Joycelin Leahy


Joycelin Leahy

Children’s Storybook Author

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My name is Joycelin Kauc Leahy and I live in Brisbane, Australia. I am from Papua New Guinea. I created the name Tribalmystic about 20 years ago because I think I am tribal and mystic in many ways.

I have many interests.  I write about the Art, Culture and Heritage of Melanesian and Papua New Guinea people, because I am one and I am passionate about my heritage. I also write about interesting people, places and objects that have extraordinary stories. Some of my posts are about international issues I believe in, such as, how we can protect the earth and contribute to a better place for our future generations. Climate Change issues should be all our concerns – not just the politicians. I believe we should make time to also protect all life-forms and their habitats. Imagine life without plants, trees and all the creatures, we don’t want that.

Women have the right to an equal place and participation in anywhere in the world. End violence against women now.

My own story

I am part of a tribe. I was raised by my mother and grandmother. Like many indigenous people that continue to struggle to hold on to their heritage, I feel that it is my responsibility to work hard to protect, preserve and sustain what belongs to my people. The blog is one way of promoting and protecting my heritage. I urge all Melanesians to protect their culture.

I come from a small village called Wagang, outside Lae, Morobe Province. I am an Ahe woman. My biological father is Australian, whom I met when was 19-years-old. That’s another story.

I studied Journalism (University of Papua New Guinea) and also completed a Masters in Museum Studies  (University of Queensland).  While this kind of education is important for the world we live in, I have learnt more by following my mother, grandmother, uncles and aunties when I was growing up. We learnt from our elders. The connection we have with land, animals, spirits and our ancestors remains a powerful force within me. For example, if I hear certain birds cry, I know the messages they are sending me. My friends often joke that I am psychic as what we know in the western world, but really, the magic is in observing, being in and feeling one with nature.

For tribal and indigenous people around the world I would like to say – please fight to protect your heritage. Once it’s gone, it’s lost. Your languages for instance. Speak it and teach your children. Make time to practice.

Thank you for reading my blog. Please leave a comment or if you would like to contact me, here is my email address: joycelinleahy@gmail.com

Bikpla tenkyu!

 

 

 

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  3. Just passing by to say that I’ve nominated you for the Liebster Award. I don’t know if you have already been nominated before but, if you haven’t, Take a look at my last post, you’ll understand pretty much what it is all about. Just want you to know that I really like your texts and the way that you worry about the enviorment. If only the majority of people were like you… Hope you accept! Have a nice day.

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    1. Dear Marcelo, it was very kind of you to nominate me for the Liebster Award. I have only really started reading your posts and I am really pleased that you like some of the things I write about. Thank you very much. I have not got the Liebster yet – so… :). I have had three awards in the last three weeks so what I will do, to honour your nomination, is go one award at a time and get to the Liebster Award – hopefully but next week. I hope that is ok with you. Thank you so much.

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  4. Just to let you know that I’ve nominated you for The Creative Blogger Award. I would be delighted if you accept, but if you are unable to do so, that’s OK. The rules are on my post :
    https://milliethom.wordpress.com/2015/06/09/creative-blogger-award-x-2/
    Hi Joycelin. I know you already have a string of award posts to do, but they all suit you so well. This one is The Creatieve Blogger – and I can’t think of many as creative as you. If you decline, that’s no problem. I know you’re still having problems typing, too. Take care. Miliie

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    1. I find it very hard to say ‘no’ to you Millie – I would have to sacrifice a pig to save myself if I said ‘no’ :)…PNG culture. I have to tell you – I also owe two people for two awards which I have not attended to yet. There has been a lot of catch-up work to do since I have had the full use of my typing fingers. Talk soon my friend and thank you very much.

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      1. I wondered about your fingers and elbow when I nominated you for this, Joycelin. You know how much I love your blog, and turning down this award won’t make any difference to that. You could always do one post to incorporate all three awards and just write very short answers. I’ve seen lots of bloggers do that. Just give yourself a little longer to get better first. The awards will still be yours when you’re ready. ❤

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  9. Hello Joycelin,

    Happy that I’ve come across your blog. Like you, I enjoy learning about my heritage. Take care of your writer’s elbow (I think it sounds a bit more exotic than tennis elbow anyway). Thanks for following my blog.

    MJ 🙂

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  12. So delighted to discover you and your blog. I love this line: “the magic is in observing, being in and feeling one with nature.” Nature has so much to teach us and, yet, we are trying to subdue Nature and nature within us by living a modern lifestyle. I am glad that you had the education that only your elders could provide for you and let it infuse the Western education you received.

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  14. Hello Joycelin. I was dropping by to thank you for the like on my post of the Lake Boga Flying Boat museum and discovered your lovely blog. I have forwarded on your about me page to a friend who used to live and work on Bouganville. Your story of your family will remind her of the fond memories she holds for the people she met there. GG

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  16. that’s really interesting …. i speak with squirrels all the time … it freaks them out that i can speak their language … they look at me very strangely, we have nice conversations … i’m never sure what we talk about but it’s very enjoyable … i had an amazing experience with a flying glow bug … very large … hiding beneath a little cave under a log … it’s light slowly lighting on very low then off then slowly low … as soon as it became aware that i was aware of it’s slow glow, it emerged from its cave, came to where i was sitting and flew around me in large circles three, four or five times … i tried to follow it with my eyes and was mostly successful but it was pretty fast and i assume much more aware of me than i was of ‘it’ … after flying orbits around me he went back to his little cave under the log and his glow became very dim … i think it was satisfied i wasn’t going to disturb ‘him/her’ … and maybe satisfied that he was able to get such a good gander at a human being who was willing to go along with a little two way learning experience … i know beyond the shadow of a doubt that this glow bug had great awareness … i wonder what he learned from me …, i learned a lot from him/her … but i bet he/she gathered a lot more information about me than me of it … my cat and i talk a lot too …. ks

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    1. Dear Kurt,
      It was very kind of you to share your experiences about other life forms (animals and insects). That sounds amazing. Is flying glow-bug like fire-fly? …I love your story. Fireflies are spiritual life forms in my culture. They can do scary stuff. You are right, there are a lot we can learn from them. Thank you so much.

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      1. it was bigger than a glow bug … more like the size of a bumble bee … it sat in that cave under that log 25 feet or so away and i could see it’s glow … when i first became aware of it, i turned my head and looked straight at it … almost like something drew my sight to where it was … after a few seconds it emerged from the cave and flew about me … i turned ’round and ’round with it trying to anticipate where it would be when i would lose track of it… it flew so fast around that tight circle … looking and looking … i’m sure it saw me more than i saw it … then it went back into the cave beneath the log … we were friends at that point … we trusted each other … it trusted me … then other things caught my awareness … and we went back to our other worlds … an amazing experience … it’s real it happened … all animals talk and they talk to us if we listen and so do the trees .. the air .. it’s all alive … ks

        did you get an email i sent ?

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  17. Joycelin,
    I’d like you to send me a Guest Blogger article about yourself, your blog, interests, etc.
    You could adapt my submissions guidelines for authors to suit, but please provide the links, photos of yourself (and where you live) plus anything you’d like included in the article.

    CONTACT ME


    I look forward to seeing what you send me 😀

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  22. Your story calls out to me – I have been on a journey where I seek to connect more strongly with my higher self while also acknowledging my ancestors and the lands I walk. I look forward to reading more!

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  23. Thanks for stopping by and liking my about me page! I really appreciate it. I’ve read yours and thought that you have a good thing going here. The first time I’ve ever seen anything like it.

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    1. Hi REDdog, thank you for visiting my Blog. I have read some of your comments on Love Letters to Spam. (You can thank her I suppose, for a new follower). I had some time today so I ventured on to your blog and read some of your stories and even comments, I liked them. I am going to visit again, if that is ok? I also liked what you said on About Me and the whole social media atmosphere puts me off, just like you. I do enjoy blogging and I like the community here.

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      1. J, you honour me, thank you. Yes, please visit again and feel free to leave your mark (even if you find something that grates), I too have discovered an affection for the blogging community. Respect (from Port Hedland) REDdog

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  26. Yours is one of the most interesting “About me” sections I’ve ever read. Sorry for the late reply, but I wanted to welcome you to my blog and thank you for the follow. I’m following you back because I’m intrigued by what you have to say. Can’t wait to dig in!

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  35. Hey Joycelin! I was just hanging around the Internet and happened upon your blog. You are from Papua New Guinea, that’s cool, last semester I wrote a paper for English class about Papua New Guinea and specifically the works of Nora-Vagi Brash, whom I find to be so interesting; I’ve devoted several posts to her on my blog, and have gotten a lot of PNG traffic ever since then. I decided to give you a follow. Come visit me if you like at http://www.thatssojacob.wordpress.com and hang out awhile 🙂 have a good one!

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    1. Hi Jacob,
      how lovely to hear from a ‘wantok’. Thank you so much for visiting my blog.
      I know Nora very well, she has been a close friend and fellow writer/actress from my early university and performance art days. I have not seen her for years. I will visit your blog. Thank you so much Jacob.

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  36. Joycelin,

    You are doing very well here in your blog! There is a nice variety of interesting subjects and some excellent postings that show your talent well. It takes time to generate readers for a blog, and you should be encouraged by your success so far. Keep working to hone your talent for writing and you will find your readership growing with time.

    I enjoyed my visit very much and will be following to share in your future success.

    Regards….John H.

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  37. Hi Joycelin. Just to let you know that I’ve nominated you for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award. Whether you choose to accept or not, I want to say how much I love your blog and the amazing and thought-provoking issues you write about. I also love your stories. Have a great Christmas! (I’ve been so busy lately sorting out maps for both of my books, but I should be back to commenting more soon.)

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      1. You are so welcome. Your blog is excellent and offers so much to readers. The fact that you care so much about injustice and threats to the environment really draws me to your work.

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  42. I have nominated you for One Lovely Blog Award. Your blog is really excellent, full of interesting stories and articles about world events. There is a logo you can put on your blog and a suggestion to do a post about it, if you like. I believe this is just something bloggers do to recognise blogs they like. Please let me know if you accept so I can get things over to you.

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      1. Joycelin, I’m the one feeling deeply flattered by your praise of me! I’m so glad you’ve decided to accept. I really love your blog – it’s seriously good and deserves recognition as such. The procedure now is that you email me at millie_thom@hotmail.com so I can email the logo/badge back to you. I’ll also send you details of two other things you can do to make a blog post (only if you want to – it’s not obligatory!). You can opt to display just the badge or do the other two things as well. I found the Seven Lovely Things about myself quite fun to do. I’ll look forward to hearing from you.

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  46. I am so impressed by your effert and affection to your tribe. My country has lost so many heritage, too. So I hope your heritage can be promoted and protected better and better and I wish you good luck with my whole heart. 🙂

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Tribalmystic is storytelling about people, places, and things that have extraordinary stories. Author: Joycelin Leahy