11/06/2026
The simplest things in life don't need to be loud and majestic. They are often the most beautiful, the most impactful, the most heart-warming...in ways that are quiet, subtle, and seemingly unassuming.
This was my experience of Silverband Falls in the Grampians today. She's simplicity of nature embodied, tranquil, gurgling peace. So unassuming, so inconspicuous is she that I had the entire space to myself...the only human being that is. Yet in this tranquility, I was surrounded by the loving, nurturing embrace of Mother Nature and all the palpable magic she carries within her.
Along the way, I was gently and quietly invited to pass through a portal held between 2 trees which "just happened" to be right in the middle of the path...their words, not mine.
If fairies indeed have homes, this would surely be one of them. This place feels so magical, one can literally sense the magic in the air, almost hear the tinkling laughter of the woodlands and their faerie folks.
In this space, I could feel my connection returning to me, after losing touch with it due to feeling exhausted... physical connection to earth, to country, connection to the ancestors of the land, human, fauna and flora...and connection to spirit. It was like I and all the parts of me were being silently invited to breathe again, to accept the gift of space offered up so freely and graciously, and to allow myself to just be. It is a gentle reminder that healing can be gentle rather than dramatic or quantifiable, that trauma and grief can be held gently with nurturing, that guidance and love is all around if we take a moment to tune in and notice.
This is my healing place...the beautiful Silverband Falls right in the middle of nowhere with no phone nor data connectivity. Just the sounds of nature and her magical creatures and I. And in this space, I have felt more connected than I have felt in a long time.
Thank you. I shall carry you in my heart and spirit forever