BY DANE MCCORMACK
The painting depicts a house and volcano connected by a road. A man stands
at the summit of the volcano, while a brain runs away below him.
A brain injury I acquired, t’was a change in life to be sure
I went from being a high-flying corporate to being poor
I used to fly business class all around the world,
But it’s no fuss, now I get the bus.
I lost 50 hour work weeks,
standing to attention for the boss,
18 hour flights to the UK,
organising meetings in half a dozen time zones
But I also lost myself, so a quest I undertook, to go for a look for the brain I lost
A love of writing I found, to go for walks all around
I was blind, but now I see
I found my heart, I found my soul, and they were whole
I lost my mind, but I found my soul, my unconquerable soul and I am master of my fate and I am captain of my soul
Author Bio
Dane McCormack was born and raised in Tasmania. He escaped to the mainland to pursue his career and has worked on the factory floor gaining a trade certificate in Precision Manufacture, also in the boardrooms of multinational firms developing Business Strategies. His love of writing was reawakened as he explored how he survived and thrived through a recent cancer journey. After being given 24 hours to live several times and losing his long-term memories, he set out on a mighty quest to find them and wrote his autobiography. It emphasised just how important history is, because it made him who he was, which helped him survive and thrive. This is why he writes history with a personal connection. Dane finds a historically important location or activity, then tells the history of that location or activity, while telling the story of his own history there. The word also welcomes it; Hi-Story.
Post published 07/10/26
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