Christmas, Christmas, Christmas! Who wants it, who needs it and who couldn't care less? The truth is, yes there's some who love the celebrations and festivities but there's also a great many people who find Christmas highly stressful and a huge pressure. It's all very well to say to those dislikers, 'don't be a Scrooge, change your attitude' but is it Continue Reading
How to Have a Better Day.
How do you begin your day? Do you wake looking forward to the day ahead or perhaps you face the day feeling a tad daunted or even overwhelmed at what lies ahead. Some people leap out of bed early, go for a walk or run, maybe do yoga or go to the gym and have a healthy breakfast, but still experience a crap day once they get to their place of work and Continue Reading
Happy Birthday Darling Mother.
If my mother had lived this long, she would have been 99 today. If only the world and her loved ones had been so fortunate to have had her kindness, love and wisdom still, to this day. But sadly she passed away in 1993, aged 76. My mother was an exceptional woman. In many ways she lived the life of a woman of her time but in more ways, she was different Continue Reading
Getting Through Fear.
Isn't it interesting how much fear is present at the moment, especially in America, but it's spilling out into the rest of the world as well. Of course, fear is everywhere, always, but currently it's escalated beyond what is considered a 'normal' amount of fear, if there is such a thing. Even if people are not particularly interested or tied up in politics, Continue Reading
A Time For Peace.
Personal peace is a choice. Yes, there's much conflict in the world today and there always has been. Right now, people are concerned and even frightened about where world events could be leading, especially in the USA. With any change and state of newness there is fear and it's valid. Some people are feeling sad and angry while others are feeling elated Continue Reading
Living the Life You Want!
Dear Readers, Sometimes it seems so hard to keep pursuing your dreams doesn't it. Even if you're not totally sure of what your dreams really are, you know there's something more out there in the world for you. You know you really don't want to be working at that mundane job forever, earning much less than what you're worth. Perhaps you dream of Continue Reading
What is Freedom?
I met a gentle soul on the beach recently. He was a traveler and he told me he was a student of freedom and sharing his observations with others as he made his way around Australia. Of course this got me thinking. How does one actually study freedom? What does freedom really mean? How do you achieve freedom in a busy world? After much Continue Reading
A Few Tips Towards a Happy New Year!
So here we go! Another new year has begun according to our Gregorian calendar and it's become a tradition to make resolutions about things we want to change and achieve in the coming year. Do you think we make resolutions because of a certain amount of societal pressure at this time of year or do we make them because we sincerely seek change? I find Continue Reading
The Christmas Season
If you come to know me better, you'll discover that I'm not that fond of Christmas and prefer to stay quiet and away from the madness and chaos. (read on - there's good bits to follow!). I'm not a fan of rampant consumerism at the best of times, let alone during the "silly season". My mind doesn't cope well with the fact that gorgeous trees are cut down Continue Reading