

First Ep of 2026.  Musings into the absence of emotion and meaning in the face of AI, as today’s currency of accomplishment. That the graft of any act of intellectualism or creativity is the inherent beauty and meaning of it. How purpose is found in the time spent, the talent required, the skills learnt, the practice persisted with, and not in the absence of all those things. Inspired by a snippet...

Musings into the tragedy of a gun attack on Sydney’s beloved Bondi Beach and the contrast of devastation and shock against the regularity we have become inoculated against in hearing of such attacks in the U.S. The pride Australians have had for three decades without mass gun violence as a result of Prime Minister, John Howard taking definitive action after the events of what all Australians know...

Musings into the value of one’s efforts against the baubles and budgets of high tech, highly produced podcasts.  Inspired by listening to a podcast with all the success and soundbites to attract listeners, a quiet giggle to myself was had thinking of how low tech my own foray into this medium is. This naturally gravitated towards questions of worthiness to even enter the realm and questions of bot...

Musings into the double entendre of a quiet kind - the power of both a quiet kind of person, their need to regenerate in stillness, and the acts of quiet kindness or quiet craft - oft hidden but truly potent. Inspired by a story of actress Jessica Chastain being gifted a scholarship from Robin Williams while at The Juilliard School - revealed by her after his death. The lift from anxiety and worki...

Musings into a particular instance of relationship lost - the disenfranchisement of losing someone whose relationship to you was not visible or known in the circle of grief.  A highly personal dive into a type of loss distinguished by the silence in which someone must grieve when the loss is of a particular vein.  Stories shared of an unknown lover at a funeral and the daughter left for another fa...

Musings into a particular instance of serendipity - its ability and power to catch us in the moment and gift us a sense of marvel or of being where we are meant to be… A daughter’s quest to buy the books her father had written and the people she meets who have treasured his words.  Inspiration taken from an encounter in a bookstore, with the bookstore owner and the potency stories have to tether o...

Musings into the power of evoking cadence and rhythm into our speech and our lives. A small act of autonomy and rebellion is to deliver a message that lands with people because you have been intentional about what you say and how you say it.  Cadence contemplated in our lives gifts a undeniable harmony, as seasons do in nature.  Inspiration gleaned, again, from the life of the inimitable Mr. Rober...

Musings into life and legacy, creativity and confusion in a week of both violent and peaceful deaths, in U.S news, and at home. Inspiration gleaned from the life of the inimitable Mr. Robert Redford - how his movies, on-screen characters and off-screen presence, causes and words helped me regain trust and faith in an artistic life. How story-telling was loved and important to him from a young age...

Raw musings when GRIEF is at the wheel and implodes like a grenade. An unedited 10 minutes into the musings of BLENDED WISDOM. From corporate lawyer to full time writer, Julia Mathison explores a journey unexpected into grief and it’s ability to detonate us emotionally and physically. The internal cost of grief is examined and the way it ricochets through our being, A small offering of hope that t...

A long break between episode 1 and 2 as LOSS intervened and GRIEF took the wheel. A powerful 10 minutes into the musings of BLENDED WISDOM. From corporate lawyer to full time writer, Julia Mathison speaks into a journey unexpected into grief and it’s ability to strip us of words. The period we look to others for words of wisdom, solace or meaning when our own fall short. A personal perspective on...

A first episode into the musings of BLENDED WISDOM. From corporate lawyer to full time writer, Julia Mathison speaks into a refreshing perspective on faith when your art is yet to flip the prosperity switch. The Rick Pino note of wisdom that inspired a new take on the notion that a creator has been given  the power to create wealth and deservedly so. A personal musing, featuring personal preferenc...