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May you read this well and in the best of health, Yesterday's watershed election is the cause of this post. Pardon me for the brevity as it is intended to be made plain simple. WHAT HAPPENED It was Australia's 2019 federal elections yesterday. Held once every 3 years, the country's eligible population will get to vote who represents their interest and aspirations in the Senate and House of Representatives. THE RESULTS In a surprise outcome, the Liberal/National party came out tops after defying Newspolls (small-scale pollster) over the past 3 years. It looked as if the Labour party may return to power but in wasn't to be.  WHY THE LOST FOR LABOUR For a number of reasons, 1) Below is a chart of Australia's fiscal history since federation [1] There isn't many surplus years and most of it came from Liberal governments. So when the Liberal government announced budget surpluses before the election, it is a big issue to Australi...

Peace Be Upon You, Just a few moments ago, my patience was tested by my toddler's antiques. I could have swore he behaved better (and stick to his usual routine) when at school than home. With time ticking away and work that needs to be done (work that I planned to perform while he sleeps), the heart rate went up, the mind had negative thoughts and the breathing was quicker and shallower. If not for that thing called patience (Praise to God), the actions could have had a negative outcome. Anxiety and anger are often entwined (but not always). The body will react physically and emotionally. Physically - shallow and quick breathing, heart rate increases, the skin on the face may turn red (in extreme cases) and to top it off, the body starts shaking at the most extreme end Emotionally - the mind races to extreme outcomes (often negative) which are unlikely to eventuate, fear takes over based on these far-fetched consequences, the emotion takes over and passes to our physical...