The Greatest Joy is to Love and be Loved in Return
Nature Boy “There was a boy, a certain strange, enchanted boy. They say he travelled very far, very far over land and sea. A little shy and sad of eye but very wise was he. And then one day, one magic day he came my way; and as we spoke of many things, fools and...
5 ways to set yourself up for a good day: Give up resistance
Resistance does not help! I woke up at 5 am on Sunday to a text message and a missed call from a staff member. She was informing me she had diarrhea for the second time in less than a month since our opening. Both instances have followed a night out on the town....
My New Addiction
Are you ready for this? Do you really want to know my dirty little secret? I have re-discovered the amazing benefits of exercise on my mental health. In my case swimming! As a New Year’s resolution, this year I, like so many thousands of others, decided to get more...
Celebrating the ground taken and measuring progress
I have "outsourced" the one on one work of literacy training with my son to a tutor, life has gotten a lot busier of late and I have had to change my schedule. My sons tutor is a model student, a school prefect and a member of the debating team among others. It so...
Which Connection Are You Taking For Granted?
Many of us take our family for granted. After all they have always been there and I guess they always will be! That's exactly the point. In my last two blogs I have been going on about connection and how vital connection to other humans is to our wellbeing. This...
Reaction versus response and the nature of change
Getting the heads-up doesn't always help Having a great view of a developing situation does not guarantee you can do anything about it. "Forewarned is forearmed" is only true to a certain extent. For example, if the situation is unwelcomed the option of burying your...
The Technology of Connection – AKA Community
In today’s community, there are a million distractions. Apparently, the average smartphone user touches their device more than 2000 time a day, more than 2000!! 85% have reached for the phone within an hour of waking. 75% are still using it within an hour of...
5 Things to Bring the Peace Back!
Whose agenda are you following? What do you want most out of life? Is what you are chasing what you really want? For me, the answer to that question "what do I really want most out of life?" is peace. More than anything, I desire peace. Not the peace at any price type...
The Technology of Connection – AKA Love
Watching and participating in the debate of the moment in Australia “Marriage Equality” what is becoming obvious is we are missing love for each other. I am moved to do my bit to remind us all of what is important and what is not. “The opposite of addiction isn’t...
Giving up resistance when life gives you lemons…
How things are "supposed" to be... You've heard the saying made famous by John Lennon, "Life is what happens when you are making plans"... We all have ideas of how life is going to turn out and our preferences for how that should unfold. I am no different. 16 years...