Nearly 19 years ago I self admitted into a Salvation Army medical detox center in Richmond, Victoria. For the first time in my adult life I had a “break in the weather” and I could see a clearing.

My Dad is caring, kind, considerate, gentle, compassionate, accepting and wise. He is friendly to everyone he meets and will often walk up to complete strangers and start a conversation.

Today Cairns has gone into a snap lockdown. I am in an empty apartment. My furniture is in storage and I was supposed to move to temporary accommodation today.

Accepting the season and times I am in is fundamental to being happy, joyous, free, authentic and compassionate. When I can accept my circumstances, transcending disappointment and fear, then I have true power. It is more powerful to transform my countenance than to change the weather.

In the past I’ve been impatient, striving to get through seasons of transitions quickly. I’d fill times of transition with harmful compulsive behaviour. Today resting in the season of transition is the most transformative time of my life.

To be honest, lately I’m a bit frustrated. Gigs are slowly coming back...but! This picture from a gig last Sunday was attended by two council officers with a decibel meter. I complied with the request to turn the volume down to 75dB, well below the chatter of the crowded bar.