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My t o n g u e d i s s o l v e s i nc o mmo nf l o w T h e w o r d s a l l r u na mu c k T h e mi n d ’ s g a r d e ns t r u g g l e s t o g r o w F o u n d e r , a h ! i t s s t u c k . B u t w h e r e ! o h w o r d s I ’ v e h e a r d t h e e f l y b e f o r e A c r o s s my g l o b e , b e f o r e my e y e s T o c a r r y o nt h e l o r e .

Oh t i me s h a l l c o me A n d t i me s h a l l p a s s B u t s t o r i e s s t a y t h e s a me I ’ v e l o s t my h e a r t , i t ’ s t i me w a s d o n e B u r i e d b e h i n d t h e p a s t . I ’ v e s e e nt h e s t a r s l i g h t u p t h e s k y T h e d i a mo n d s s t r e a ma w a y B u t r u n n i n g f r o mt h e i n n e r e y e I s n o t a g a me I ’ l l p l a y . A n d w h e nt h e n i g h t h a s c o me t o e n d A n d my c e l l s h a v e r e a c h e d r e l e a s e I ’ l l k n o wt h e d a y h a s c o me t o s e n d Afi n a l s w e e t r e l e a s e .

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I ' maf u l l o f l i f e A u s t r a l i a nf a s h i o nmo d e l w h oh a s b e e nt r a v e l i n gf o r w o r k f o r o v e r 5y e a r s n o w . Myl i f e h a s t a k e ni t s j o u r n e ya s I ' mas t r o n gb e l i e v e r i nf l o w , l ei n gt h i n g s b e t h e w a yt h e ya r e me a n t t og o . I h a v e t w os t r o n g p a s s i o n s i nl i f e , h e a l t h&w e l l n e s s a n dc r e a t i v i t y&a r t . I ' mame s s yg i r l a t h e a r t ! I b l a me t h a t o nt h e c r e a t i v e s i d e ! A n dI ' mac o mp e t i t i v e b e a s t , t h a t ' s t h e s p o r t ys p i c e i nme . I b e l i e v e mya r t w o r kr e f l e c t s i nmyp r o f e s s i o n a l w o r kb e c a u s e a s af a s h i o nmo d e l w e g e t t ob e c r e a t i v e w i t hi ma g e a n dl i n e o f o u r b o d i e s , w h i c hI l o v e . I t h o r o u g h l ye n j o yb e i n ga p a r t o f a t e a mt oma k e ap i e c e o f a r t w o r k ab e a u t i f u l p h o t o . I nmyp e r s o n a l a r t w o r kI t h i n kt h e r e i s s o me r e f l e c t i o n . Myl i f e s t y l e i s v e r ymi x e da l w a y s c h a n g i n gi ni t s p l a n s , a n di nmyp i e c e s I l o v e t ou s e t h i s ' h a p h a z a r d ' mi x e dme d i u m, c o u l db e ac o r r e l a t i o n . I g ot h r o u g hp h r a s e s w i t hmya r t i s t i c i n t e r e s t s , a t t h e mo me n t myt h e me o f c h o i c e i s j o u r n e y s a n dn o ma d i c l i f e s t y l e s w h i c hI t h i n kr e f l e c t s me a s ay o u n g e r mo d e l l i v i n gi nE u r o p e . I c l e a n s e my s e l f t oc o mme n c e mya r t v i aa c h i e v i n gas t a t e o f r e s t , c a l m a n dc o n t e n t me n t . I ' mav e r ye n g a g e dp e r s o ns oi t ' s h a r df o r me t os w i t c h o ff , b u t mya r t i s o n e o f t h e f e wt h i n g s t h a t t r a n s f o r ms me t oas t a t e o f q u i e t n e s s , b o t hmi n da n db o d y . T oa c h i e v e t h i s z e nI o f t e nd oaj o gb e f o r e I s t a r t , s w i t c hp h o n e s o ff , l i s t e nt of o l kr e s o r t mu s i c . A t t h i s p o i n t I w i l l b e l o s t i nmya r t l a t e i n t ot h e e v e n i n g . Mya r t w o r kt h e nt u r n s i n t omy c l e a n s e . R e f l e c t i n gb a c ko nmyfi n i s h e dp i e c e s I c a no f t e ns e e t h a t my i ma g e i s me r e l yac o l o r f u l d e p i c t i o no f t h e w a yI ' mf e e l i n ga b o u t s o me t h i n g . T h e fi s hp e n c i l d r a w i n g , w a s f r o mat i me w h e nI w a s i nav e r yd a r k p l a c e , a n dI n e e d e dt or i dmy s e l f o f t h e ' mo n k e y s i nmyh e a d ' , w h e nI s e e t h i s d r a w i n g , i t s p e a k s t ome i nt h a t w a y . A l e xK n i g h t -
















“ Is t a r t e di twi t ht h eb a s i so fg o i n g t h r o u g hmywh o l el i f ef e e l i n gl i k eI n e e d e dal o to fs u p p o r ta n dh e l pt h a t wa s n ' tt h e r e .On c eIwa sa b l eg a i nt o s o mei n s i g h ta n du s ei ta n da p p l yi tt o myl i f ea n ds e ep o s i t i v eo u t c o me .I d e c i d e d ,o k ,t h i si st h et i meIc a ns t a r t b r a n c h i n go u ta n dh e l p i n gp e o p l e . Th a t ' s my p a s s i o n ,Il i k eh e l p i n g p e o p l e ,I d o n ' t f e e l l i k eI ' ma l i v eu n l e s s I ' m ma k i n gs o me o n e ' sl i f eb e t t e r ,o r ma k i n gs o me o n eh a p p i e r ,o rma k i n g s o me o n ee x p e r i e n c el o v e . ”

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