James Doyle

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James never set out to be a writer. His writing is shaped by the four seasons of a life lived far from ordinary. Born into a childhood marked by abandonment and institutionalisation, he learned early how to survive in silence, how to read the world without guidance, and how to carry dignity even when no one was watching. Those early winters carved resilience into him, not bitterness, but a quiet strength that would become the foundation of everything that followed.

As adolescence arrived, so did the restless pull of horizons. Spring carried him from Queensland dust to the vastness of Africa, where he found belonging in the bush, camaraderie in the military, and a sense of home in landscapes that pulsed with life. Africa did not just shape hi
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Shorts from my memoir

To Rise Above Your Fear: One Season at a Time

Echoes of a Forgotten Child

You might imagine I was born into a family blessed: a mother who was a model, a father who was a photographer. But it wasn’t to last.

Most of my life, family was a word that belonged to others. Only in recent years have I begun to piece together those missing branches, to hear stories and see faces that should have been familia Read more of this blog post »
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My name is James Doyle, a reluctant author of a memoir.

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I first read a copy of the original book, when I first arrived in what is now known as Zimbabwe at the age of 14 in the 1970's. The book had a huge impact on my understanding of the African people, the landscapes and the wildlife. Having roamed the M ...more
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“From the memoir

As a child I planted seeds cracked soil, as a adolescent, I watered and tended that garden. For some they grow weeds, I grew flowering plants.”
James Doyle, To Rise Above Your Fear: One Season at a Time

“As a child I planted seeds in cracked soil, as a adolescent I watered and tended that garden. For some they grow weeds, I grew flowering plants.”
James Doyle, To Rise Above Your Fear: One Season at a Time

“I carry lanterns in my heart, so they can see what I see and live on with me.”
James Doyle, To Rise Above Your Fear: One Season at a Time

“A shared memory, is a living thing, shared between two souls. Even when one hand lets go, the memory lives on.”
James Doyle, To Rise Above Your Fear: One Season at a Time

“You can be forgotten, abandoned, wounded, and still choose to become someone kind, curious, and full of light.”
James Doyle, To Rise Above Your Fear: One Season at a Time

“When someone hurts you, they usually move on without giving you a second thought. If you don’t forgive and move on, the only person carrying that pain, is you. Forgiving is not forgetting.”
James Doyle, To Rise Above Your Fear: One Season at a Time

“As a child I planted seeds in cracked soil, as a adolescent I watered and tended that garden. For some they grow weeds, I grew flowering plants.”
James Doyle, To Rise Above Your Fear: One Season at a Time

“I carry lanterns in my heart, so they can see what I see and live on with me.”
James Doyle, To Rise Above Your Fear: One Season at a Time

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