Inclusive Spirits Tribe

04/08/2026

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17/07/2026

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16/07/2026

30 long years 💔

Dad,
It was always you and I.
In our own world with our big dreams and ideas.
We were always on an adventure of some description. Mystery flights, random road trips, riding horses, exploring the bush and with the same love of art, animals, music and nature. You were my best friend and the one who knew me better than anyone. We are both the fixer's who just make things work and make them better.

Life has been really tough lately, and you are the only person I find myself wanting to talk to. I am missing you now more than ever and I am needing you now more than ever. No one else will ever be able to understand what is happening like you would have been able to. And you always had a way of helping your little girl feel safe.

I am so incredibly grateful that I got the time I did with you and the influence and guidance from the incredible and amazing father and man that you were, and nothing will ever erase my memories with you. But wow am I so incredibly sad and missing you 🥺

I have tried so hard to make it through life without you to the best of my ability, and through all the hard times I have faced through this time, I think I have done pretty damn well considering. I always manage to come out the other side with that same smile and caring heart I have always had.

I work hard every day to better myself, to be a good role model and a good example to my kids and grandkids, and to be a genuine, caring and compassionate human being. But I would be lying if I said I am handling the hard times well of late. Sure I fight hard every day and I never give up. I am resilient, I am strong, and I am determined, but that doesn't mean I do not have moments where it is completely unbearable.

Time does not heal any wounds, we merely learn to live with them. And if I am being real about this, it is harder now than it ever was before. I am still glad you found your peace from this cruel world, but hate that you missed out on so much you would have loved to have been here for. No doubt you would be stirring up your grandkids and great grandkids, and no doubt us kids too 🤣

I loved you then, I love you still, and will love you always🥺💚 xo 💚

05/07/2026

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Chronic illness may keep me locked in my house, but piece by piece, I have built a beautiful sanctuary right outside my door.

My gardens are my happy place, my healing space. They are where I find my breath, and proof that beauty can grow even in the quietest, most confined corners.

Greenery, colours, some natives, and the wonderful life it brings to my yard in the form of birds, bee's, butterflies and bugs 🫶

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14/06/2026

Please sign the link that is suited to where you live 🙏🙏 save our brumbies

URGENT: Please sign the e-Petition below.

For those hearing about this for the first time brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park are currently being shot from helicopters as part of an ongoing cull.

We don't know what will happen today.

We don't know whether the emails, phone calls, petitions and media coverage will be enough to change the outcome.

What we do know is that thousands of Australians have spoken up because they care.

Whatever happens this week, these brumbies matter. Their lives matter.

If you haven't already, please sign the petitions, contact your MP, contact the media and share this post.

Even when the odds feel overwhelming, silence helps no one.

Thank you to everyone who has stood up, spoken out and refused to look away.

This e-Petition is now only 5,500 signatures away from reaching the 20,000 needed to be tabled in Parliament.

Sign the e-Petition here if you are a NSW resident: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/Pages/epetition-details.aspx?q=BmohXScSptUiwqbMm5kfBg

Sign the petition here if you live elsewhere:
https://www.emmahurstmp.com/petition_stop_the_slaughter_of_brumbies

Chris Minns: [email protected]
(02) 7225 6000

Penny Sharpe: [email protected]
(02) 7225 6020







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ACTION FOR ANIMALS INC.

22/05/2026

I feel like these beautiful lyrics are quite fitting for me at present. I have been quiet on the page for a little bit as I was not doing ok, and well, life got a little overwhelming after losing two of my beautiful fur babies 4 days apart 🥺

I have been going through the natural motions of grieving them, while also focusing on my own mental and physical health and healing. I am going to try to make it on here a little bit more (🤞), so that I can keep showing up to hopefully help some people with my thoughts, experiences, and the ramblings of my noisy mind haha

I hope everyone who see's this has been well. Stay kind to yourselves 💚

🌿Beautiful song lyrics from:
Karen Drucker - Gentle with myself.

22/05/2026

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11/03/2026

Happy Wednesday Everyone!
Life has been a bit heavy lately as it can sometimes be, but I wanted to jump on today to stay connected to you all as I take this space very seriously and I hold my passion for helping others very close to my heart.

When things are confronting and full of a mixture of intense emotions, I like to bunker down and get into my own space to face, feel and embrace all of the feelings that need to be felt. I do not ignore or run from them, but sometimes I need to process them in my own way. Some of the ways I do this is:
🍃Painting
🍃Drawing
🍃Rewatching movies or tv series
🍃Listening to music
🍃Reading
🍃Being in my garden.
While doing any of these things, I will cry, I will laugh, I will feel good, I will feel horrible. But whatever the waves bring I feel into them and thank them for the lessons and messages.

I want to send a gentle reminder that however one works through their struggles is their right. As long as someone is processing, feeling, and experiencing what they are facing/going through, then the way they do it is up to them (as long as it isn't destructive for their soul or others).

If you are struggling through anything at the moment, try to go for a walk, get into nature, do something you use to love that you may have not done for a while. Find something that breaks the present moment. It does not magically make whatever the battle is go away, but it can definitely create a small welcomed shift in your emotions, thoughts or physical sensations, which ultimately helps you swim through the waves.

Sending love and light and so much gratitude to you all for being here. 💚
I hope my little cartoon picture of me with my crab friend brings a smile to your face 🫶

06/03/2026

Hello 🤗
I am hoping that you are all good and travelling along well. I will try to get back into regular posting soon, but we are just going through the motions at the moment of mourning our fur baby.
I am using this time to get into my creative mind and finish decorating my son's bedside table. I like to paint characters and scenes from our favourite games or movies. He has chosen Kratos and Atreus from God of War, and a scene from a specific level as the background.
So, seeing as I have already finished Kratos and Atreus I am now going to begin doing the background. Sometimes grieving calls for you to turn to someone you love to express the emotions to stop them from being overwhelming.
This could be going to the gym, painting, writing, drawing, colouring in, blasting your music, making music, walking on the beach or in nature, or even booking in a coffee date with a friend. Whatever sparks your creativity, tune into that and let the emotions come out in that form.
Some people find it very hard or uncomfortable to cope with emotions in their natural form so having an outlet where it transforms them into something you love while also letting you feel and express them is a great way to work through them in a healthy way.

I will do my best to stay present here and use my passion for helping others as a way to process through my emotions too. Alongside the arty stuff and gardening lol. Take care of yourselves, be kind to yourselves, and remember wherever you are in your journey is where you are suppose to be.
Cal x

04/03/2026

Today I want to talk about grief.

Not the neat, quiet version people are comfortable with, but the real and messy one. The one that twists and turns and refuses to move in a straight line.

Yesterday my day started one way... I found out I had completed and passed my university degree that I had worked incredibly hard for.

And then, within hours, I had to very unexpectedly say goodbye to my 11 year old Fur baby (our beautiful dog).

The same day held one of the proudest moments of my life and one of the most heart breaking. That is the thing about grief. It does not wait for a convenient time, it does not care if the day was meant to be joyful, it arrives when it arrives.

Grief is strange like that. One moment you might be ok, and the next you turn a corner in your house and see their favourite spot, hear a song, smell a familiar smell, and suddenly a memory hits you like a wave crashing into shore.

Grief isn't linear, it rises and it falls. It sneaks up on you. It softens, and then it stings again. And grief does not only belong to the loss of a human life.

🍃We grieve animals who were family.
🍃We grieve relationships and friendships that ended.
🍃We grieve the version of life we thought we would have.
🍃We grieve lost health, lost abilities, lost opportunities.
🍃We grieve people who are still alive but no longer part of our lives.

Grief is the echo of something that once meant everything.
There is no correct way to carry it. No timeline, no rulebook. Some days are heavy, some are quiet, and some days you can laugh and cry in the same breath.

If you are walking through grief right now in any form, please know this:
🍃You do not need to explain it.
🍃You do not need to minimise it.
🍃You do not need to apologise for it.
🍃Your grief is valid in our space in whatever stage and form it is. You are allowed to feel exactly what you feel.

Today I am both proud and broken at the same time. and maybe that is part of being human, learning that joy and grief can exist in the same breath.
If you are carrying grief today, you are not alone.
Our tribe is here 💚

'Karma'
24.4.2015 ~ 03.03.2026 🐕🪽