An exciting announcement ... Did you know that I recently launched my own YouTube channel? It seemed that it was time to create more dimensions to the messages and work that I do and thus the new* platform was born. About ten days ago, I sat before the camera in conversation with my son, Hunter, … Continue reading In Conversation With My Son ~ An Interview
We Lead By Example
Leadership is leadership. Parenting is leadership. Whether we are leading teams, family big or small, classrooms full of children, organisations, churches, businesses, society, clubs ... the group that we are leading is simply a group that we are leading. No matter the situation: We lead by example. When we become aware and mindful of … Continue reading We Lead By Example
Waking Up
Have you found yourself feeling beaten down by life, wondering whether you can ever rise above the relentless demand from media and the outside world, to adjust continuously in order to please others? Do you find that you feel you are expected to morph into someone whom you aren't, or never might be, without first … Continue reading Waking Up
May Catching Up With April ~ A Newsletter
Dear Readers, A Catch Up It has been a while since I wrote one of my 'chatty' posts and so I thought it was time to have a catch up ~ this time, a letter of sorts. With Spring, in the northern hemisphere, came a sudden rush of visible activity outdoors - leaves popping open, … Continue reading May Catching Up With April ~ A Newsletter
Authenticity Is A Key
What if I told you that authenticity is a key to a sustainable lifestyle and that being the real, most loving You is what helps others the most? I once cracked under the strain of trying to meet others' demands and expectations, in some cases people who had never ever gone beyond their own comfort zones in … Continue reading Authenticity Is A Key
Iffing Stress
In 'poetry' form, and on a serious note ... Iffing Stress If booze is causing stress, stop drinking it. If work is causing stress, change jobs. If bad health is causing stress, become healthy. If the news is causing stress, stop listening to it. If television is causing stress, stop watching it. If EMF … Continue reading Iffing Stress
There Will Always Be Someone
A little positive thought of the day ... There will always be someone who runs faster, climbs higher, earns more, has a better car, smiles more broadly, is more popular ... Focus on what it is that makes your heart truly sing and leave the rest to run their own best race. What others think … Continue reading There Will Always Be Someone
Welcome The Challenges
It is in life's toughest times that we have the opportunities to grow the most. If we don't accept those lessons, recognise them for what they are, learn from them, and expand as human beings within those labour pains, we give birth to nothing new. It is always our choice in the testing times: learn … Continue reading Welcome The Challenges
An Accidental Writer
I am an Accidental Writer. Since childhood, I have scribbled, shared, and taught out of what I've learnt. Never ever did I intend to be "A Writer" ... not consciously anyway ... although many encouraged me to get some story down in books. This is yet to be acquiesced to and I'm sure will … Continue reading An Accidental Writer
A Shropshire Lad In Berwickshire
These beautiful blooms, from my garden last Summer, are called "A Shropshire Lad". They're one of the David Austin Roses' selection of beautiful English roses. I planted one of these in our last garden in NSW, Australia, and have planted four on the walls of our home in Berwickshire, UK. They are such lovely … Continue reading A Shropshire Lad In Berwickshire
