The power of online groups We often read about the negative sides of the internet, chat groups, social media and other forms of online ‘hangouts’. As a parent I notice these articles, I devour these stories, I often read them with vigour, with the intent to arm myself...
Are you a step-mom who is simply surviving and you would much rather be thriving in your role? I understand. Being a step-mom is no easy walk in the park. As a veteran step-mom, I wasted plenty of years paralyzed with the disease to please. I had no idea what my role...
It was 1983 and I, a bright-eyed Year 12 student, sat in an English classroom excited by the prospects of my future. Our theme for study was "The World Of Tomorrow" and at that time Barry Jones, an Australian polymath, lawyer, writer and social activist, expounded a...
Whether you are running your own business or working for someone else, environment is everything, especially when it comes to maintaining work productivity and ethics. Generally speaking, we are a product of our surroundings, so it really comes down to how we think...
When I first had children, I was a parenting advice magnet. Close friends, long-lost aunties and strangers alike all chimed in with their two cents about motherhood. Breast is best. Stick to Supernanny’s bedtime routine. Never give a three year old a hot glue gun!...
As much as people are in the present time sometimes it is hard for them to remain there. They may want to future[-]trip into what can happen next, or remain in [the] past. Often people can stay fixed in the past, as it is a place they do not want to move away from....
“[You are] a spiritual being having a human experience”. - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin The truth will always set you free... Unfortunately it can irritate the shit out of you… So what is the truth? The truth is there is something terribly wrong! We are all looking to...
How do you feel about change? Do you resist it or open your arms wide to embrace it? Perhaps you take up residence in the Land of Denial and pretend that everything is going to stay just the way it is forever and it will all be just peachy. Or maybe you go into...
When we think about heart health, we often think of risk factors like cholesterol, high blood pressure and body weight. But happiness (or unhappiness) can absolutely contribute to your heart health. A recent study suggests that positive emotions, positive social...
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